Playing hall (Photo by Austin Fuller)
Robson, So and Caruana lead with 2 out of 2.
Results of the 2nd round
| GM Akobian, Varuzhan | 0.0 | 2615 | GM Xiong, Jeffery | 0.5 | 2618 | ½ |
| GM Robson, Ray | 1.0 | 2663 | GM Onischuk, Alexander | 0.5 | 2664 | 1-0 |
| GM Lenderman, Aleksandr | 0.0 | 2618 | GM Shabalov, Alexander | 0.0 | 2528 | ½ |
| GM Kamsky, Gata | 0.0 | 2678 | GM Nakamura, Hikaru | 1.0 | 2787 | ½ |
| IM Chandra, Akshat | 0.0 | 2477 | GM So, Wesley | 1.0 | 2773 | 0-1 |
| GM Caruana, Fabiano | 1.0 | 2795 | GM Shankland, Samuel L | 1.0 | 2656 | 1-0 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 3rd round
| 1 | GM Shankland, Samuel L | 1.0 | 2656 | GM Akobian, Varuzhan | 0.5 | 2615 | |
| 2 | GM So, Wesley | 2.0 | 2773 | GM Caruana, Fabiano | 2.0 | 2795 | |
| 3 | GM Nakamura, Hikaru | 1.5 | 2787 | IM Chandra, Akshat | 0.0 | 2477 | |
| 4 | GM Shabalov, Alexander | 0.5 | 2528 | GM Kamsky, Gata | 0.5 | 2678 | |
| 5 | GM Onischuk, Alexander | 0.5 | 2664 | GM Lenderman, Aleksandr | 0.5 | 2618 | |
| 6 | GM Xiong, Jeffery | 1.0 | 2618 | GM Robson, Ray | 2.0 | 2663 |