Here is some excellent information by TWIC:
| Name | NAT | Elo points | W Rank | Age | Past results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Gelfand | ISR | 2755 | No 9 | 41 | Winner in Biel in 1993 (Interzonal Tournament), 2005 |
| Alexander Morozevich | RUS | 2751 | No 10 | 32 | Winner in Biel in 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| Evgeny Alekseev | RUS | 2714 | No 24 | 23 | Winner in Biel in 2008 |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 2703 | No 29 | 18 | 1st time in Biel |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2703 | No 30 | 40 | Winner in Biel in 1989 |
| Fabiano Caruana | ITA | 2670 | No 59 | 16 | 1st time in Biel |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Caruana will crush the field. Mark my word.
This field will crush Caruana. Mark my word.
Caruana will crush this word. Mark my field.
“Mark my field.”
Yes, master!
Anything but last place should be considered as a sucess for Caruana.