FIDE Grand Prix - 2008-2009
Date 2008/3/8 | Topic: Chess news
| FIDE finalized the six cities for the Grand Prix and the representative nominations by the host cities. There are no FIDE Top 4 rating players, but however the players who have signed up make these tournaments to be very exiting.
Shedule and participants tables:
| SCHEDULE AND TIME TABLE FOR FIDE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENTS |
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| Place | Baku, Azerbaijan | Soci, Russia | Doha, Qatar | Montreux, Switzerland | Elista, Russia | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | | Start date | 20th Apr 2008 | 30th Jul 2008 | 13th Dec 2008 | 14th Apr 2009 | 8th Aug 2009 | 7th Dec 2009 | | End date | 6th May 08 | 15th Aug 2008 | 29th Dec 2008 | 30th April 2009 | 24th Aug 2009 | 23rd Dec 2009 | | 1st day: Arrivals & Open. Ceremony | 4/20/2008 | 7/30/2008 | 12/13/2008 | 4/14/2009 | 8/8/2009 | 12/7/2009 | | 2nd day: Round 1 | 4/21/2008 | 7/31/2008 | 12/14/2008 | 4/15/2009 | 8/9/2009 | 12/8/2009 | | 3rd day: Round 2 | 4/22/2008 | 8/1/2008 | 12/15/2008 | 4/16/2009 | 8/10/2009 | 12/9/2009 | | 4th day: Round 3 | 4/23/2008 | 8/2/2008 | 12/16/2008 | 4/17/2009 | 8/11/2009 | 12/10/2009 | | 5th day: Round 4 | 4/24/2008 | 8/3/2008 | 12/17/2008 | 4/18/2009 | 8/12/2009 | 12/11/2009 | | 6th day: Round 5 | 4/25/2008 | 8/4/2008 | 12/18/2008 | 4/19/2009 | 8/13/2009 | 12/12/2009 | | 7th day: Free day | 4/26/2008 | 8/5/2008 | 12/19/2008 | 4/20/2009 | 8/14/2009 | 12/13/2009 | | 8th day: Round 6 | 4/27/2008 | 8/6/2008 | 12/20/2008 | 4/21/2009 | 8/15/2009 | 12/14/2009 | | 9th day: Round 7 | 4/28/2008 | 8/7/2008 | 12/21/2008 | 4/22/2009 | 8/16/2009 | 12/15/2009 | | 10th day: Round 8 | 4/29/2008 | 8/8/2008 | 12/22/2008 | 4/23/2009 | 8/17/2009 | 12/16/2009 | | 11th day: Round 9 | 4/30/2008 | 8/9/2008 | 12/23/2008 | 4/24/2009 | 8/18/2009 | 12/17/2009 | | 12th day: Free day | 5/1/2008 | 8/10/2008 | 12/24/2008 | 4/25/2009 | 8/19/2009 | 12/18/2009 | | 13th day Round 10 | 5/2/2008 | 8/11/2008 | 12/25/2008 | 4/26/2009 | 8/20/2009 | 12/19/2009 | | 14th day: Round 11 | 5/3/2008 | 8/12/2008 | 12/26/2008 | 4/27/2009 | 8/21/2009 | 12/20/2009 | | 15th day: Round 12 | 5/4/2008 | 8/13/2008 | 12/27/2008 | 4/28/2009 | 8/22/2009 | 12/21/2009 | | 16th day: Round 13 & Clos. Ceremony | 5/5/2008 | 8/14/2008 | 12/28/2008 | 4/29/2009 | 8/23/2009 | 12/22/2009 | | 17th day: Departure | 5/6/2008 | 8/15/2008 | 12/29/2008 | 4/30/2009 | 8/24/2009 | 12/23/2009 | | Nominated Player | GM Gashimov | GM Jakovenko | GM Al Modiahki | GM Pelletier | GM Inarkiev | GM Navara |
| PARTICIPANTS |
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| Name | FED | ELO | Baku | Soci | Doha | Montreux | Elista | K. Vary | Ck | 8 | Criteria | WRk | | Peter Svidler | RUS | 2763 | 2763 | 2763 | | 2763 | | 2763 | 4 | 2 | Pres Nom | 5 | | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | AZE | 2760 | 2760 | | 2760 | 2760 | | 2760 | 4 | 2 | Rating | 6 | | Peter Leko | HUN | 2753 | | | 2753 | 2753 | 2753 | 2753 | 4 | 1 | Rating | 8 | | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2751 | | 2751 | | 2751 | 2751 | 2751 | 4 | 1 | Rating | 9 | | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2739 | | 2739 | | 2739 | 2739 | 2739 | 4 | 1 | Rating | 10 | | Boris Gelfand | ISR | 2737 | | 2737 | | 2737 | 2737 | 2737 | 4 | 1 | Rating | 11 | | Teimour Radjabov | AZE | 2735 | 2735 | 2735 | 2735 | 2735 | | | 4 | 3 | Rating | 12 | | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2733 | 2733 | | 2733 | 2733 | | 2733 | 4 | 2 | Wcup | 13 | | Sergey Karjakin | UKR | 2732 | 2732 | 2732 | | 2732 | 2732 | | 4 | 2 | Wcup | 14 | | Michael Adams | ENG | 2726 | 2726 | | 2726 | | 2726 | 2726 | 4 | 2 | Reserve | 16 | | Gata Kamsky | USA | 2726 | 2726 | 2726 | | 2726 | 2726 | | 4 | 2 | Matches | 15 | | Dmitry Jakovenko | RUS | 2720 | | 2720 | 2720 | | 2720 | 2720 | 4 | 2 | Hcity | 17 | | Ivan Cheparinov | BUL | 2713 | 2713 | 2713 | 2713 | | | 2713 | 4 | 3 | Pres Nom | 19 | | Alexander Grischuk | RUS | 2711 | 2711 | 2711 | 2711 | 2711 | | | 4 | 3 | Reserve | 21 | | Etienne Bacrot | FRA | 2700 | 2700 | | 2700 | 2700 | 2700 | | 4 | 2 | Pres Nom | 22 | | Yue Wang | CHN | 2698 | 2698 | 2698 | 2698 | | 2698 | | 4 | 3 | Pres Nom | 25 | | Ernesto Inarkiev | RUS | 2681 | 2681 | | 2681 | | 2681 | 2681 | 4 | 2 | Hcity | 34 | | Average rating | | | 2723 | 2730 | 2721 | 2737 | 2724 | 2734 | | | | |
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