Levon Aronian vs. Magnus Carlsen
Boris Gelfand vs. Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Michael Adams vs. Alexei Shirov
The format is:
4 games in rapid format at 25’+10″
In case of a tie then
2 games in blitz format at 5’+10″
In case of a tie then 1 armageddon game at 6′ for White vs 5′ for Black without any increment. Black has draw odds.
Who will move to the next round in this format?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The rapid format definitely favors Kasimjanov, and I think Shirov.
Magnus and only Magnus