Round 8 results:
| Bacrot, Etienne | – Gashimov, Vugar | ½ |
| Anand, Viswanathan | – Topalov, Veselin | ½ |
| Wang Yue | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½ |
Standings after 8 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 5½ |
| 2-3. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2716 | 4½ |
| 2-3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2800 | 4½ |
| 4-5. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2803 | 3½ |
| 4-5. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2719 | 3½ |
| 6. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2732 | 2½ |
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Come on Magnus, no more draw.
Magnus is a genius. He is winning like Kramnik (Drawnik).