Carlsen is leading with 3.5 points.
Results of the 5th round
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | 1/2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 1/2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 |
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 1/2 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 |
| GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 1-0 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 |
Standings after 5 rounds
Carlsen 3.5
Karjakin, Aronian 2.5
So, Nakamura, Mamedyarov, Anand, Caruana 2
Vachier-Lagrave 1.5
Games of the round
Pairings of the 6th round
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 |
| GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 |
| GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 |
| GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 |