Nepomniachtchi and Anand lead after the first round.
Results of the first round.
- Ding, Liren – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½
- Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½
- Van Foreest, Jorden – Anand, Viswanathan 0-1
- Fedoseev, Vladimir – Rapport, Richard ½-½
- Shankland, Samuel – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½
- Radjabov, Teimour – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½
- Giri, Anish – Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1
Games of the round.
Pairings of the 2nd round
- Carlsen, Magnus - Nepomniachtchi, Ian
- Kramnik, Vladimir - Giri, Anish
- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Radjabov, Teimour
- Rapport, Richard - Shankland, Samuel
- Anand, Viswanathan - Fedoseev, Vladimir
- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Van Foreest, Jorden
- Ding, Liren - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi