Round 8 results
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½ |
| Morozevich, Alexander | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 |
| Shirov, Alexei | - Pelletier, Yannick | ½ |
Standings after 8 rounds
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2821 | 18 |
| 2. | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2694 | 14 |
| 3. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2722 | 11 |
| 4. | Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 2714 | 11 |
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2711 | 9 |
| 6. | Pelletier, Yannick | SUI | 2590 | 5 |
