There are no results yet obviously, but I'm posting the matches early maybe to get some feedback from the community about this event.

   As of right now going into the final round, here are the standings:

                              W    D    L         Total

    Kramnik               2     3    0   =    9 points

    Anand                  1     4    0   =    7 points

    Mags                    1     2    2   =    5 points

    Shirov                 0     3    2   =    3 points

   Today, the matches are as follows:

   Anand(W) vs. Carlsen(B) - this is the game that will determine second place in the event. Now if Anand wins and Kramnik ties, each will have 10 points and there will be a two game Blitz playoff, and then a possible third game to determine the winner.

   Shirov(W) vs. Kramnik(B) - Kramnik should have a somewhat easy time here becasue Shirov has not won a game the entire event. So I don't personally think there will be any surprises here. It should be straightforward for Kramnik and he'll be shooting for a win knowing that Anand is right on his heels in the standings.

   The games will be posted when they are completed. If anyone has any input or wants to add thoughts about the final day, feel free to do so here.

   -Mark - chess.com's unofficial chess event reporter

   Here is the final game, Anand and Mags, which went to a draw:

   Kramnik is the winner of the tourney, joining 2008 winner Veselin Topalov and last years winner Levon Aronian! Congrats to Vladimir Kramnik!!

What did you guys think of the point system in this tournament? Would Carlsen and Shirov still have fought for 170+ moves if victory yielded them only 1 point instead or 3?

   If anybody cares, I uploaded the entire Bilbao event to a zip file in the Downloads/Database of Games section through the "Resources" menu at the top. Enjoy