Anand, Kramnik and Giri share 1st place after a 1st round win.
Results of the 1st round
| Giri, Anish – Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir – Wei, Yi | 1-0 |
| Svidler, Peter – Adhiban, B. | ½-½ |
| Carlsen, Magnus – Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ |
| Jones, Gawain C B – Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
| Anand, Viswanathan – Matlakov, Maxim | 1-0 |
| So, Wesley – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ |
Games of the 1st round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| Hou, Yifan – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | |
| Matlakov, Maxim – So, Wesley | |
| Karjakin, Sergey – Anand, Viswanathan | |
| Caruana, Fabiano – Jones, Gawain C B | |
| Adhiban, B. – Carlsen, Magnus | |
| Wei, Yi – Svidler, Peter | |
| Giri, Anish – Kramnik, Vladimir |