Pairings of round 8 - 2018-12-06 - 17:00
| Brd. | White | Ran. | Pts. | FIDE | Fed. | Res. | Black | Ran. | Pts. | FIDE | Fed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Starostits, Ilmars | 10 | 4.5 | 2458 | LAT | ½-½ | GM Petkov, Vladimir | 9 | 5.0 | 2507 | BUL |
| 2 | IM Minero Pineda, Sergio | 1 | 3.5 | 2385 | CRC | 0-1 | FM Sande Edreira, Jose Antonio | 8 | 1.5 | 2230 | ESP |
| 3 | IM Gonzalez Trigal, Jose Luis | 2 | 3.5 | 2353 | ESP | 0-1 | GM Galego Luis | 7 | 5.0 | 2497 | POR |
| 4 | Sahelices Casado, Roberto | 3 | 0.0 | 2121 | ESP | ½-½ | GM Larino Nieto, David | 6 | 3.0 | 2445 | ESP |
| 5 | GM Strikovic, Aleksa | 4 | 4.5 | 2488 | SRB | ½-½ | IM Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael | 5 | 4.5 | 2292 | ESP |