Here are the full pairings of the 2012 World Rapid Chess Championship. Daily 5 rounds will be played, find all details about the championship here
Live games here – July 6,7, and 8 at 11:00 CET
Pairings
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | – | Carlsen, Magnus |
| 2 | Svidler, Peter | – | Radjabov, Teimour |
| 3 | Kurnosov, Igor | – | Ivanchuk, Vassily |
| 4 | Gelfand, Boris | – | Karjakin, Sergey |
| 5 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | – | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
| 6 | Ismagambetov, Anuar | – | Dreev, Aleksey |
| 7 | Grischuk, Alexander | – | Bologan, Viktor |
| 8 | Topalov, Veselin | – | Morozevich, Alexander |
| Round 2 | |||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | – | Morozevich, Alexander |
| 2 | Bologan, Viktor | – | Topalov, Veselin |
| 3 | Dreev, Aleksey | – | Grischuk, Alexander |
| 4 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | – | Ismagambetov, Anuar |
| 5 | Karjakin, Sergey | – | Tkachiev, Vladislav |
| 6 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | – | Gelfand, Boris |
| 7 | Radjabov, Teimour | – | Kurnosov, Igor |
| 8 | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | – | Svidler, Peter |
| Round 3 | |||
| 1 | Svidler, Peter | – | Carlsen, Magnus |
| 2 | Kurnosov, Igor | – | Kazhgaleyev, Murtas |
| 3 | Gelfand, Boris | – | Radjabov, Teimour |
| 4 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | – | Ivanchuk, Vassily |
| 5 | Ismagambetov, Anuar | – | Karjakin, Sergey |
| 6 | Grischuk, Alexander | – | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
| 7 | Topalov, Veselin | – | Dreev, Aleksey |
| 8 | Morozevich, Alexander | – | Bologan, Viktor |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Magnus will lose to Nakamura in a head to head match.