Harikrishna, Giri and Caruana lead with 1.5 points.
Results of the 2nd round
| GM | Anish Giri | 2782 | 1-0 | GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 |
| GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 | 1-0 | GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 |
| GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 | 0-1 | GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 | ½-½ | GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 |
| GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | ½-½ | GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 3rd round
| GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 | – | GM | Anish Giri | 2782 |
| GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 | – | GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 |
| GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 | – | GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 |
| GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 | – | GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 |
| GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 | – | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 |