Shamkir Memorial played in the memory of the great Vugar Gashimov
Harikrishna is the sixth seed in this star studded field
| Wesley So | 2822 |
| Vladimir Kramnik | 2811 |
| Sergey Karjakin | 2783 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2772 |
| Michael Adams | 2760 |
| Pentala Harikrishna | 2754 |
| Pavel Eljanov | 2751 |
| Radoslaw Wojtaszek | 2744 |
| Veselin Topalov | 2741 |
| Teimour Radjabov | 2710 |
