Rànquing inicial
| Ran. | Tít. | Nom | Fed. | ELO FIDE | FIDE ID | Origen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2750 | 14109603 | |
| 2 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2792 | 2020009 | |
| 3 | GM | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2739 | 5000017 | |
| 4 | GM | Svidler, Peter | FID | 2682 | 4102142 | |
| 5 | GM | Aronian, Levon | USA | 2724 | 13300474 | |
| 6 | GM | Giri, Anish | NED | 2764 | 24116068 | |
| 7 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2792 | 2016192 | |
| 8 | GM | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2695 | 2900084 |