Anand, Aronian, Carlsen and So are leading with 3.5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 1/2 | GM | So Wesley | 2778 |
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 0-1 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 |
| GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 1/2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | 1/2 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 |
Standings after 7 rounds
Anand, Aronian, Carlsen and So 3.5
Karjakin, Mamedyarov, Caruana, Nakamura 3
Vachier-Lagrave 2
Games of the round
Pairings of the 8th round
| GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 |
| GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 |
| GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 |
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 |