Result: 

Round 1 6th June 2007

Aronian, Levon - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 41 D20 QGA
Leko, Peter - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 34 B17 Caro Kann
Grischuk, Alexander - Rublevsky, Sergei 1-0 34 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Kamsky, Gata - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 23 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2

Standing:

Aronian,Levon  g ARM 2759     1
Shirov, Alexei   g ESP 2699      0

Leko, Peter      g HUN 2738     1
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2643     0

Grischuk, A       g RUS 2717     1
Rublevsky, S     g RUS 2680     0

Gelfand, Boris    g ISR 2733     =
Kamsky, Gata    g USA 2705     =

Semi-Final Standings
WCh Candidates s/f Elista RUS (RUS), 27 v-3 vi 2007

Aronian,Levon  g ARM 2759    1 = 0 1 0 = 1 = = 0 1 1 7.0  2750
Carlsen,Magnus g NOR 2693   0 = 1 0 1 = 0 = = 1 0 0 5.0  2702

Leko, Peter    g HUN 2738      = 1 1 1             3.5  2971
Gurevich, M    g TUR 2635      = 0 0 0             0.5  2416

Rublevsky, S   g RUS 2680     = = 1 = = =         3.5  2774
Ponomariov, R  g UKR 2717    = = 0 = = =         2.5  2623

Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733      = = = = = = 1 = 1   5.5  2757
Kasimdzhanov,R g UZB 2677  = = = = = = 0 = 0   3.5  2653

Kamsky, Gata   g USA 2705   = 1 1 1             3.5  3045
Bacrot, E      g FRA 2709        = 0 0 0             0.5  2383

Grischuk, A    g RUS 2717      1 = = 1 =           3.5  2828
Malakhov, V    g RUS 2679     0 = = 0 =           1.5  2568

Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2643    = 1 = 1 0 =         3.5  2784
Polgar, Judit  g HUN 2727       = 0 = 0 1 =         2.5  2586

Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2699       = = = 0 = 1 1 1 =   5.5  2814
Adams, Michael g ENG 2734    = = = 1 = 0 0 0 =   3.5  2619

Playoffs 4 game rapid match time rate 25m+10s, if needed then two blitz games 5m+10s, if still tied, then one armageddon game with 6m vs 5m (no increment), black has draw odds.

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