Po ósmej rundzie dalej Aronian

1. Aronian, Levon 5

2. Alekseev, Evgeny 4½

3. Karjakin, Sergey 4½

4. Grischuk, Alexander 4½

5. Leko, Peter 4½

6. Svidler, Peter 4½

7. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 4

8. Akopian, Vladimir 4

9. Bacrot, Etienne 4

10. Eljanov, Pavel 4

11. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 3½

12. Gelfand, Boris 3½

13. Kamsky, Gata 3

14. Ivanchuk, Vassily 2½
Rezultaty ósmej rundy:

Aronian, Levon - Svidler, Peter ½-½

Karjakin, Sergey - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½

Leko, Peter - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½

Akopian, Vladimir - Alekseev, Evgeny ½-½

Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Gelfand, Boris 0-1

Kamsky, Gata - Eljanov, Pavel 0-1