Bu is leading the event with 7.5 out of 8, Jones is 2nd with 7. Six players are tied for 3rd with 6.5 points.
Top 10 results of the 8th round
1 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2693 6½ 1 – 0 6 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2707
2 GM Edouard Romain 2679 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Matlakov Maxim 2685
3 GM Jones Gawain C B 2665 6 1 – 0 6 GM Meier Georg 2632
4 GM Romanov Evgeny 2643 6 0 – 1 5½ GM Negi Parimarjan 2645
5 GM Semcesen Daniel 2503 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Rapport Richard 2701
6 GM Rasmussen Allan Stig 2522 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Rodshtein Maxim 2671
7 GM Timman Jan H 2610 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Hector Jonny 2506
8 FM Fossan Petter 2257 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Ramirez Alejandro 2580
9 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger 2569 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ FM Englert Fabian 2304
10 FM Schroeder Jan-Christian 2370 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Gao Rui 2529
Top 10 players after 8 rounds
1 GM Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2693 7.5
2 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2665 Philidor 7.0
3 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2685 St. Petersburg 6.5
4 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2679 Bischwiller 6.5
5 GM Rapport Richard HUN 2701 SV Hockenheim 6.5
6 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2671 6.5
7 GM Timman Jan H NED 2610 SG Porz e.V. 6.5
8 GM Negi Parimarjan IND 2645 6.5
9 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2643 Katernberg 6.0
10 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2707 6.0
Top 10 pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Jones Gawain C B 2665 7 – 7½ GM Bu Xiangzhi 2693
2 GM Rapport Richard 2701 6½ – 6½ GM Rodshtein Maxim 2671
3 GM Matlakov Maxim 2685 6½ – 6½ GM Timman Jan H 2610
4 GM Negi Parimarjan 2645 6½ – 6½ GM Edouard Romain 2679
5 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2707 6 – 6 GM Schandorff Lars 2529
6 FM Ikeda Junta 2402 6 – 6 GM Romanov Evgeny 2643
7 GM Meier Georg 2632 6 – 6 GM Smerdon David 2519
8 GM Ramirez Alejandro 2580 6 – 6 Haug Johannes 2136
9 IM Roser Kevin 2406 6 – 6 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger 2569
10 GM Cornette Matthieu 2532 6 – 6 FM Schroeder Jan-Christian 2370