Summary of round 2:
| White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating | Moves | Openings details |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2743 | 1-0 | Giri, Anish | 2690 | (34) | Semi-Slav Defence |
| Le, Quang Liem | 2689 | ½-½ | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2774 | (22) | Nimzoindian Defence |
| Meier, Georg | 2669 | 0-1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 2785 | (32) | Queen's Indian Defence |
The transmission is with a 30 minute delay in order to avoid any possibility of 'external influences affecting the players decisions'.
Standings after two rounds:
| Posn. | Name | Country | Rating | Kw | Kb | Nw | Nb | Lw | Lb | Pw | Pb | Gw | Gb | Mw | Mb | Score |
| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2781 | * | * | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 |
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2770 | . | . | * | * | . | ½ | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | 1 |
| 3. | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2715 | . | . | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | . | . | . | ½ | 1 |
| 4. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2764 | . | 0 | . | . | . | . | * | * | 1 | . | . | . | 1 |
| 5. | Giri, Anish | NED | 2701 | . | . | ½ | . | . | . | . | 0 | * | * | . | . | ½ |
| 6. | Meier, Georg | GER | 2656 | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | . | . | . | * | * | ½ |
Schedule:
July 21st to 25th: Rounds 1 to 5
July 26th: Rest day
July 27th to 30th: Rounds 6 to 9
July 31st: Round 10
The first nine rounds begin at 3pm local time (3pm Paris, 2pm London, 9am New York).
The final round will be two hours earlier.
The time limit is 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 in 20, and finally 15 minutes for the remainder of the game. The players also receive an increment of 30 seconds per move.
Official site: http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2011
Live games: http://schachtage.dokomserver.de/toma/live.htm
