Candidate matches R1 tiebreaks

Shirov, Gelfand, and Aronian qualify

Tie breaks

Alexei Shirov - Michael Adams 2,5 - 0,5
Boris Gelfand - Rustam Kasimdzhanov 2,5 - 0,5
Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian 2-2 rapid, 0-2 blitz

Previous rounds

Candidate matches preview

Players arrive at Elista

Round 1, game 1

Round 1, game 2

Round 1, game 3

Round 1, game 4 - Kamsky and Leko qualify

Round 1, game 5 - Grishchuk qualifies

Round 1, game 6 - Bareev and Rublevsky qualify, 3 matches remain equal

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Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5 (blitz)

Game 6 (blitz)