Ranking after round 1
| Name | ELO | Points | ||
| 1. | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2815 | 3 |
| 2. | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 2722 | 1 |
| Alexei Shirov | ESP | 2714 | 1 | |
| Fabiano Caruana | ITA | 2711 | 1 | |
| Alexander Morozevich | RUS | 2694 | 1 | |
| 6. | Yannick Pelletier | SUI | 2590 | 0 |
Note: Games are scored 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss!
Pairings
| July 18th: 1st round (from 2 PM) | |||
| Fabiano Caruana | – | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | ½ |
| Yannick Pelletier | – | Magnus Carlsen | 0 – 1 |
| Alexei Shirov | – | Alexander Morozevich | ½ |
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