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Caruana and Gelfand lead with 5 points, four players are on 4.5.
Results of the 8th round
GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 ½ – ½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2844
GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 ½ – ½ GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 0 – 1 GM Svidler Peter 2732
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 ½ – ½ GM Radjabov Teimour 2726
GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 ½ – ½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764
GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ½ – ½ GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764
Standings after 8 rounds
1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 ITA 5
2 GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ISR 5
3 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 UZB 4½
4 GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 RUS 4½
5 GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 AZE 4½
6 GM Svidler Peter 2732 RUS 4½
7 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 RUS 4
8 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 USA 4
9 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 RUS 3
10 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 CUB 3
11 GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 RUS 3
12 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 AZE 3
Games of the round
Today is a rest day.
Pairings of the 9th round
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 – GM Gelfand Boris 2748
GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2767
GM Svidler Peter 2732 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701
GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751
GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2797