The players. Photo taken from chess-news.ru.
The first round was played yesterday in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. The participants are:
Fabiano Caruana (USA)
Anish Giri (NED)
Sergey Karjakin (RUS)
Pavel Eljanov (UKR)
Pentala Harikrishna (IND)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)
Teimour Radjabov (AZE)
Eltaj Safarli (AZE)
Hou Yifan (CHN)
Rauf Mamedov (AZE)
Results of the 1st round
| GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | ½-½ | GM | Anish Giri | 2782 |
| GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 | ½-½ | GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 |
| GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 | ½-½ | GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 |
| GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 | ½-½ | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 |
| GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 | ½-½ | GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| GM | Anish Giri | 2782 | – | GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 |
| GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 | – | GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 |
| GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 | – | GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 | – | GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 |
| GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | – | GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 |