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Venue: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Schedule: October 4-15, rest day on October 10 Format: round robin, 9 rounds Prize fund: appr. $185,000 total and $132k in the men's event ($34k for 1st); $53k in the women's event ($14k for 1st place)
Meet the players:
Player
FIDE rating
Qualified by
Vladimir Kramnik
2796
Rating
Sergey Karjakin
2762
Silver, Superfinal-2012
Peter Svidler
2740
Bronze, Superfinal-2012
Nikita Vitiugov
2729
Rating
Dmitry Andreikin
2706
Gold, Superfinal-2012
Ian Nepomniatchi
2702
Top League
Ernesto Inarkiev
2695
Top League
Alexander Motylev
2676
Top League
Anton Shomoev
2579
Top League
Alexey Goganov
2575
Top League
Not taking part (2700+ only): Alexander Grischuk (2786), Alexander Morozevich (2734), Evgeny Tomashevsky (2720), Dmitry Jakovenko (2719), Vladimir Malakhov (2711), Evgeny Alekseev (2707).
The oldest participant is Vladimir Kramnik (38), #1 on the FIDE list among Russians. The youngest player is IM Alexey Goganov (22), #58 on the Russian rating list.
Participants of the women's tournament:
Player
FIDE rating
Qualified by
Tatiana Kosintseva
2515
Rating
Valentina Gunina
2506
Silver, Superfinal-2012
Alexandra Kosteniuk
2495
Rating
Natalia Pogonina
2485
Gold, Superfinal-2012
Anastacia Bodnaruk
2459
Top League
Aleksandra Goryachkina
2436
Top League
Alina Kashlinskaya
2435
Top League
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
2410
Top League
Baira Kovanova
2396
Top League
Daria Charochkina
2343
Top League
The most experienced player, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (39), is #12 on the FIDE Russian women's rating list. The youngest player is Aleksandra Goryachkina (15), #9 on the list.
