Standings after 2 rounds
| 1-2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2837 | 1½ |
| 1-2. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2696 | 1½ |
| 3-5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2778 | 1 |
| 3-5. | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2739 | 1 |
| 3-5. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2713 | 1 |
| 6. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2770 | 0 |
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Nakamura rocks.