prior to the round. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- |colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 1 – 15 March 2013 |- |Levon Aronian || Magnus Carlsen ||align=center | ½–½ || E11 Bogo-Indian |- |Boris Gelfand || Teimour Radjabov ||align=center | ½–½ || E11 Bogo-Indian |- |Vasyl Ivanchuk || Alexander Grischuk ||align=center | ½–½ || E06 Catalan, Closed |- |Peter Svidler || Vladimir Kramnik ||align=center | ½–½ || D35 Queen's Gambit Declined |- |colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| Round 2 – 16 March 2013 |- |Magnus Carlsen (½) || Vladimir Kramnik (½) ||align=center | ½–½ || A33 English, Symmetrical |- |Alexander Grischuk (½) || Peter Svidler (½) ||align=center | ½–½ || C84 Ruy Lopez |- |Teimour Radjabov (½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (½) ||align=center | 1–0 || A88 Dutch, Leningrad |- |Levon Aronian (½) || Boris Gelfand (½) ||align=center | 1–0 || A04 Réti Opening |- |colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| Round 3 – 17 March 2013 |- |Boris Gelfand (½) || Magnus Carlsen (1) ||align=center | 0–1 || D52 Queen's Gambit Declined |- |Vasyl Ivanchuk (½) || Levon Aronian (1½) ||align=center | 0–1 || A45 Trompowsky Attack |- |Peter Svidler (1) || Teimour Radjabov (1½) ||align=center | 1–0 || E81 King's Indian, Sämisch |- |Vladimir Kramnik (1) || Alexander Grischuk (1) ||align=center | ½–½ || D71 Neo-Grünfeld |- |colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| Round 4 – 19 March 2013 |- |Magnus Carlsen (2) || Alexander Grischuk (1½) ||align=center | 1–0 || C65 Ruy Lopez |- |Teimour Radjabov (1½) || Vladimir Kramnik (1½) ||align=center | ½–½ || E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4. e3 |- |Levon Aronian (2½) || Peter Svidler (2) ||align=center | ½–½ || D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted |- |Boris Gelfand (0½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (0½) ||align=center | ½–½ || D07 Chigorin Defense |- |colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| Round 5 – 20 March 2013 |- |Vasyl Ivanchuk (1) || Magnus Carlsen (3) ||align=center | ½–½ || D93 Grünfeld, Bf4 & e3 |- |Peter Svidler (2½) || Boris Gelfand (1) ||align=center | ½–½ || D85 Grünfeld, Exchange |- |Vladimir Kramnik (2) || Levon Aronian (3) ||align=center | ½–½ || A07 King's Indian Attack |- |Alexander Grischuk (1½) || Teimour Radjabov (2) ||align=center | ½–½ || D35 Queen's Gambit Declined |- |colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;"| Round 6 – 21 March 2013 |- |Peter Svidler (3) || Magnus Carlsen (3½) ||align=center | 0–1 || C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |- |Vladimir Kramnik (2½) || Vasyl Ivanchuk (1½) ||align=center | ½–½ || E00 Queen's Pawn Game |- |Alexander Grischuk (2) || Boris Gelfand