Mamedyarov leads with 5.5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| Carlsen, Magnus – Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
| Jones, Gawain C B – Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
| Anand, Viswanathan – Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 |
| So, Wesley – Giri, Anish | ½-½ |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Wei, Yi | 1-0 |
| Matlakov, Maxim – Adhiban, B. | ½-½ |
| Karjakin, Sergey – Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 |
Games of the round
Standings after 7 rounds
Mamedyarov 5.5
Giri, So, Kramnik, Carlsen 4.5
Anand, Karjakin 4
Svidler, Jones, Matlakov 3.5
Wei Yi 2.5
Caruana 2
Adhiban 1.5
Hou Yifan 1
Pairings of the 8th round
| Hou, Yifan – Caruana, Fabiano | |
| Adhiban, B. – Karjakin, Sergey | |
| Wei, Yi – Matlakov, Maxim | |
| Giri, Anish – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir – So, Wesley | |
| Svidler, Peter – Anand, Viswanathan | |
| Carlsen, Magnus – Jones, Gawain C B |