Round 1 results
| Karjakin, Sergey | – Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | – Wang, Hao | 1-0 | |||
| Svidler, Peter | – Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 1-0 | |||
| Anand, Viswanathan | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | |||
| Carlsen, Magnus | – Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karjakin, Nakamura, and Svidler strike first in Stavanger
Nakamura proves once again that he’s better than Carlsen.