Both Kramnik and So got under attack and lost, so Nisipeanu and Naiditsch are leading the event.
Results of the 1st round
Nepomniachtchi 1/2 Caruana
Meier 1/2 Hou Yifan
Kramnik 0-1 Naiditsch
Nisipeanu 1-0 So
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
Caruana – So
Naiditsch – Nisipeanu
Hou Yifan – Kramnik
Nepomniachtchi – Meier