Carlsen won against Caruana and is leading.
Results of the 1st round
| GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | 1/2 | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 |
| GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | 1/2 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 |
| GM | So Wesley | 2778 | 1/2 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 |
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | 1-0 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 1/2 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 |
| GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | – | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 |
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | – | GM | So Wesley | 2778 |
| GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 |