Pairings round 2
Friday September 24th 14.00 CET Nigel Short – Nils Grandelius Vincent Keymer – Jonas Buhl Bjerre Nihal Sarin – J Van Foreest Etienne Bacrot – Gawain Jones
Pairings round 1
The draw for this year’s tournament is now complete. In round 1, the following players will battle at the board: Nigel Short – Etienne Bacrot Nils Grandelius – Nihal Sarin J Van Foreest – Vincent Keymer Jonas Buhl Bjerre – Gawain Jones You can follow the games on chess24 tomorrow …
Good news!
The starting field is now complete. The young grandmaster Jonas Buhl Bjerre from Denmark will be the 8th player in this year’s tournament. GM Bjerre really showed his strength in the recently concluded European Championships. He ended up in 22nd place and thus qualified for the World Cup.
Anatoly Karpov has withdrawn from the tournament
Bad news. Ex-world champion Anatoly Karpov has withdrawn from the tournament. The search for a replacement is ongoing.