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Here are the results of the first 5 matches:
| 87 | Nigeria (NGR) | Rtg | – | 1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
| FM | | 2340 | – | GM | | 2769 | 0 – 1 |
| FM | | 2336 | – | GM | | 2731 | 0 – 1 |
| IM | | 2334 | – | GM | | 2740 | 0 – 1 |
| | 2272 | – | GM | | 2754 | – – + |
| 2 | United States of America (USA) | Rtg | – | 88 | Andorra (AND) | Rtg | 4 : 0 |
| GM | | 2789 | – | IM | | 2482 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2782 | – | GM | | 2503 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2679 | – | | | 2142 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2674 | – | FM | | 2153 | 1 – 0 |
| 89 | Kosovo (KOS) | Rtg | – | 3 | China (CHN) | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
| FM | | 2337 | – | GM | | 2753 | 0 – 1 |
| | 2289 | – | GM | | 2725 | 0 – 1 |
| FM | | 2298 | – | GM | | 2746 | 0 – 1 |
| IM | | 2189 | – | GM | | 2717 | 0 – 1 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan 1 (AZE) | Rtg | – | 92 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | 4 : 0 |
| GM | | 2761 | – | IM | | 2405 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2722 | – | IM | | 2363 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2696 | – | | | 2200 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2688 | – | | | Mushore, Emarald Takudzwa |
| 2187 | 1 – 0 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | Rtg | – | 91 | Jordan (JOR) | Rtg | 4 : 0 |
| GM | | 2709 | – | | | 2209 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2693 | – | FM | | 2245 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2675 | – | IM | | 2253 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2647 | – | FM | | 2294 | 1 – 0 |
Some games of the round
Pairings of first 5 matches of the 2nd round
| 1 | 1 | | RUS | Russia | 4 | 2 | | : | | 2 | 4 | Turkmenistan | TKM | | 62 |
| 2 | 63 | | SCO | Scotland | 4 | 2 | | : | | 2 | 4 | United States of America | USA | | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | | CHN | China | 4 | 2 | | : | | 2 | 4 | Belgium | BEL | | 64 |
| 4 | 65 | | MKD | FYROM | 4 | 2 | | : | | 2 | 4 | Azerbaijan 1 | AZE | | 4 |
| 5 | 66 | | ALB | Albania | 4 | 2 | | : | | 2 | 4 | Ukraine | UKR | | 5 |
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