Nanjing Super Chess Tournament 2010
Anand, Topalov, Carlsen, Gashimov, Wang Yue, and Bacrot
The Nanjing Super Chess Tournament will take place 18th-30th October 2010. It will be one of the top closed events of the year with the participation of the World Champion Viswanathan Anand, the ex World Champion Veselin Topalov, the world number one Magnus Carlsen, and the 2700 club members Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue, and Etienne Bacrot.
The Nanjing 2010 tournament will be a double round robin. It will have average rating of 2766 making it category XXI event.
The presence of Anand, Carlsen, and Topalov and their heavy schedule explains why they will miss the 2010 Bilbao Final Masters. Both Carlsen and Topalov will lead the teams of Norway and Bulgaria during the Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk (click here for all teams), while Anand and Carlsen will face in the Arctic Security Chess Stars in the end of August.
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Topalov can regain his #1 ranking at this tournament.