Corus A Announced


The field for Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2009 Group A has been announced. The first Grand Slam event boasts an impressive list but will miss the presence of Anand, Topalov, and Kramnik. Topalov could use the absense at Wijk Aan Zee to prepare for a possible postponed match against Kamsky. Ironically, Kamsky has signed up for the event.

The players to watch are Wang Yue of China, Sergei Movsesian of Slovakia, and Leinier Dominguez of Cuba. Also under the scanner are the dutch newcomers Smeets and Stellwagen. Wang Yue shocked everyone with his Grand Prix performances and is at the cusp of the top ten in the world rankings. The chess world is curious to see how he performs in a world class event like Corus. Movsesian had an equally impressive climb, although he did not have any major achievement in terms of tournament wins. Leinier Dominguez won the world blitz championship, but this is a completely kettle of fish, but Dominguez is a fighter and his games will be worth watching.

Alexander Morozevich (RUS) 2787
Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 2786
Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2786
Levon Aronian (ARM) 2757
Teimour Radjabov (AZE) 2751
Wang Yue (CHN) 2736
Michael Adams (ENG) 2734
Sergei Movsesian (SVK) 2732
Sergei Karjakin (UKR) 2730
Gata Kamsky (USA) 2729
Leinier Dominguez (CUB) 2719
Loek van Wely (NLD) 2618
Daniel Stellwagen (NLD) 2605
Jan Smeets (NLD) 2604

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