Starting list
| Name | Club | Categories | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anand Viswanathan | |||
| 2. | Aronian Levon | |||
| 3. | Carlsen Magnus | |||
| 4. | Caruana Fabiano | |||
| 5. | Ding Liren | |||
| 6. | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | |||
| 7. | Nakamura Hikaru | New York | ||
| 8. | Nepomniachtchi Ian | |||
| 9. | Radjabov Teimour | |||
| 10. | So Wesley | |||
| 11. | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | |||
| 12. | Yu Yangyi |