Nepomniaschi leads with 5.5 points.
Results of the 8th round
| 2837 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 0 – 1 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2729 |
| 2715 | GM | Adams Michael | ½ – ½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2805 |
| 2781 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | ½ – ½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2799 |
| 2788 | GM | So Wesley | ½ – ½ | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2760 |
| 2789 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | ½ – ½ | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2782 |
Caruana and Nepomniaschi lead with 4.5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| 1 | 9 | 2729 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 1 – 0 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2782 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | 2760 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 0 – 1 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2799 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | ½ – ½ | GM | So Wesley | 2788 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2805 | GM | Aronian Levon | ½ – ½ | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2781 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 2837 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 1 – 0 | GM | Adams Michael | 2715 | 10 |
Caruana leads with 4 points.
Results of the 6th round
| 2715 | GM | Adams Michael | 0 – 1 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2729 |
| 2781 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | ½ – ½ | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2837 |
| 2788 | GM | So Wesley | ½ – ½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2805 |
| 2789 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | ½ – ½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2799 |
| 2782 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | ½ – ½ | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2760 |
