Who will be the 128 players at the World Cup in Tromsoe (10.08 - 5.09.2013) ? "We don't have the whole list, but part of it. So...

QUALIFIERS for the WORLD CUP 2013

a)World Champion and World Cup 2011 semi-finalists

01. V. Anand (IND)

02. P. Svidler (RUS)

03. A. Grischuk (RUS)

04. V. Ivanchuk (UKR)

05. R. Ponomariov (UKR)

Anand's participation is in great doubt. Having the World Champion in the list is part of protocol The semifinalists from the last World Cup will probably not play either. .

b)Women's World Champion 2012:

06. A. Ushenina (UKR)

c)Junior World Champions 2011 & 2012:

07. D. Swiercz (POL)

08. A. Ipatov (TUR)

Having the world junior champion has become a nice tradition, whilst having the women's champion adds charm and glamour. Even more so if it is Anna Ushenina. 

Darius Sverc, Anna Ushenina and Alexander Ipatov

The following group would brighten up any international event by their participation. But the first three playing is doubtful, although it is not impossible that the home player will play and support the honour and pride of Scandinavia. 

d)From FIDE Rating List, 18 players, average 3/2012 up to 1/2013:

09. M. Carlsen (NOR) 2843,00

10. L. Aronian (ARM) 2816,22

11. V. Kramnik (RUS) 2798,88

12. T. Radjabov (AZE) 2789,22

13. S. Karjakin (RUS) 2777,44

14. F. Caruana (ITA) 2775,44

15. H. Nakamura (USA) 2772,77

16. A. Morozevich (RUS) 2760,44

17. V. Topalov (BUL) 2758,00

18. G. Kamsky (USA) 2748,55

19. S. Mamedyarov (AZE) 2744,88

20. Wang Hao (CHN) 2739,11

21. B. Gelfand (ISR) 2738,44

22. P. Leko (HUN) 2731,11

23. E. Tomashevsky (RUS) 2728,77

24. L. Dominguez (CUB) 2727,44

25. M. Adams (ENG) 2721,66

26. R. Wojtaszek (POL) 2721,55

                What are the Russian Champion's plans?      And the European Champion's?

e) 46 players from European Championships 2012 & 2013

27. D. Jakovenko (RUS) 2012

28. L. Fressinet (FRA) 2012

29. V. Malakhov (RUS) 2012

30. D. Andreikin (RUS) 2012

31. E. Inarkiev (RUS) 2012

32. M. Matlakov (RUS) 2012

33. V. Bologan (MDA) 2012

34. F. Vallejo Pons (ESP) 2012

35. Y. Kryvoruchko (UKR) 2012

36. S. Azarov (BLR) 2012

37. E. Najer (RUS) 2012

38. V. Akopian (ARM) 2012

39. A. Volokitin (UKR) 2012

40. J. Smeets (NED) 2012

41. C.B. Gawain Jones (ENG) 2012

42. N. Vitiugov (RUS) 2012

43. E. Bacrot (FRA) 2012

44. A. Dreev (RUS) 2012

45. D. Khismatullin (RUS) 2012

46. M. Kobalia (RUS) 2012

47. V. Durarbeyli (AZE) 2012

48. A. Riazantsev (RUS) 2012

49. B. Jobava (GEO) 2012

23 GMs are already known from last year's championship and 23 more will be known in May after the end of the tournament in Legnice (Poland).  №№ 50-72   ??

What sort of result are Nikita Vitiugov and Baabdur Jobava set for?

f) 20 players from Americas

73. G. Kaidanov (USA) Continental 2012

74. J. Granda Zuniga (PER) Continental 2012

75. A. Shabalov (USA) Continental 2012

76. E. Hansen (CAN) Continental 2012

Just four more players from the American zone remain to be determined №№ 77-92 .

Who would ever have believe dthat the Moscow regional champion would be nominated for the USA. ??

Grigory Kaidanov

g) 20 players from Asia/Oceania, №№ 93-112

The championship of this large region has not yet been held (it is planned for Kazakstan, dates unknown), so 20 names are still unknown. I would risk suggesting (not a great risk, admittedly) that the final list will include 5 Chinese.

h) 6 players from Africa, №№ 113-118.

The same situation, but here Egypt, UAE and who else?

i) 6 nominees of the FIDE President. №№ 119-124.

The President choices are not worth discussing, but one;s heart says "Ernesto Inarkiev"!

j) 4 nominees of the local Organising Committee.

Four places belong to the Organising Committee. (№№125-128) From the Norwegian rating list one can can predict the inclusion of the someone from the top four:  Hammer, Jon Ludvig (2633),  Agdestein, Simen (2555), Lie, Kjetil A. (2532), Johannessen, Leif Erlend (2521).  This is also guesswork but it would be nice tos e ethe footballer/GM, Simen Agdestein!

Total = 128 players

Top 3 reserve players by rating (average 3/2012 up to 1/2013):

1. A. Giri (NED) 2715,33

2. I. Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2709,00

3. A. Shirov (LAT) 2708,33

All three rseerves are practically guaranteed to get in .

Alexey Shirov looks doubful...

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Text: Sergey Kim