Carlsen, Magnus 2823, "has played the three qualifying tournaments for the Grand Slam Masters Final in the 2010-2011 season: he won at Pearl Springs in Nanjing (China) and the Kings Tournament in Bazna (Romania), and placed third at Tata in Wijk aan Zee (Holanda)."
Anand, Viswanathan 2817, "placed second in this season’s Grand Slam tournaments: Pearl Springs in Nanjing (China) and Tata in Wijk aan Zee Holland). "
Aronian, Levon 2807 , "third in the July 1 world rankings and by virtue of this has received a special invitation from the Grand Slam to play in the Sao Paulo-Bilbao Masters Final. "
Ivanchuk, Vassily 2765 , Die Turnierseite gibt keine Begründung an, warum er mitspielt, ich vermute einfach mal EInladungsspieler
Nakamura, Hikaru 2753 , gewann Wijk aan Zee 2011
Vallejo Pons, Francisco 2716 , Lokalmatador
Wie auch 2 Monate später in London treffen Carlsen, Anand und Aronian in Langzeitpartien aufeinander.
In Sao Paulo wird vom 26. September bis zum 1. Oktober gespielt; in Bilbao dann vom 6.-10. Oktober. Es werden also insgesamt 2 Partien "Jeder gegen Jeden" gespielt.
Interessant wie wenig Vertrauen die Organisatoren in Vallejo haben:
This year, his results and his playing in Thailand, Azerbaijan and Bahía Feliz (Gran Canaria) show that he received the special invitation to the Grand Slam masters Final at a very fitting time. His opponents are so strong that the Minorcan can rise many spots in the world rankings even if he finishes last in the tournament.
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