FIDE Grand Prix in Astrakhan

The final FIDE Grand-Prix tournament scheduled for 9-25th May

The final FIDE Grand-Prix tournament is set to take place on 9-25th May in Astrakhan, Russia. The event is is very important as it will determine who will be the second qualifier for the Candidates Matches 2010-2011. As we reported earlier, Levon Aronian has already qualified and opted not to participate.

Participants:
Vladimir Akopian (Armenia)
Evgeny Alekseev (Russia)
Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)
Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan)
Boris Gelfand (Israel)
Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia)
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia)
Peter Leko (Hungary)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Peter Svidler (Russia)
Wang Yue (China)

Source - FIDE