Mamedyarov, Giri and Carlsen lead with 5.5. Today is a rest day.
Results of the 8th round
| Hou, Yifan – Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 |
| Adhiban, B. – Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
| Wei, Yi – Matlakov, Maxim | ½-½ |
| Giri, Anish – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir – So, Wesley | ½-½ |
| Svidler, Peter – Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
| Carlsen, Magnus – Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 |
Games of the round
Standings after 8 rounds
Mamedyarov, Giri, Carlsen 5.5
So, Kramnik 5
Anand, Karjakin 4.5
Matlakov, Svidler 4
Jones 3.5
Wei Yi, Caruana 3
Adhiban 2
Hou Yifan 1
Pairings of the 9th round
| Jones, Gawain C B – Hou, Yifan | |
| Anand, Viswanathan – Carlsen, Magnus | |
| So, Wesley – Svidler, Peter | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Kramnik, Vladimir | |
| Matlakov, Maxim – Giri, Anish | |
| Karjakin, Sergey – Wei, Yi | |
| Caruana, Fabiano – Adhiban, B. |