[2] The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen, on tiebreak ahead of Vladimir Kramnik, after a dramatic final round in which they both lost.

The prizes for each place were as follows:[3] Before the tournament Carlsen was considered the favourite, with Kramnik and Aronian being deemed his biggest rivals.

Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian.

Carlsen played to win, since that would guarantee him the tournament victory regardless of Kramnik's result; similarly, Kramnik knew that the odds of Carlsen losing with white were minute, and he went all-in against Ivanchuk with the Pirc Defense.

This backfired and Ivanchuk obtained an early advantage, while Carlsen got a level position against Svidler.