The tournament is a combined rapid and blitz tournament. On the first two days a rapid chess tournament will be played (15+10), followed by a blitz tournament (3+2) on the third and final day. The rapid chess tournament is a round robin, the blitz tournament a double round robin. A win in the rapid tournament counts 2 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 points while the results of the blitz tournament are counted as normal. The overall winner will be determined by the results of both tournaments.
Schedule (local time)
| Rk. | Name | Elo | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2752 | FID | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2,5 | ||||
| 2 | GM | Rapport, Richard | 2704 | HUN | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2,5 | ||||
| 3 | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | 2740 | FID | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1,5 | ||||
| GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2723 | UZB | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1,5 | |||||
| 5 | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | 2565 | AZE | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1,5 | ||||
| 6 | GM | Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr. | 2543 | IND | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | GM | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2683 | AZE | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ||||
| 8 | GM | Mamedov, Rauf | 2617 | AZE | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0,5 |
(In the overall tournament standings, points gained in the rapid tournament count double - 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.)
