Initial ranking
| Ran. | Tit. | Name | Fed. | FIDE | Nat. | FIDE ID | Nat. ID | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2773 | 0 | 14109603 | 0 | |
| 2 | GM | Giri, Anish | NED | 2785 | 0 | 24116068 | 0 | |
| 3 | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2855 | 0 | 1503014 | 0 | |
| 4 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2787 | 0 | 2016192 | 0 | |
| 5 | GM | Wei, Yi | CHN | 2696 | 0 | 8603405 | 0 | |
| 6 | GM | So, Wesley | USA | 2770 | 0 | 5202213 | 0 |