Rodshtein (Israel) is leading with 7 points out of 8.
Results of top 10 boards of the 8th round
| GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2678 | 6 | 1 – 0 | 5½ | GM | Donchenko Alexander | 2588 |
| GM | Sevian Samuel | 2578 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 6 | GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2695 |
| IM | Nikita Meskovs | 2511 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2642 |
| IM | Zumsande Martin Dr. | 2442 | 5 | 1 – 0 | 5 | GM | Krasenkow Michal | 2610 |
| GM | Blomqvist Erik | 2493 | 5 | 1 – 0 | 5 | GM | Goganov Aleksey | 2597 |
| GM | Socko Bartosz | 2587 | 5 | 0 – 1 | 5 | GM | Tikkanen Hans | 2515 |
| IM | Sjödahl Pontus | 2404 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | GM | Ivanov Sergey | 2556 |
| GM | Hillarp-Persson Tiger | 2521 | 5 | ½ – ½ | 5 | IM | Andersen Mads | 2474 |
| IM | Tari Aryan | 2556 | 4½ | ½ – ½ | 4½ | GM | Semcesen Daniel | 2431 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2523 | 4½ | ½ – ½ | 4½ | IM | Hagen Andreas | 2395 |
Top 15 players after 8 rounds
| GM | Rodshtein Maxim | ISR | 2678 | 7,0 |
| GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2695 | 6,5 |
| GM | Blomqvist Erik | SWE | 2493 | 6,0 |
| GM | Tikkanen Hans | SWE | 2515 | 6,0 |
| IM | Zumsande Martin Dr. | GER | 2442 | 6,0 |
| GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2588 | 5,5 |
| GM | Hillarp-Persson Tiger | SWE | 2521 | 5,5 |
| GM | Alekseev Evgeny | RUS | 2642 | 5,5 |
| GM | Sevian Samuel | USA | 2578 | 5,5 |
| IM | Andersen Mads | DEN | 2474 | 5,5 |
| IM | Sjödahl Pontus | SWE | 2404 | 5,5 |
| GM | Ivanov Sergey | RUS | 2556 | 5,5 |
| IM | Nikita Meskovs | LAT | 2511 | 5,5 |
| FM | Nilsen Joachim B | NOR | 2382 | 5,5 |
| GM | Socko Monika | POL | 2437 | 5,5 |
Some games of the round
Pairings of top 10 boards of the 9th round
| GM | Tikkanen Hans | 2515 | 6 | 7 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2678 |
| GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2695 | 6½ | 6 | IM | Zumsande Martin Dr. | 2442 |
| GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2642 | 5½ | 6 | GM | Blomqvist Erik | 2493 |
| GM | Donchenko Alexander | 2588 | 5½ | 5½ | IM | Nikita Meskovs | 2511 |
| IM | Andersen Mads | 2474 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Sevian Samuel | 2578 |
| GM | Ivanov Sergey | 2556 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Socko Monika | 2437 |
| FM | Nilsen Joachim B | 2382 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Hillarp-Persson Tiger | 2521 |
| GM | Krasenkow Michal | 2610 | 5 | 5½ | IM | Sjödahl Pontus | 2404 |
| GM | Goganov Aleksey | 2597 | 5 | 5 | IM | Petro Golubka | 2406 |
| IM | Salomon Johan | 2438 | 5 | 5 | GM | Socko Bartosz | 2587 |
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