Carlsen won against Mamedyarov and is leading with 6.5 points out of 8. Yu and Kramnik have 6 points.
Results of top 10 boards of the 8th round
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2748 | 5½ | 0 – 1 | 5½ | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2834 |
| GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2796 | 5 | 1 – 0 | 5½ | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2646 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2784 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2710 |
| GM | So Wesley | 2775 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | IM | Lin Chen | 2532 |
| GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2642 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2766 |
| GM | Ni Hua | 2693 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Harikrishna P. | 2743 |
| GM | Grandelius Nils | 2632 | 5 | 0 – 1 | 5 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 |
| GM | Swiercz Dariusz | 2646 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2724 |
| GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2710 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2648 |
| Xu Yinglun | 2470 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 4½ | GM | Howell David W L | 2688 |
Top 15 players after 8 rounds
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2834 | 6,5 |
| GM | Kramnik Vladimir | RUS | 2796 | 6,0 |
| GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2736 | 6,0 |
| GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2784 | 5,5 |
| Xu Yinglun | CHN | 2470 | 5,5 | |
| GM | So Wesley | USA | 2775 | 5,5 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2748 | 5,5 |
| GM | Swiercz Dariusz | POL | 2646 | 5,5 |
| GM | Zhang Zhong | SIN | 2619 | 5,5 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2766 | 5,5 |
| GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | UKR | 2710 | 5,5 |
| GM | Sjugirov Sanan | RUS | 2646 | 5,5 |
| GM | Harikrishna P. | IND | 2743 | 5,5 |
| GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND | 2648 | 5,5 |
| GM | Ni Hua | CHN | 2693 | 5,5 |
Some games of the round
Pairings of top 10 boards of the 9th round
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2834 | 6½ | 6 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2796 |
| GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | 6 | 5½ | GM | So Wesley | 2775 |
| GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2648 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Giri Anish | 2784 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2766 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Zhang Zhong | 2619 |
| GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2646 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2748 |
| GM | Harikrishna P. | 2743 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2642 |
| GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2724 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2648 |
| GM | Swiercz Dariusz | 2646 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2710 |
| GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2710 | 5½ | 5½ | Xu Yinglun | 2470 | |
| IM | Lin Chen | 2532 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Ni Hua | 2693 |
View the pairings and standings here.