Game Breakdown

½-½

Over half the games ended in a draw, and of the games which were decisive, 60% were won by white.

Game Openings

Game openings were as expected, with e4 at move 1 occurring in almost 70% of games. The Ruy Lopez and Sicilian are seen as the two sharpest openings in modern classical chess. It makes sense that at the Candidates Tournament, GMs generally stick to safer openings.