Calamity commences January 10. USA is represented by So,Shankland,and Sevian. Best wishes to all of them :mrgreen:
Why isn’t Hikaru playing?
Nakamura played in Wijk aan Zee for the last 3 years, finishing 6th, 5th and 8th respectively. I suppose they wanted to invite some different players. Or perhaps he wanted a change of scenery after a disappointing finish last year.
Nakamura will play in Gibraltar beginning on January 26, the day after Tata ends. Other top players signed up at The Rock include Topalov and Svidler.
Michael Aigner
So drew Carlsen and beat Aronian in the last two rounds