Round 1 results
| Rd | White | Black | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ||||
| Adams, Michael | Salem, A.R. Saleh | 1-0 | ||
| Ding, Liren | Rapport, Richard | 0-1 | ||
| Grischuk, Alexander | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | ½-½ | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | ||
| Riazantsev, Alexander | Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | ||
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Li, Chao b | 1-0 | ||
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | ||