Norwegian GM Hammer won against Polish GM Krasenkow in the 8th round (of 9) and again enjoys sole lead with 7 points.
Results of top 5 boards of 8th round
1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 6 1 – 0 5½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2633
2 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 5½ 1 – 0 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2576
3 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Piorun Kacper 2560
4 IM Smirnov Artem 2418 5 0 – 1 5 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581
5 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 4½ 1 – 0 5 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541
Top 10 players after 8 rounds with ELO gain/loss
1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 2612 7.0 19.7
2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623 2623 6.5 7.1
3 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2576 2642 6.0 17.9
4 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2560 2560 6.0 14.6
5 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2581 2581 6.0 8.8
6 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 2633 5.5 1.4
7 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 2642 5.5 -0.5
8 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2657 2657 2695 5.5 -1.5
9 GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger SWE 2551 2551 2624 5.5 2.5
10 IM Semcesen Daniel SWE 2488 2488 2547 5.5 3.7
Top 5 pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 7 – 6½ GM Volkov Sergey 2623
2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581 6 – 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2576
3 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 6 – 5½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551
4 IM Sjödahl Pontus 2420 5½ – 5½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657
5 IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473 5½ – 5½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642