This elite event starts today in Dortmund, Germany. The participants are:
1 GER Baramidze 2616
2 GER Naiditsch 2705
3 RUS Kramnik 2777
4 HUN Leko 2737
5 UKR Ponomariov 2723
6 GER Meier 2632
7 ENG Adams 2743
8 ITA Caruana 2789
Pairings of the first round
Baramidze – Caruana
Naiditsch – Adams
Kramnik – Meier
Leko – Ponomariov