The 2009 Tal Memorial will take place November 4-19, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. This is the strongest tournament of the year. Here are the confirmed players:
| Tal Memorial Moscow (Moscow, Russia) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | T | Nat | Elo | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2788 | |
| Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2786 | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2801 | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | |
| Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2752 | |
| Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2758 | |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2739 | |
| Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2750 | |
| Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2754 | |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2739 | |
Official website: http://russiachess.org
Who do you think will win the tournament?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I bet one dollar Magnus will finish last.
I will list those who will not win the tournament:
Leko
Gelfand
Ivanchuk
Morozevich
Svidler
Ponomariov
I would have thought that a Tal tourney would be in Riga, not Moscow.
But that’s just me, I guess.
1st round:
Carlsen – Kramnik
Morozevich – Leko
Ivanchuk – Anand
Gelfand – Ponomariov
Aronian – Svidler.
Tough tourny for Magnus after Nanjing if he comes in 3rd that should be fantabulous! . To expect more would be premature, huh Susan? hehe.
Aronian
Anand.. Vishy.. Anand. GO ANAND!!
–Cheri