| # | White Pieces | Round 1 | Black Pieces |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus (2839) | 1 : 0 | Indjic, Aleksandar (2650) |
| 2. | Wei, Yi (2753) | 1 : 0 | Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2655) |
| 3. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2742) | ½ : ½ | Leko, Peter (2666) |
| 4. | Topalov, Veselin (2717) | ½ : ½ | Robson, Ray (2674) |
| 5. | Wang, Hao (2698) | 1 : 0 | Sarana, Alexey (2686) |