Grand Chess Tour 2017

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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2017

Post by Tim Harding » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:07 pm

Levon Aronian has replaced Kramnik on the list of Grand Tour regulars for 2017.

Nepomniachtchi will hopefully provide some excitement as he replaces Topalov.

Anish Giri (who misses the GT) has been announced as the new top seed for the Reykjavik open, which this year will be played in the second half of April.
He will need to raise his win percentage a lot to regain his place for 2018.
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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2017

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:34 pm

chess.com announces wildcards

Vlad plays in Belgium but not Paris; Topalov the reverse
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