Anand, Topalov (Photo taken from chess-news.ru)
Anand is in an early lead after winning against Topalov in the 1st round. Three other games were drawn.
Results
| Karjakin | 1/2 | Svidler |
| Nakamura | 1/2 | Caruana |
| Giri | 1/2 | Aronian |
| Anand | 1-0 | Topalov |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| Svidler | – | Topalov |
| Aronian | – | Anand |
| Caruana | – | Giri |
| Karjakin | – | Nakamura |