Round 5 results
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1 – 0 Hou, Yifan
Bu, Xiangzhi ½ Yu, Yangyi
Harikrishna, Pentala ½ Wang, Yue
Wang, Hao ½ Leko, Peter
Ivanchuk, Vassily ½ Ding, Liren
Standings after 5 rounds
| 1. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2725 | * | 0 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 4 | 2961 |
| 2. | Yu, Yangyi | g | CHN | 2734 | 1 | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | 3 | 2801 |
| 3. | Bu, Xiangzhi | g | CHN | 2723 | . | ½ | * | . | 1 | 0 | . | . | 1 | ½ | 3 | 2801 |
| 4. | Wang, Yue | g | CHN | 2730 | 0 | . | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | 2787 |
| 5. | Harikrishna, Pentala | g | IND | 2755 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | . | . | ½ | . | 2½ | 2738 |
| 6. | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2778 | 0 | . | 1 | . | 0 | * | . | ½ | ½ | . | 2 | 2661 |
| 7. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2712 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | 2 | 2643 |
| 8. | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2734 | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | . | 2 | 2664 |
| 9. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2728 | . | . | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | 2 | 2656 |
| 10. | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2653 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | * | 1½ | 2574 |