Round 3 matchups:
| # | White | Result | Black |
| 1 | Alexei Shirov | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
Standings after 2 rounds:
| 1 | Vladimir Krámnik | 2w | 0d | 0l | 6 points |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 1w | 1d | 0l | 4 points |
| 3 | Alexei Shirov | 0w | 1d | 1l | 1 point |
| 4 | Magnus Carlsen | 0w | 0d | 2l | 0 point |
http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2010/en/torneo/fase-final-de-bilbao/resultados/
