Round 1, Friday, May 8, 2:00 pm
| Board | White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating |
| 1. | GM Ildar Ibragimov (0) | 2628 | – | GM Gata Kamsky (0) | 2798 |
| 2. | GM Hikaru Nakamura (0) | 2757 | – | GM Alexander Shabalov (0) | 2620 |
| 3. | GM Joshua Friedel (0) | 2568 | – | GM Alexander Onischuk (0) | 2736 |
| 4. | GM Yury Shulman (0) | 2697 | – | IM Enrico Sevillano (0) | 2549 |
| 5. | IM Robert Hess (0) | 2545 | – | GM Larry Christiansen (0) | 2681 |
| 6. | GM Julio Becerra (0) | 2672 | – | IM Ray Robson (0) | 2542 |
| 7. | IM Anna Zatonskih (0) | 2503 | – | GM Varuzhan Akobian (0) | 2664 |
| 8. | GM Gregory Kaidanov (0) | 2662 | – | IM Irina Krush (0) | 2496 |
| 9. | IM Samuel Shankland (0) | 2464 | – | GM Joel Benjamin (0) | 2650 |
| 10. | GM Jaan Ehlvest (0) | 2649 | – | IM Michael Brooks (0) | 2419 |
| 11. | Charles Lawton (0) | 2350 | – | GM Melikset Khachiyan (0) | 2632 |
| 12. | GM Boris Gulko (0) | 2631 | – | Tyler Hughes (0) | 2293 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I expect some upsets in round 1 right away.
Go Ray!!!
I am rooting for Gata Kamsky all the way! There are so many strong great players this won’t be easy. Let’s hope for some great fighting chess. I look forward to the games and hope Susan can give us if now live commentary maybe postgame analysis and notes :o)
GM Hess and IM Robson are my favorites!
A nine-round Swiss with only 24 players is a pretty unusual format. The Swiss system is designed for a much larger number of players compared to the number of rounds.