Caruana is leading with 5.5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 | ½-½ | GM | Anish Giri | 2782 |
| GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 | 1-0 | GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 |
| GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 | ½-½ | GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 |
| GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 | ½-½ | GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 |
| GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 | 1-0 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 |
Standings after 7 rounds
Caruana 5.5
Giri 5
Karjakin, Mamedyarov 4
Harikrishna 3.5
Radjabov, Mamedov 3
Safarli, Eljanov 2.5
Hou 2
Games of the round
Pairings of the 8th round
| GM | Anish Giri | 2782 | – | GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 |
| GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | – | GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 |
| GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 | – | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 |
| GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 | – | GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 |
| GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 | – | GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 |