| Round 2 results | ||||
| Adams, Michael | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | ||
| Ding, Liren | Inarkiev, Ernesto | 1-0 | ||
| Gelfand, Boris | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | ||
| Grischuk, Alexander | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | ½-½ | ||
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | ||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | ||
| Svidler, Peter | Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½-½ | ||
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | Harikrishna, P. | ½-½ | ||
Standings after 2 rounds
| # | Name | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou, Yifan | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Ding, Liren | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 3 | Radjabov, Teimour | 1 | 1.25 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1 | 1.25 | |
| Adams, Michael | 1 | 1 | |
| Gelfand, Boris | 1 | 1 | |
| Giri, Anish | 1 | 1 | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 1 | 1 | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1 | 1 | |
| Salem, A.R. Saleh | 1 | 1 | |
| Svidler, Peter | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 1 | 1 | |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 1 | 1 | |
| Harikrishna, P. | 1 | 0.75 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1 | 0.75 | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1 | 0.5 | |
| 17 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Inarkiev, Ernesto | 0.5 | 0.5 |