The other games were fairly balanced, perhaps with the exception of Naiditsch-Jakovenko, but even there a sharp ending with opposite bishops was not surprisingly rather drawish.
| Baadur Jobava | Georgia | 2715 | 0.5-0.5 | Alexander Riazantsev | Russia | 2674 |
| Ivan Sokolov | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2654 | 0.5-0.5 | Nikita Vitiugov | Russia | 2707 |
| Emil Sutovsky | Israel | 2661 | 1-0 | Alexander Onischuk | USA | 2699 |
| Arkadij Naiditsch | Germany | 2686 | 0.5-0.5 | Dmitry Jakovenko | Russia | 2725 |
| Sergei Rublevsky | Russia | 2704 | 0.5-0.5 | Alexander Motylev | Russia | 2704 |
| Victor Bologan | Moldavia | 2668 | 0.5-0.5 | Sergey Karjakin | Russia | 2739 |
Five players have won a game, whereas five others have two draws and one defeat. This leaves Vitiugov and Motylev in the middle of the table with three draws apiece.
| Position | Name | Country | Rating | World ranking | Age | Points after 3 rounds |
| 1st-5th | Sergey Karjakin | RUS | 2739 | 14 | 20 | 2 |
| 1st-5th | Dmitry Jakovenko | RUS | 2725 | 21 | 26 | 2 |
| 1st-5th | Victor Bologan | MDA | 2668 | 64 | 38 | 2 |
| 1st-5th | Alexander Riazantsev | RUS | 2674 | 58 | 24 | 2 |
| 1st-5th | Emil Sutovsky | ISR | 2661 | 75 | 32 | 2 |
| 5th-7th | Nikita Vitiugov | RUS | 2707 | 32 | 23 | 1.5 |
| 5th-7th | Alexander Motylev | RUS | 2704 | 34 | 30 | 1.5 |
| 8th-12th | Baadur Jobava | GEO | 2715 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 8th-12th | Sergei Rublevsky | RUS | 2704 | 33 | 35 | 1 |
| 8th-12th | Alexander Onischuk | USA | 2699 | 38 | 34 | 1 |
| 8th-12th | Arkadij Naiditsch | GER | 2686 | 47 | 24 | 1 |
| 8th-12th | Ivan Sokolov | BIH | 2654 | 83 | 41 | 1 |
You can follow the games live on Live games from 10am (London time).
You may also like to investigate the official tournament site. However it is in Russian!
The third round will start tomorrow morning: 10am (London), 11am (Paris) or 3pm (local time).
