Who’s the favorite to win Dortmund?
– Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2801 (Dortmund 2011 winner)
– Caruana Fabiano ITA 2767
– Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766
– Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2727
– Leko Peter HUN 2720
– Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2702
– Bartel Mateusz POL 2665 (winner of the 2012 Aeroflot Open)
– Fridman Daniel GER 2653 (Reigning German champion)
– Meier Georg GER 2647
– Gustafsson Jan GER 2642
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karjakin
I’ll pick Dan Fridman, because he’s married to Anna Zatonskih, and he’ll be under the radar since few people if any will be picking him.