Carlsen leads with 5.5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 1/2-1/2 |
| Keymer, Vincent | – | Svidler, Peter | 1/2-1/2 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | – | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | – | Meier, Georg | 0-1 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | – | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1-0 |
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Games of the round
Pairings of the 8th round
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | – | Naiditsch, Arkadij |
| Meier, Georg | – | Caruana, Fabiano |
| Aronian, Levon | – | Anand, Viswanathan |
| Svidler, Peter | – | Carlsen, Magnus |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – | Keymer, Vincent |