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Why Corus Chess 2009 is a Major Event!
(by Michel Bruneau CT webmaster)

As everyone knows, in the Chess world, the Corus Chess Tournament 2009 will be held from 16 January – 1 February 2009 in Wijk aan Zee. As the Chess-Theory webmaster I focus my attention on captivating fight that we may expect in the Group A. Many commentators may consider that without Chess Stars Topalov (2796, N°1), Anand (2791, N°2) and Kramnik (2759, N°8 ) this prestigious competition loses a great part of its interest. I explain here, at the contrary, why Corus Chess 2009 is a major event!
In the group A, 14 participants are: Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779, N°3), Carlsen, Magnus (2776, N°4), Morozevich, Alexander (2771, N°5), Radjabov, Teimour (2761, N°6), Movsesian, Sergei (2751, N°10), Aronian, Levon (2750, N°11), Wang, Yue (2739, N°13), Kamsky, Gata (2725, N°17), Dominguez, Leiner (2717, N°23), Adams, Michael (2712, N°24), Karjakin, Sergei (2706, N°27), van Wely, Loek (2625), Stellwagen, Daniel (2612), Smeets, Jan (2601).

«Corus Chess Tournament
2009 - Image: The Hall»
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credit: www.coruschess.com/
ARS, N.Y./ADAGP, Paris
     Corus Chess Tournament 2009 - Image: The Hall Image Copyright © Image credit: www.coruschess.com/ ARS, N.Y./ADAGP, Paris


In view to clarify my reasoning let me consider the subgroup of super GM, I call S: Ivanchuk, Carlsen, Morozevich, Radjabov, Aronian, Wang and Kamsky; 7/14: it is exactly half of all players engaged in the Group A. A rather accurate examination of profile of 7 GMs in S-subgroup and 7 other GMs leads me to predict:

1°) Ivanchuk, Carlsen, Morozevich, Radjabov, Aronian, Wang and Kamsky will play a leading role and presumably, in final standings, they will occupy three first places.

2°) The fight between this 7 super GM will be unremitting and it is difficult to predict the outcome according to the atypical profile of most of them.

3°) One, two or three of this 7 super GM will become World Chess Champion in near future.
If you are interested, I could strengthen this thesis by adding some commentaries about each participants in the group A. [Michel Bruneau the Chess-Theory Webmaster, Reims on January 15, 2009]

«Corus Chess Tournament
Corus Chess for ever!»
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credit: www.coruschess.com/
ARS, N.Y./ADAGP, Paris
     Corus Chess Tournament Corus Chess for ever! Image Copyright © Image credit: www.coruschess.com/ ARS, N.Y./ADAGP, Paris


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