Carlsen leads with 3.5 points. Today is a rest day.
Results of the 6th round
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | 1/2 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 |
| GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | 1/2 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 |
| GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | 1/2 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 |
| GM | So Wesley | 2778 | 1-0 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 |
Standings after 6 rounds
Carlsen 3.5
Aronian, So 3
Karjakin, Caruana, Mamedyarov, Anand, Nakamura 2.5
Vachier-Lagrave 2
Games of the round
Pairings of the 7th round
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | – | GM | So Wesley | 2778 |
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 |
| GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 |