Round 2 results:
| Gelfand, Boris | – Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | ½-½ |
| Wang Yue | – Ponomariov, Ruslan | ½-½ |
| Radjabov, Teimour | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
Standings after 2 rounds:
| 1. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2741 | 1½ |
| 2. | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | g | ROU | 2672 | 1½ |
| 3. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2733 | 1 |
| 4. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2813 | 1 |
| 5. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2752 | ½ |
| 6. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2740 | ½ |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
How come Carlsen hasn’t won a game?
Come on Magnus!