(Photo taken from chess-news.ru)
Anand started the event with a win against Ponomariov and is leading with 3 points.
Results of the 1st round
Vallejo 1/2 Aronian
Anand 1-0 Ponomariov
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
Levon Aronian – Ruslan Ponomariov
Francisco Vallejo Pons – Viswanathan Anand