Day 1 results:
| Saturday 13 March Round I | |||
| 14.30 | Blind | Ponomariov-Gelfand | 1-0 |
| Grischuk-Kramnik | 1-0 | ||
| Dominguez-Gashimov | 0-1 | ||
| 16.00 | Blind | Carlsen-Ivanchuk | 0-1 |
| Svidler-Smeets | 1-0 | ||
| Karjakin-Aronian | 1-0 | ||
| 17.45 | Rapid | Gelfand-Ponomariov | 0-1 |
| Kramnik-Grischuk | 1-0 | ||
| Gashimov-Dominguez | ½-½ | ||
| 19.15 | Rapid | Ivanchuk-Carlsen | 1-0 |
| Smeets-Svidler | ½-½ | ||
| Aronian-Karjakin | 1-0 | ||
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Pono is on fire.
Chucky really played great in his white game!