Results of first 5 matches:
| 35 | Moldova (MDA) | Rtg | – | 1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| GM |
| 2648 | – | GM |
| 2769 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2584 | – | GM |
| 2731 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2543 | – | GM |
| 2740 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| IM |
| 2489 | – | GM |
| 2754 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 15 | Cuba (CUB) | Rtg | – | 7 | Poland (POL) | Rtg | 2½:1½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2720 | – | GM |
| 2736 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2623 | – | GM |
| 2675 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| GM |
| 2636 | – | GM |
| 2646 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| GM |
| 2581 | – | GM |
| 2639 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 28 | Azerbaijan 2 (AZE2) | Rtg | – | 9 | India (IND) | Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| GM |
| 2612 | – | GM |
| 2752 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2552 | – | GM |
| 2671 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| GM |
| 2509 | – | GM |
| 2669 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| GM |
| 2625 | – | GM |
| 2640 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 4 | Azerbaijan 1 (AZE) | Rtg | – | 10 | Hungary (HUN) | Rtg | 3 : 1 | ||||
| GM |
| 2761 | – | GM |
| 2752 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| GM |
| 2722 | – | GM |
| 2684 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| GM |
| 2666 | – | GM |
| 2614 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| GM |
| 2696 | – | IM |
| 2585 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 11 | Netherlands (NED) | Rtg | – | 32 | Vietnam (VIE) | Rtg | 2½:1½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2755 | – | GM |
| 2723 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| GM |
| 2611 | – | GM |
| 2633 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2674 | – | GM |
| 2435 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
| 2640 | – | FM |
| 2448 | ½ – ½ |