Participants of Tata Steel Grandmaster group A
Name – Country – Rating – Position
GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2795 3
GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2783 5
GM Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2779 6
GM Gelfand, Boris ISR 2765 9
GM Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2762 10
GM Dominguez, Leinier CUB 2753 12
GM Giri, Anish NED 2749 15
GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2724 26
GM So, Wesley PHL 2706 41
GM van Wely, Loek NED 2693 55
GM Rapport, Richard HUN 2676 71
Average rating : 2744
Category : 20
FIDE-ratings of October 2013
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura will dominate.
Happy Birthday to Wesley So!
Haberdey Wesley! Pwede nang mag-asawa. 😉
So will finally have a chance for a payback against erstwhile nemesis Anish Giri.
Finally Wesley gets invited to the big league. I hope he plays exciting chess.
It’s a tough field, but against all odds my vote still goes to Wesley. he may not end up on top of this event but he’ll surely make his presence felt.
Nasa likod mo lang kmi idol Wesley. You are treading on virgin ground. You saw, you came and you will conquer!
Wesley will shine!
Wesley you have a unique way of playing chess your style is awesome just remember all filipinos are so proud of you. Don’t forget to pray son.
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