Emparejamiento de la ronda 8 el 2016-07-21 a las 16:00
| M. | Blancas | Ran. | Pts. | FIDE | Fed. | Res. | Negras | Ran. | Pts. | FIDE | Fed. | Ver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM So, Wesley | 6 | 6,0 | 2770 | USA | 3-0 | GM Giri, Anish | 2 | 6,0 | 2785 | NED | |
| 2 | GM Karjakin, Sergey | 1 | 6,0 | 2773 | RUS | 1-1 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | 3 | 12,0 | 2855 | NOR | |
| 3 | GM Wei, Yi | 5 | 8,0 | 2696 | CHN | 1-1 | GM Nakamura, Hikaru | 4 | 9,0 | 2787 | USA |