Carlsen and Aronian lead with 5 points.
Results of the 8th round
Aronian- Carlsen 1-0
Vachier-Lagrave-Topalov 1/2
Kramnik-Harikrishna 1-0
Eljanov-Li Chao 0-1
Giri-Grandelius 1/2
Standings after 8 rounds
Carlsen, Aronian 5
Topalov, Vachier-Lagrave, Kramnik 4.5
Harikrishna, Li Chao 4
Giri 3.5
Eljanov 3
Grandelius 2
Games of the round
Pairings of the 9th round
Carlsen-Eljanov
Harikrishna-Aronian
Topalov-Kramnik
Grandelius-Vachier-Lagrave
Li Chao-Giri