Starting rank (top 10 seeds)
http://chess-results.com/tnr266146.aspx
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Gagunashvili Merab | 13601652 | GEO | 2567 |
| 2 | GM | Malakhatko Vadim | 14104202 | BEL | 2488 |
| 3 | GM | Barsov Alexei | 14200082 | UZB | 2441 |
| 4 | IM | Morchiashvili Bachana | 13602535 | GEO | 2394 |
| 5 | IM | Al-Saffar Araz Basim Mohammed | 4801040 | IRQ | 2360 |
| 6 | WGM | Babiy Olga | 14117258 | UKR | 2315 |
| 7 | FM | Sadek Sameh | 10602771 | EGY | 2315 |
| 8 | IM | Noah A .H. Al-Ali | 4800249 | IRQ | 2303 |
| 9 | FM | Mohammed Zozek Salah Mohammed | 4803361 | IRQ | 2289 |
| 10 | FM | Salih Akar Ali Salih | 4800575 | IRQ | 2278 |