Nakamura and Kamsky ahead

Only the top two seeds remain on 100% after two rounds and will face off in round three later today with Gata Kamsky getting White.
Will this early meeting between the favourites ultimately decide the champion for 2010?

The results of the second round in full:

1	GM Hikaru Nakamura	2733	1-0	GM Robert Hess	2590
2	GM Melikset Khachiyan	2539	0-1	GM Gata Kamsky	2702
3	GM Alexander Onischuk	2699	0.5-0.5	GM Larry Christiansen	2578
4	GM Jaan Ehlvest	2591	0.5-0.5	IM Irina Krush	2455
5	IM Levon Altounian	2454	0.5-0.5	GM Yury Shulman	2613
6	GM Varuzhan Akobian	2599	1-0	GM Jesse Kraai	2492
7	GM Alexander Shabalov	2585	1-0	GM Ben Finegold	2539
8	GM Sergey Kudrin	2571	1-0	GM Vinay Bhat	2547
9	IM Samuel Shankland	2507	0.5-0.5	GM Aleksandr Lenderman	2598
10	GM Gregory Kaidanov	2577	0.5-0.5	GM Joel Benjamin	2565
11	GM Dmitry Gurevich	2488	0-1	GM Alexander Stripunsky	2570
12	GM Ray Robson	2569	0-1	GM Alex Yermolinsky	2528

The third round pairings are as follows:

Bd	Names	rating	Results	Names	rating
1	GM Gata Kamsky	2702		GM Hikaru Nakamura	2733
2	GM Sergey Kudrin	2571		GM Alexander Onischuk	2699
3	IM Irina Krush	2455		GM Varuzhan Akobian	2599
4	GM Larry Christiansen	2578		GM Jaan Ehlvest	2591
5	GM Yury Shulman	2613		GM Alexander Shabalov	2585
6	GM Robert Hess	2590		GM Melikset Khachiyan	2539
7	GM Alexander Stripunsky	2570		IM Levon Altounian	2454
8	GM Alex Yermolinsky	2528		GM Aleksandr Lenderman	2598
9	GM Ben Finegold	2539		GM Gregory Kaidanov	2577
10	GM Joel Benjamin	2565		IM Samuel Shankland	2507
11	GM Jesse Kraai	2492		GM Vinay Bhat	2547
12	GM Dmitry Gurevich	2488		GM Ray Robson	2569

Apart from the perfect start from Nakamura and Kamsky, Irina Krush has had a good start.

At the bottom Junior champion Roy Robson has lost both games.

You can watch the games live and can find more information on the official tournament site.