India’s IM Shardul Gagare (2425) and GM Sundararajan Kidambi (2433) lead the tournament with 6.5/7. They now take on each other in the crucial penultimate round encounter with IM Gagare having the white pieces.
IM Sayantan Das (2444) is tied for third place at 5.5/7 while IM Diptayan Ghosh (2523) is playing at 5.0/7. A host of Indian players are placed at 4.5/7.
Check the Round 8 pairings here.