GM Yu Yangyi (2715) playing the black pieces could not hold Russian GM Dmitry Andreikin (2718) to suffer his first defeat in the tournament. Nevertheless, hr still maintains a lead of a full point over the rest of the field.
With this victory, GM Andreikin moved to tied second spot with GM Pavel Eljanov (2718) of Ukraine who dispatched a luckless GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2720) of Russia who languishes at the bottom of the table with 1.0/6.
Standings after Round :
| Rank | Name | Score | Elo |
| 1 | Yu Yangyi | 4.5/6 | 2715 |
| 2 | Dmitry Andreikin | 3.5/6 | 2718 |
| 3 | Pavel Eljanov | 3.5/6 | 2718 |
| 4 | Leinier Dominguez | 3.0/6 | 2746 |
| 5 | Lazaro Batista | 2.5/6 | 2677 |
| 6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 1.0/6 | 2720 |