Buuxi weedha soo socota: Armenia, waa mid ka mid ah afar kooxood oo kaliya si ay ula ciyaaraan Ukraine, oo ay ku jiraan guddiga labaad Levon Aronian, oo aan lumin 12 kulan, iyo guddiga saddexaad Rafael Vaganian, oo dhaliyay 81⁄2 dhibcood 11 kulan, ayaa laga badiyay 11⁄2-21⁄2 Russia wareegga siddeedaad. Ugu dambeyntii, iyagoo ku guuleystay guuldaradii wareega 31⁄2-1⁄2 ee Georgia, waxay ku dhejiyeen dhibcaha Ruushka 361⁄2 dhibcood. Armenia waxaa la geliyay ka dib Ruushka, si kastaba ha noqotee, nidaamka Buchholz tie-breaker ee ay adeegsadeen Olombikada, waxayna ku dhameysteen, sida
ciyaarihii Olombikada ee la soo dhaafay, oo ay ku guulaysteen biladooyin naxaas ah. Kooxda martida loo yahay ee Spain, oo uu hogaamiyo Alexei Shirov, ayaa ku guuleysatay inay soo galaan tobanka ugu sareeya.