The second leg of the Grand Prix series hosts a very strong event with 12 of the World’s strongest Grandmasters.
http://tashkent2012.fide.com/en/main-page
| Name | CTY | Rating |
| Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2780 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2772 |
| Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2758 |
| Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2755 |
| Wang, Hao | CHN | 2748 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakriyar | AZE | 2748 |
| Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2747 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2736 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2735 |
| Leko, Peter | HUN | 2734 |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2734 |
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | UZB | 2690 |
Ratings based on October 2012 list. Average rating of event is 2745
GM Gata Kamsky replaces GM Vugar Gashimov (AZE) who is not able to play in this leg only.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fabiano’s FIDE rating is 2786 not 2772, and is now the 5th highest ranked player in the world.