Round 1 results:
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 1 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | 0 – 1 | GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | 14 |
| 2 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | ½ – ½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | 13 |
| 3 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | ½ – ½ | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | 12 |
| 4 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | 1 – 0 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | 11 |
| 5 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | ½ – ½ | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | 10 |
| 6 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | ½ – ½ | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | 9 |
| 7 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | ½ – ½ | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | 8 |
Standings after 1 round:
| Rank | SNo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | |
| 1 | 4 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | BUL | 1 |
| 14 | GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | HUN | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | UKR | ½ |
| 3 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | RUS | ½ | |
| 5 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | USA | ½ | |
| 6 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | UZB | ½ | |
| 7 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | ISR | ½ | |
| 8 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | UKR | ½ | |
| 9 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | UKR | ½ | |
| 10 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | FRA | ½ | |
| 12 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | ARM | ½ | |
| 13 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | ARM | ½ | |
| 13 | 1 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | RUS | 0 |
| 11 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | RUS | 0 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Peter!!!
Maybe his style is not too attractive, he is Hungarian and this is the most important.
A Leko win with black? Leko is a very draw-oriented player, not very exciting to watch. Maybe Inarkiev made a bad blunder.
Go Sergey!