The Classical pairings for the 2018 edition are out!
| Round 1 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | 10 | 
| 2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | 9 | 
| 3 | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | 8 | 
| 4 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 7 | 
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 6 | 
| Round 2 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 10 | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 6 | 
| 7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 5 | 
| 8 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | – | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | 4 | 
| 9 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | – | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | 3 | 
| 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | 2 | 
| Round 3 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | 10 | 
| 3 | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | 1 | 
| 4 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | 9 | 
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | 8 | 
| 6 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 7 | 
| Round 4 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 10 | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 7 | 
| 8 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 6 | 
| 9 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 5 | 
| 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | 4 | 
| 2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | 3 | 
| Round 5 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 3 | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | 10 | 
| 4 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | 2 | 
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | 1 | 
| 6 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | 9 | 
| 7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | 8 | 
| Round 6 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 10 | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | 8 | 
| 9 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 7 | 
| 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 6 | 
| 2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 5 | 
| 3 | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | 4 | 
| Round 7 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 4 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | – | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | 10 | 
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | – | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | 3 | 
| 6 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | 2 | 
| 7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | 1 | 
| 8 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | 9 | 
| Round 8 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 10 | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | 9 | 
| 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | 8 | 
| 2 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | 7 | 
| 3 | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | – | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | 6 | 
| 4 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | – | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | 5 | 
| Round 9 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 5 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2808 | – | GM | Ding Liren | 2791 | 10 | 
| 6 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 | – | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2843 | 4 | 
| 7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2822 | – | GM | So Wesley | 2778 | 3 | 
| 8 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2782 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2760 | 2 | 
| 9 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2764 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2769 | 1 |