Caruana leads with 5.5 points.
Results of the 8th round
| 2767 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 1 – 0 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2800 |
| 2809 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ½ – ½ | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2763 |
| 2769 | GM | Ding Liren | ½ – ½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2794 |
| 2799 | GM | So Wesley | ½ – ½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2784 |
