The first round wasn’t too hard for the top players, and there was only one lower rated player – Benet Morant Damia (Spain, 2044), who drew GM Hammer (Norway, 2651).
Results of the top 10 boards of the 1st round
1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 0 1 – 0 0 Lux Gregory 2065
2 Bergsson Stefan 2063 0 0 – 1 0 GM Navara David 2736
3 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727 0 1 – 0 0 Eijk Yuri 2062
4 Runarsson Gunnar 2049 0 0 – 1 0 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676
5 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665 0 1 – 0 0 Prieto Alberto 2045
6 Benet Morant Damia 2044 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651
7 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646 0 1 – 0 0 Martinez Lopez Jaime 2044
8 Skovgaard Tom 2042 0 0 – 1 0 GM Jones Gawain C B 2642
9 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633 0 1 – 0 0 Knutsson Larus 2039
10 Chan James 2038 0 0 – 1 0 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625
Top players after 1st round
1 Bjarnason Vignir ISL 1895 1787 Fjölnir 1.0
2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 0 1.0
2 GM Navara David CZE 2736 0 G-Team Novy Bor 1.0
3 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 0 1.0
4 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2676 0 1.0
5 GM Movsesian Sergei ARM 2665 0 1.0
7 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2646 0 1.0
8 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2642 0 1.0
9 GM Naroditsky Daniel U20 USA 2633 0 1.0
10 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2625 0 1.0
11 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 0 1.0
12 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2603 0 1.0
13 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 0 1.0
14 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2585 0 1.0
15 GM Jussupow Artur GER 2573 0 1.0
Some games of the 1st round
Top pairings of the 2nd round
1 Ragnarsson Dagur 2347 1 – 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
2 GM Navara David 2736 1 – 1 FM Nguyen Thai Dai Van 2338
3 Loos Roland 2337 1 – 1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
4 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 1 – 1 FM Rosner Jonas 2324
5 FM Bisby Daniel L 2321 1 – 1 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
6 FM Antal Tibor Kende 2317 1 – 1 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646
7 GM Jones Gawain C B 2642 1 – 1 FM Gislason Gudmundur 2321
8 WIM Ni Shiqun 2315 1 – 1 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
9 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625 1 – 1 Hitzler Philipp 2315
10 Haldorsen Benjamin 2307 1 – 1 GM L’ami Erwin 2605
