The strongest chess tournament for this year is to begin
today at Moscow. It features the World Champion
Viswanathan Anand and his new big rival Magnus Carlsen
of Norway in a 10-player single all-play-all league from
Nov 5-14. It has everyone except Veselin Topalov against
whom Anand will be defending his title next spring.
Carlsen is the youngest and Lvov's Vassily Ivanchuk of
Ukraine is the oldest competitor. The field includes
Garry Kasparov's nemesis Vladimir Kramnik. The
tournament is named Tal Memorial. Mikhail Tal, a former
world champion passed away in 1992 a few days after the
Manila Chess Olympiad. Following this event is the World
Blitz Championship.
Levon Aronian of Armenia and Peter Leko of Hungary,
Boris Gelfand of Israel, Alexander Morozevich of Russia
are the other players. Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine who
won the world title in January 2002 in Moscow is popular
there.
Expect Anand, Carlsen, Kramnik and Aronian to be ahead
of the other six. Can Kasparov's analysis still work?
Does Carlsen have the ability to use Kasparov's analysis
are the questions this event will answer. Colours and
the results between these four players will be the key
to making predictions. Players who get the five white
and four black will continue to have a slight edge.
Finally it might be down to the two non-Russians in the
fray, Anand and Carlsen. Anand has experience and is the
most universal player in this group of ten. Carlsen has
to repeat his Chinese showing in this elite group as a
reconfirmation of his new status as the top player.
The ten players: Viswanathan Anand (Ind), Magnus Carlsen
(Nor), Vladimir Kramnik (Rus), Peter Svidler (Rus),
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukr), Alexander Morozevich (Rus),
Levon Aronian (Arm), Peter Leko (Hun), Boris Gelfand (Isr),
Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukr).
July 07 2010 - This is to inform all chess
players / organisers / officials that any chess event organized
under the banner of "Chess Association of India" is not
recognized by the All India Chess Federation... more news
Kind Attention : Tournament Organizers / State
Associations
May 06 2010 - Please be informed that the FIDE has announced that, here after
all the rating tournaments should be registered 30 days in
advance. We therefore request all the organizers / State chess
associations to send their Bidform along with prescribed fee to
organize any FIDE rating events, 45 days in advance to All India
Chess Federation for onward submission to FIDE and enable us to
allot the FIDE / AICF event code for the event. Download the Bidform
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