Nepomniaschi leads with 6.5 points, Dubov, Lu and Bukavshin are on 6 points.
Top results of the 8th round
1 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Dubov Daniil 2627
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714 5½ 1 – 0 5 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682
3 GM Lu Shanglei 2570 5 1 – 0 4½ IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493
4 GM Korobov Anton 2694 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Khismatullin Denis 2650
5 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671
6 GM Mamedov Rauf 2658 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Adhiban B. 2646
7 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
8 GM Anton Guijarro David 2614 4½ 1 – 0 4 GM Rapport Richard 2709
9 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Grigoriants Sergey 2573
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2553 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674
Top 10 players after 8 rounds
1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 6.5
2 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2627 6.0
3 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2570 6.0
4 GM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2618 6.0
5 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2614 5.5
6 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2603 5.5
7 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2630 5.0
8 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2694 5.0
9 GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2682 5.0
10 GM Adhiban B. IND 2646 5.0
Some games of the round
Top pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618 6 – 6½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 6 – 6 GM Lu Shanglei 2570
3 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603 5½ – 5½ GM Anton Guijarro David 2614
4 GM Sethuraman S.P. 2623 5 – 5 GM Korobov Anton 2694
5 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 5 – 5 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2572
6 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630 5 – 5 GM Grachev Boris 2673
7 GM Khismatullin Denis 2650 5 – 5 GM Mamedov Rauf 2658
8 GM Adhiban B. 2646 5 – 5 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
9 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 4½ – 4½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
10 GM Potkin Vladimir 2605 4½ – 4½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708