Losers become winners in Baku
Inarkiev and Mamedyarov win in round 8
Two players on the losing side in yesterday's round turned the tables today to win their 8th round games. Ernesto Inarkiev of Russia beat David Navara to swap their places at the bottom of the table and the Azerbaijani Mamedyarov (pictured) beat Sergei Karjakin to move back up to a level score.
All other games were drawn leaving Vugar Gashimov as the surprise leader for another round.
The full results in round 8:
| Gashimov, Vugar | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 28 | C55 | Two Knights Defence |
| Wang Yue | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 33 | E12 | Queens Indian Petrosian |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Cheparinov, Ivan | ½-½ | 51 | A29 | English Four Knights |
| Kamsky, Gata | - Bacrot, Etienne | ½-½ | 54 | D15 | Slav Defence |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 66 | E15 | Queens Indian |
| Svidler, Peter | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 37 | C72 | Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz |
| Inarkiev, Ernesto | - Navara, David | 1-0 | 43 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed |
The standings after round 8:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1 | Gashimov Vugar | 2679 | AZE | 5 | 20.75 |
| 2 | Wang Yue | 2689 | CHN | 5 | 19.00 |
| 3 | Grischuk Alexander | 2716 | RUS | 5 | 18.00 |
| 4 | Carlsen Magnus | 2765 | NOR | 4½ | 17.75 |
| 5 | Kamsky Gata | 2726 | USA | 4½ | 17.00 |
| 6 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2752 | AZE | 4 | 16.75 |
| 7 | Radjabov Teimour | 2751 | AZE | 4 | 16.50 |
| 8 | Bacrot Etienne | 2705 | FRA | 4 | 15.25 |
| 9 | Svidler Peter | 2746 | RUS | 4 | 15.00 |
| 10 | Adams Michael | 2729 | ENG | 4 | 14.50 |
| 11 | Karjakin Sergey | 2732 | UKR | 3½ | 12.75 |
| 12 | Cheparinov Ivan | 2695 | BUL | 3 | 11.25 |
| 13 | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2684 | RUS | 3 | 11.00 |
| 14 | Navara David | 2672 | CZE | 2½ | 10.50 |
