Vitiugov leads with 1 point after the 1st round.
Results of the 1st round
| Caruana, Fabiano | Carlsen, Magnus | 1/2-1/2 |
| Bluebaum, Matthias | Vitiugov, Nikita | 0-1 |
| Meier, Georg | Aronian, Levon | 1/2-1/2 |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1/2-1/2 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | Hou, Yifan | 1/2-1/2 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| Carlsen, Magnus | – | Hou, Yifan |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – | Anand, Viswanathan |
| Aronian, Levon | – | Naiditsch, Arkadij |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | – | Meier, Georg |
| Caruana, Fabiano | – | Bluebaum, Matthias |