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Results of the first 5 matches of the 2nd round
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg | – | 62 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | Rtg | 4 : 0 |
| GM | | 2769 | – | GM | | 2485 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2808 | – | IM | | 2453 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2740 | – | FM | | 2406 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2754 | – | GM | | 2401 | 1 – 0 |
| 63 | Scotland (SCO) | Rtg | – | 2 | United States of America (USA) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
| IM | | 2455 | – | GM | | 2808 | 0 – 1 |
| GM | | 2454 | – | GM | | 2789 | 0 – 1 |
| GM | | 2434 | – | GM | | 2679 | ½ – ½ |
| FM | | 2393 | – | GM | | 2674 | 0 – 1 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | Rtg | – | 64 | Belgium (BEL) | Rtg | 3½: ½ |
| GM | | 2737 | – | GM | | 2558 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2725 | – | IM | | 2401 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2746 | – | IM | | 2398 | 1 – 0 |
| GM | | 2717 | – | FM | | 2373 | ½ – ½ |
| 65 | FYROM (MKD) | Rtg | – | 4 | Azerbaijan 1 (AZE) | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
| GM | | 2484 | – | GM | | 2761 | 0 – 1 |
| IM | | 2503 | – | GM | | 2722 | 0 – 1 |
| GM | | 2432 | – | GM | | 2666 | 0 – 1 |
| FM | | 2265 | – | GM | | 2696 | 0 – 1 |
| 66 | Albania (ALB) | Rtg | – | 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
| GM | | 2564 | – | GM | | 2739 | 0 – 1 |
| IM | | 2415 | – | GM | | 2693 | ½ – ½ |
| | 2316 | – | GM | | 2675 | 0 – 1 |
| FM | | 2322 | – | GM | | 2647 | 0 – 1 |
Some games of the round
Pairings of the first 5 matches of the 3rd round
| 35 | | MDA | Moldova | 7½ | 4 | | : | | 4 | 8 | Russia | RUS | | 1 |
| 15 | | CUB | Cuba | 7 | 4 | | : | | 4 | 8 | Poland | POL | | 7 |
| 28 | | AZE2 | Azerbaijan 2 | 7 | 4 | | : | | 4 | 8 | India | IND | | 9 |
| 4 | | AZE | Azerbaijan 1 | 8 | 4 | | : | | 4 | 7 | Hungary | HUN | | 10 |
| 11 | | NED | Netherlands | 8 | 4 | | : | | 4 | 7 | Vietnam | VIE | | 32 |
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