The 8th round was interesting despite only 1 resultative game among first 9! Jobava is leading with 6.5 points, 5 players are on 6 points.
Top 15 results
1 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 5½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Jobava Baadur 2706
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630
4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
5 GM Grachev Boris 2669 5 0 – 1 5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641
6 GM Korneev Oleg 2631 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
7 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
8 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
9 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 4½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564
10 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2651
11 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643
12 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539
13 GM Savchenko Boris 2556 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2618
14 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
15 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526
Top 10 players after 8 rounds
1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 6.5 2819 10.5
2 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 6.0 2767 13.3
3 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 6.0 2760 15.6
4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 6.0 2735 7.7
5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2641 6.0 2684 4.7
6 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2630 6.0 2667 4.4
7 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 5.5 2710 5.3
8 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 5.5 2693 1.3
9 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 5.5 2688 4.0
10 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2659 5.5 2673 1.5
Top 15 pairings of the 9th (last) round
1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 6½ 6 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 6 6 GM Dubov Daniil 2614
3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630 6 6 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2587 5½ 5½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 5½ 5½ GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623
6 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 5½ 5½ GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611
7 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643 5½ 5½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
8 GM Khairullin Ildar 2651 5½ 5½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
9 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 5½ 5½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
10 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 5½ 5½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
11 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564 5½ 5½ GM Korneev Oleg 2631
12 GM Grachev Boris 2669 5 5½ GM Savchenko Boris 2556
13 IM Mozharov Mikhail 2564 5 5 GM Popov Ivan 2653
14 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 5 5 GM Berg Emanuel 2549
15 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 5 5 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2629