Standings after 3 rounds
| 1 | 12 | Radjabov Teimour | AZE | 2724 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2809 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2800 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2761 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2739 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2737 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | Adams Michael | ENG | 2736 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Giri Anish | NED | 2775 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2749 | 1.5 | |
| 10 | Li Chao B | CHN | 2735 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2728 | 1.5 | |
| 14 | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2703 | 1.5 | |
| 13 | 6 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2742 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2707 | 1.0 | |
| 16 | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2666 | 1.0 | |
| 17 | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2654 | 1.0 | |
| 17 | 15 | Rapport Richard | HUN | 2694 | 0.5 |
| 18 | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2638 | 0.5 |