Shirov i van Wely wygrali w pierwszej rundzie (Corus A)

Sergey Karjakin - Vishy Anand ½-½
Leinier Dominguez - Vladimir Kramnik ½-½
Peter Leko - Alexei Shirov 0-1
Fabiano Caruana - Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½
Sergey Tiviakov - Magnus Carlsen ½-½
Jan Smeets - Hikaru Nakamura ½-½
Loek van Wely - Nigel Short 1-0