Nepomnjaschij is leading the event with 6.5 out of 8, 13 players share 2nd place with 6 points.
Top results of the 8th round
1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Howell David W L ENG 2663
2 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter GER 2654 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687
3 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2668 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2646
4 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2639 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665
5 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2631 5½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727
6 GM Navara David CZE 2735 5 1 – 0 5 GM Kempinski Robert POL 2625
7 GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2711 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2594
8 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2632 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695
9 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2629 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2678
10 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2625 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2660
Top players after 8 rounds
1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 6.5
2 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 6.0
3 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2634 6.0
4 GM Navara David CZE 2735 6.0
5 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665 6.0
6 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2646 6.0
7 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2668 6.0
8 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2650 6.0
9 Iljiushenok Ilia RUS 2450 6.0
10 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2631 6.0
Some games of the round
Top pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Navara David CZE 2735 6 – 6½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714
2 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2687 6 – 6 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2650
3 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2668 6 – 6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2639
4 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665 6 – 6 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2631
5 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2646 6 – 6 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2660
6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2634 6 – 6 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter GER 2654
7 Iljiushenok Ilia RUS 2450 6 – 6 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2653
8 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 5½ – 5½ GM Saric Ivan CRO 2661
9 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2660 5½ – 5½ GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2711
10 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695 5½ – 5½ GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2629