The event started yesterday with a blitz, which was won by Vachier-Lagrave ahead of the likes of Nakamura, Carlsen, Giri, Anand, etc!
The participants of this super-tournament are:
1 NED Giri 2773
2 IND Anand 2804
3 NOR Carlsen 2876
4 USA Nakamura 2802
5 FRA Vachier-Lagrave 2783
6 ARM Aronian 2780
7 NOR Hammer 2677
8 BUL Topalov 2798
9 ITA Caruana 2805
10 RUS Grischuk 2781
Pairings of the 1st round
Giri (2773) – Grischuk (2781)
Anand (2804) – Caruana (2805)
Carlsen (2876) – Topalov (2798)
Nakamura (2802) – Hammer (2677)
Vachier-Lagrave (2723) – Aronian (2780)