Drawing of lots order
1. Levon Aronian
2. Boris Gelfand
3. Vassily Ivanchuk
4. Peter Svidler
5. Vladimir Kramnik
6. Alexander Grischuk
7. Teimour Radjabov
8. Magnus Carlsen
Round 1
Aronian – Carlsen
Gelfand – Radjabov
Ivanchuk – Grischuk
Svidler – Kramnik
1. Levon Aronian
2. Boris Gelfand
3. Vassily Ivanchuk
4. Peter Svidler
5. Vladimir Kramnik
6. Alexander Grischuk
7. Teimour Radjabov
8. Magnus Carlsen
Round 1
Aronian – Carlsen
Gelfand – Radjabov
Ivanchuk – Grischuk
Svidler – Kramnik
