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I’m curious about how many total spots there are. The listed qualifications Under21years and over 2000 rating or Under18years and over 1800 rating would result in 41 players qualifying based the the December top lists (there are also two at 2000 and one at 1800 that might raise the number to 44).
It might be possible that maybe consideration would perhaps be given to players just missing (i.e. an 11yearold 1798 or an 8yearold 1740) but that would be up to the organizers.