In the first semi-final, Leko will face Gelfand. In the second semi-final, Radjabov will face Ivanchuk. Who are your picks to get to the final and who will be the champion?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Leko, Gelfand, Radjabov, Ivanchuk in the semi
Leko is obviously in a really good shape (just take today’s victory against Rublevsky- really impressing!) therefore he is my favourite to actually win the tournament.
I think he’ll be facing Radjabov in the final cuz he is a better rapid player than Ivanchuk is.
It’s just too great an opportunity to leave it to the kiddies. I would love to see those old twins Ivanchuk and Gelfand in the final. Both have shown their skills.
I find Leko and Ivanchuk to be the most interesting of these players and would like to see them in the final.
Leko is the favorite for my. Ivanchuk is also a brilliant player, but he loses the control of his nerves in important moments (for example: the match with Ponomariov).I consider the other two very hard players( but not brilliant players) that have arrived where they are with a great effort… and when I write this I think mainly in Gelfand. I predict 1)Leko 2)Ivanchuk 3)Radjabov 4)Gelfand