Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament 2010

[King]

The Nanjing Super Chess Tournament will take place 18th-30th October 2010. It will be one of the top closed events of the year with the participation of the World Champion Viswanathan Anand, the ex World Champion Veselin Topalov, the world number one Magnus Carlsen, and the 2700 club members Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue, and Etienne Bacrot.

The Nanjing 2010 tournament will be a double round robin. It will have average rating of 2766 making it category XXI event.

Official tournament page: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament 2010

[Chesswiz]

Go Carlsen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Unregistered]

go Vishy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[David]

wow, their page is crap. Can't understand this, they are paying so much for the players to play there but they have no money to set up a good page

[King]

Some first comments and pictures from the opening ceremony: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www...1020101603.htm

[Crossroad]

The current ranking after three round is:

1. Carlsen, 2.5 points
2. Anand, 2.0 points
3. Bacrot, 1.5 points
4-6. Wang Yue, 1.0 point
4-6. Topalov, 1.0 point
4-6. Gashimov, 1.0 point

7 more round to go!