Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave, Giri and Radjabov lead with 1.5 points.
Results of the 2nd round
| GM | Giri Anish | 2762 | 1 | ½ – ½ | 1 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2796 |
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2801 | ½ | 1 – 0 | 1 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2683 |
| GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2780 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2721 |
| GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2651 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | GM | Ding Liren | 2774 |
| GM | Svidler Peter | 2763 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2707 |
| GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2705 | ½ | 0 – 1 | ½ | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2741 |
| GM | Harikrishna P. | 2738 | ½ | ½ – ½ | ½ | GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | 2702 |
| GM | Li Chao B | 2741 | 0 | ½ – ½ | ½ | GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2629 |
| GM | Gelfand Boris | 2719 | 0 | ½ – ½ | 0 | GM | Rapport Richard | 2692 |
Some games of the round
Pairings of the 3rd round
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2796 | 1½ | 1½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2801 |
| GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2741 | 1½ | 1½ | GM | Giri Anish | 2762 |
| GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | 2702 | 1 | 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2780 |
| GM | Ding Liren | 2774 | 1 | 1 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2707 |
| GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2629 | 1 | 1 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2763 |
| GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2683 | 1 | 1 | GM | Harikrishna P. | 2738 |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2721 | 1 | 1 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2651 |
| GM | Rapport Richard | 2692 | ½ | ½ | GM | Li Chao B | 2741 |
| GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2705 | ½ | ½ | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2719 |