Corus Chess GM Group A
The focus will obviously be on the Kramnik - Anand rivarly and now that they are tied for the top spot in the world with exactly the same ELO points, this tournament will more or less serve as a tie-break.
Topalov has lost a lot of the headlines to the top two, so he'll probably grab this chance to try and get some. Carlsen, Mamedyarov, and the ever dangerous Judit Polgar are others to watch.
The Group A of the Corus Chess Tournaments reads like a Who's who in chess.
Here's the list updated with the January 2008 Ratings. Note that Ivanchuk for example, appears second but is ninth in the world because he slipped by the time the Corus tournament was announced and the Ratings list was updated. Same with Leko and Aronian too and so on. Kramnik moved up.
World Rank, Name, Country, Rating
GM Group A
1 GM Viswanathan Anand India 2799
9 GM Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2751
1 GM Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2799
3 GM Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2780
8 GM Peter Leko Hungary 2753
6 GM Shakryar Mamedyarov Azerbaijan 2760
12 GM Teimour Radjabov Azerbaijan 2735
10 GM Levon Aronian Armenia 2739
11 GM Boris Gelfand Israel 2737
16 GM Michael Adams England 2726
13 GM Magnus Carlsen Norway 2733
22 GM Judit Polgar Hungary 2707
27 GM Pavel Eljanov Ukraine 2692
35 GM Loek Van Wely The Netherlands 2681
Topalov has lost a lot of the headlines to the top two, so he'll probably grab this chance to try and get some. Carlsen, Mamedyarov, and the ever dangerous Judit Polgar are others to watch.
The Group A of the Corus Chess Tournaments reads like a Who's who in chess.
Here's the list updated with the January 2008 Ratings. Note that Ivanchuk for example, appears second but is ninth in the world because he slipped by the time the Corus tournament was announced and the Ratings list was updated. Same with Leko and Aronian too and so on. Kramnik moved up.
World Rank, Name, Country, Rating
GM Group A
1 GM Viswanathan Anand India 2799
9 GM Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2751
1 GM Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2799
3 GM Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2780
8 GM Peter Leko Hungary 2753
6 GM Shakryar Mamedyarov Azerbaijan 2760
12 GM Teimour Radjabov Azerbaijan 2735
10 GM Levon Aronian Armenia 2739
11 GM Boris Gelfand Israel 2737
16 GM Michael Adams England 2726
13 GM Magnus Carlsen Norway 2733
22 GM Judit Polgar Hungary 2707
27 GM Pavel Eljanov Ukraine 2692
35 GM Loek Van Wely The Netherlands 2681
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