(Photo taken from the official site)
While Gelfand drew Mamedyarov and still leading with 5,5 points, Carlsen won a very interesting game against Nakamura and is now 2nd with 5 points. There is a share of 3rd to 6th by Andreikin, Nakamura, Mamedyarov and Caruana.
Results of the 8th round
Morozevich 0-1 Caruana
Andreikin 1/2 Karjakin
Anand 1/2 Kramnik
Gelfand 1/2 Mamedyarov
Carlsen 1-0 Nakamura
Last round’s pairings
Nakamura – Morozevich
Mamedyarov – Carlsen
Kramnik – Gelfand
Karjakin – Anand
Caruana – Andreikin