Round 1 pairings:
1 GM Fressinet Laurent 2708 – GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2756 12
2 GM Grischuk Alexander 2785 – GM Wang Hao 2736 11
3 GM Caruana Fabiano 2779 – GM Bacrot Etienne 2723 10
4 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2731 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2757 9
5 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2772 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2703 8
6 GM Gelfand Boris 2764 – GM Giri Anish 2737 7
Dear chess friends,
It is my pleasure to announce the first round pairings!
All details can be found on the official website: http://paris2013.fide.com/
*Pairings: http://paris2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=1
*Pictures: http://paris2013.fide.com/en/component/content/article/40-static-content/132-photo-gallery
*Sponsors: http://paris2013.fide.com/en/sponsors
There will also be live commentary given by GM Sergey Tiviakov, starting with the first round of tomorrow!
For any further details, do not hesitate to contact your FIDE Press Officer.
Thank you for your interest!
Kind regards,
Alina l’Ami
No doubt Nakamura will win this GP. He’ll challenge Carlsen for the world title next year.
Please provide the URL for live commentary given by GM Sergey Tiviakov.
You mean you’re too stupid to find it for yourself?