(Both photos were taken from the official site)
Grischuk & Mamedyarov still lead the event after drawing against Giri and Wang Yue respectively and have 5.5 points. Topalov and Leko have 4.5. View full standings here.
Results of the 8th round
GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 RUS 0 – 1 GM Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL
GM Wang Yue 2705 CHN ½ – ½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 AZE
GM Giri Anish 2734 NED ½ – ½ GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS
GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 RUS ½ – ½ GM Wang Hao 2752 CHN
GM Gelfand Boris 2773 ISR 1 – 0 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 UKR
GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN ½ – ½ GM Kamsky Gata 2763 USA
Games of the round
Today is a rest day in Beijing GP.
Pairings of the 9th round
GM Kamsky Gata 2763 USA – GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 RUS
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 UKR – GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN
GM Wang Hao 2752 CHN – GM Gelfand Boris 2773 ISR
GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS – GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 RUS
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 AZE – GM Giri Anish 2734 NED
GM Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL – GM Wang Yue 2705 CHN
