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 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
It’s actually “Round 9 results” and “Standings after 9 rounds”. Otherwise, there would still be 2 rounds to spare.