Round 3 matchups:
| # | White | Result | Black |
| 1 | Alexei Shirov | – | Magnus Carlsen |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | – | Vladimir Kramnik |
Standings after 2 rounds:
| 1 | Vladimir Krámnik | 2w | 0d | 0l | 6 points |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 1w | 1d | 0l | 4 points |
| 3 | Alexei Shirov | 0w | 1d | 1l | 1 point |
| 4 | Magnus Carlsen | 0w | 0d | 2l | 0 point |
http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2010/en/torneo/fase-final-de-bilbao/resultados/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kramnik is back on top.
Anand might win
They will settle for an early draw.
They fought out the draw till the very end.
Carlsen looks like losing again.