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The event is being held from January 14 to 30 (first and last rounds) at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. A special commentary pavilion is located a minute's walk away, on the village green.
There are three main tournaments, all 14-player round robins. The rounds start at 13.30 hours, except for the last round on 30 January, which begins at 12.30 hours (Grandmaster Group C at 11.30 hours). There are rest days on January 19, 24 and 27. The rate of play in groups A and B is 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 20 moves in 1 hour and 30 minutes to finish the game. In group C it is 40 moves in 2 hours, plus 1 hour for the rest of the game.
Ratings of the participants of the different groups
| Title | Name | |||
| GM | Viswanathan Anand | |||
| GM | Veselin Topalov | |||
| GM | Vladimir Kramnik | |||
| GM | Peter Leko | |||
| GM | Alexander Morozevich | |
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| GM | Michael Adams | |
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| GM | Peter Svidler | |||
| GM | Judit Polgar | |
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| GM | Alexander Grischuk | |||
| GM | Ruslan Ponomariov | |||
| GM | Ivan Sokolov | |||
| GM | Loek van Wely | |
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| GM | Nigel Short | |
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| GM | Lazaro Bruzon |
| Average rating : 2721, Category : 19 |
| Title | Name | |||
| GM | Predrag Nikolic | |||
| GM | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | |||
| GM | Alexander Onischuk | |||
| GM | Peter Heine Nielsen | |||
| GM | Sergey Karjakin | |||
| GM | Ivan Cheparinov | |||
| GM | Magnus Carlsen | |||
| GM | Friso Nijboer | |||
| GM | Daniel Stellwagen | |||
| IM | Sipke Ernst | |||
| GM | Alejandro Ramirez | |||
| GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | |||
| GM | Alexandra Kosteniuk | |||
| GM | Jan Smeets |
| Average rating : 2564, Category : 13 |
The participants in the Grandmaster Group B have an average age of 23 years. Among the 14 participants are seven teenagers (Mamedyarov, Carlsen, Cheparinov, Karjakin, Ramirez, Smeets and Stellwagen). Magnus Carlsen is 14, Sergey Karjakin turned 15 on January 12.. Antoaneta Stefanova is the reigning women's world champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk the European women's champion.
Grandmaster Group C| Title | Name | |||
| GM | Evgeny Alekseev | |||
| GM | Alexey Korotylev | |||
| IM | Erwin L’Ami | |||
| GM | Vladimir Georgiev | |||
| WGM | Natalia Zhukova | |||
| IM | Manuel Bosboom | |||
| GM | Harmen Jonkman | |||
| IM | Leon Pliester | |||
| - | Wouter Spoelman | |||
| WGM | Tea Lanchava | |||
| WGM | Zeinab Mamedjarova | |||
| - | Parimarjan Negi | |||
| WIM | Bianca Muhren | |||
| - | Joost Wempe | |||
| Average rating : 2422, Category : 7 | ||||
Vishy Anand |
Veselin Topalov |
Vladimir Kramnik |
Peter Leko |
Alexander Morozevich |
Michael Adams |
Peter Svidler |
Judit Polgar |
Alexander Grischuk |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Ivan Sokolov |
Loek van Wely |
Nigel Short |
Lazaro Bruzon |
Sergey Karjakin |
Magnus Carlsen |
Daniel Stellwagen |
Alejandro Ramirez |
Antoaneta Stefanova |
Alexandra Kosteniuk |
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