Tata Steel Round 1 Pairings:
Group A
| Round 1 – Saturday the 15th | |
| R. Ponomariov – A. Anand | |
| E. l’Ami – A. Giri | |
| J. Smeets – A. Shirov | |
| M. Carlsen – L. Aronian | |
| H. Nakamura – A. Grischuk | |
| M. Vachier-Lagrave – W. Hao | |
| I. Nepomniachtchi – V. Kramnik | |
Group B
| Round 1 – Saturday the 15th | |
| V. Tkachiev – L. Fressinet | |
| F. Nijboer – L. Chao | |
| L. McShane – W. Spoelman | |
| R. Wojtaszek – D. Navara | |
| L. Liem – W. So | |
| G. Sargissian – S. Ganguly | |
| J. Hammer – Z. Efimenko | |
Group C
| Round 1 – Saturday the 15th | |
| M. van der Werf – B. Bok | |
| S. Siebrecht – R. Pruijssers | |
| I. Ivanisevic – T. Sachdev | |
| K. Lahno – M. Bluvshtein | |
| D. Swiercz – J.W. de Jong | |
| I. Nyzhnyk – M. Kazhgaleyev | |
| R. van Kampen – D. Vocaturo | |
Prediction? Any major upset in round 1?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura will go +12 in group A. He’s the greatest ever.
Nakamura is too arrogant to win. His karma is going to get him. My money is on Grischuk. He’s at the top of his form.
Somebody will win but Anand is still World Champ.
Go Aronian.
Topa can still win this one!