Giri leads with 2 points.
Results of the 2nd round
| Hou, Yifan – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 |
| Matlakov, Maxim – So, Wesley | ½-½ |
| Karjakin, Sergey – Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
| Caruana, Fabiano – Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ |
| Adhiban, B. – Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 |
| Wei, Yi – Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
| Giri, Anish – Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 |