Round 1 results
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | – Svidler, Peter | 1-0 |
| Aronian, Levon | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½ |
| Anand, Vishyn | – Karjakin, Sergey | ½ |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | – Gelfand, Boris | ½ |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 |
Standings after 1 round
| 1-2. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2775 | 1 |
| 1-2. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2730 | 1 |
| 3-8. | Anand, Vishy | g | IND | 2811 | ½ |
| 3-8. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | ½ |
| 3-8. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2802 | ½ |
| 3-8. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2763 | ½ |
| 3-8. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2758 | ½ |
| 3-8. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2744 | ½ |
| 9-10. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2800 | 0 |
| 9-10. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2755 | 0 |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | |
| Anand, Vishy | |
| Aronian, Levon | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | |
| Svidler, Peter | |
| Gelfand, Boris | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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