Round one, Karjakin 2 Matsuura 0 Karjakin vs E Matsuura, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0 E Matsuura vs Karjakin, 2007  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 0-1 Round two, Karjakin 1.5 Pengxiang 0.5 P Zhang vs Karjakin, 2007  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2 Karjakin vs P Zhang, 2007  (C18) French, Winawer, 74 moves, 1-0 Round three, Karjakin 3 Bacrot 1 Karjakin vs Bacrot, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 Bacrot vs Karjakin, 2007 (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2 Bacrot vs Karjakin, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1 Karjakin vs Bacrot, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0 Round four, Karjakin 1.5 Nisipeanu 0.5 Karjakin vs Nisipeanu, 2007  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu vs Karjakin, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1 Quarterfinal, Karjakin 2.5 Alekseev 1.5 Karjakin vs E Alekseev, 2007 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 E Alekseev vs Karjakin, 2007 (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 E Alekseev vs Karjakin, 2007  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 Karjakin vs E Alekseev, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0 Semifinal, Karjakin 1.5 Shirov 2.5 Shirov vs Karjakin, 2007  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Karjakin vs Shirov, 2007  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 Karjakin vs Shirov, 2007  (B33) Sicilian, 103 moves, 1/2-1/2 Shirov vs Karjakin, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 70 moves, 1-0 18 games