Final round pairings: (red = key matchups)
Group A
V. Anand – V. Kramnik
J. Polgar – L. Aronian
M. Carlsen – T. Radjabov
P. Leko – S. Mamedyarov
V. Ivanchuk – L. van Wely
V. Topalov – M. Adams
B. Gelfand – P. Eljanov
Group B
H. Koneru – S. Movsesian
I. Nepomniachtchi – N. Short
E. L’Ami – J. Smeets
G. Sargissian – W. Spoelman
I. Cheparinov – D. Stellwagen
M. Krasenkow – Y. Hou
E. Bacrot – P. Harikrishna
Group C
F. Caruana – P. Negi
D. Ruijgrok – I. Krush
D. Reinderman – M. van der Werf
E. Grivas – Z. Peng
P. Carlsson – F. Nijboer
A. Braun – A. Ushenina
J. van der Wiel – S. Li
What is your prediction? Who will win Group A?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I am going to pop corn and watch all three matches at once!
It is like Superbowl times three!
This is chess history in the making!
The greatest upset will be Kramniks loss to Vishy, Magnus win over Radjabov and Judits win over Aronian.
If this happens I will celebrate by sending gifts to the predicted winners!
Aronian has the most chances for a win! But I hope all three games are fighting chess.
And if I have not said it before…Carlsen…what a superkid!
Anand can win only if 1.> he beats Kramnik and 2.> Aronian and Carlsen either lose or draw ( since Anand has better strike rate in case of tie)….lets see…
Really great show by Negi. He is definitely India’s next great Chess super talent. I hope he goes far.