2013 World Cup Qualifiers

[LawrenceCooper]

FIDE is publishing the first list of qualifiers for the World Cup 2013, a list which will be continuously updated as zonal and continental events are still taking place throughout the world.

The World Cup this year is scheduled for 10 August to 5 September 2013 in Tromso, Norway.

http://www.fide.com/component/content/a ... fiers.html

QUALIFIERS for the WORLD CUP 2013

a)World Champion and World Cup 2011 semi-finalists
01. V. Anand (IND)
02. P. Svidler (RUS)
03. A. Grischuk (RUS)
04. V. Ivanchuk (UKR)
05. R. Ponomariov (UKR)

b)Women's World Champion 2012:

06. A. Ushenina (UKR)

c)Junior World Champions 2011 & 2012:

07. D. Swiercz (POL)
08. A. Ipatov (TUR)

d)From FIDE Rating List, 18 players, average 3/2012 up to 1/2013:
09. M. Carlsen (NOR) 2843,00
10. L. Aronian (ARM) 2816,22
11. V. Kramnik (RUS) 2798,88
12. T. Radjabov (AZE) 2789,22
13. S. Karjakin (RUS) 2777,44
14. F. Caruana (ITA) 2775,44
15. H. Nakamura (USA) 2772,77
16. A. Morozevich (RUS) 2760,44
17. V. Topalov (BUL) 2758,00
18. G. Kamsky (USA) 2748,55
19. S. Mamedyarov (AZE) 2744,88
20. Wang Hao (CHN) 2739,11
21. B. Gelfand (ISR) 2738,44
22. P. Leko (HUN) 2731,11
23. E. Tomashevsky (RUS) 2728,77
24. L. Dominguez (CUB) 2727,44
25. M. Adams (ENG) 2721,66
26. R. Wojtaszek (POL) 2721,55

e) 46 players from European Championships 2012 & 2013
27. D. Jakovenko (RUS) 2012
28. L. Fressinet (FRA) 2012
29. V. Malakhov (RUS) 2012
30. D. Andreikin (RUS) 2012
31. E. Inarkiev (RUS) 2012
32. M. Matlakov (RUS) 2012
33. V. Bologan (MDA) 2012
34. F. Vallejo Pons (ESP) 2012
35. Y. Kryvoruchko (UKR) 2012
36. S. Azarov (BLR) 2012
37. E. Najer (RUS) 2012
38. V. Akopian (ARM) 2012
39. A. Volokitin (UKR) 2012
40. J. Smeets (NED) 2012
41. C.B. Gawain Jones (ENG) 2012
42. N. Vitiugov (RUS) 2012
43. E. Bacrot (FRA) 2012
44. A. Dreev (RUS) 2012
45. D. Khismatullin (RUS) 2012
46. M. Kobalia (RUS) 2012
47. V. Durarbeyli (AZE) 2012
48. A. Riazantsev (RUS) 2012
49. B. Jobava (GEO) 2012
50. TBA (2013)
51. TBA (2013)
52. TBA (2013)
53. TBA (2013)
54. TBA (2013)
55. TBA (2013)
56. TBA (2013)
57. TBA (2013)
58. TBA (2013)
59. TBA (2013)
60. TBA (2013)
61. TBA (2013)
62. TBA (2013)
63. TBA (2013)
64. TBA (2013)
65. TBA (2013)
66. TBA (2013)
67. TBA (2013)
68. TBA (2013)
69. TBA (2013)
70. TBA (2013)
71. TBA (2013)
72. TBA (2013)

f) 20 players from Americas
73. G. Kaidanov (USA) Continental 2012
74. J. Granda Zuniga (PER) Continental 2012
75. A. Shabalov (USA) Continental 2012
76. E. Hansen (CAN) Continental 2012
77. TBA
78. TBA
79. TBA
80. TBA
81. TBA
82. TBA
83. TBA
84. TBA
85. TBA
86. TBA
87. TBA
88. TBA
89. TBA
90. TBA
91. TBA
92. TBA

g) 20 players from Asia/Oceania
93. TBA
94. TBA
95. TBA
96. TBA
97. TBA
98. TBA
99. TBA
100. TBA
101. TBA
102. TBA
103. TBA
104. TBA
105. TBA
106. TBA
107. TBA
108. TBA
109. TBA
110. TBA
111. TBA
112. TBA

h) 6 players from Africa
113. TBA
114. TBA
115. TBA
116. TBA
117. TBA
118. TBA

i) 6 nominees of the FIDE President
119. TBA
120. TBA
121. TBA
122. TBA
123. TBA
124. TBA

j) 4 nominees of the local Organising Committee
125. TBA
126. TBA
127. TBA
128. TBA
Total = 128 players


Top 3 reserve players by rating (average 3/2012 up to 1/2013):
1. A. Giri (NED) 2715,33
2. I. Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2709,00
3. A. Shirov (LAT) 2708,33

[James Pratt]

why is Anand here? Surely Gelfand as losing WC Finalist should be seeded and the Indian exempted?