Dutch GM Sergei Tiviakov (2611) leads the tournament with 6.0/7 by half a point. IM Diptayan Ghosh (2531) drew with two Grandmasters to move to 5.0/7.
IM N. Srinath (2476) drew his seventh round game with a player rated lower than him to move to 4.5/7, while IM Sayantan Das (2444) lost to a Grandmaster to be left stranded at 4.0/7.
Check the Round 8 pairings here.