Is Adams out of the Grand Prix?
Apparently, Michael Adams has also withdrawn from the Grand Prix! His name is not on the list of the participants for Elista tournament, as originally scheduled. Magnus Carlsen pulled out earlier, Mohamad Al Modiahki and Yannick Pelletier are being replaced after their sponsors quit the series.
The four new players are Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine, Evgeny Alekseev of Russia, Vladimir Akopian of Armenia and Ruslan Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan.
Participants (updated):
Teimour Radjabov AZE 2751
Peter Leko HUN 2747
Dmitry Jakovenko RUS 2737
Wang Yue CHN 2736
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2731
Pavel Eljanov UKR 2720
Alexander Grischuk RUS 2719
Evgeny Alekseev RUS 2715
Etienne Bacrot FRA 2705
Vugar Gashimov AZE 2703
Ivan Cheparinov BUL 2696
Vladimir Akopian ARM 2679
Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 2672
Ernesto Inarkiev RUS 2669
Source: Chessdom.com
Don’t you mean Rustam Kasimdzhanov??
Actually, all players should withdraw if they have style….
Fighting for a slot in a candidates-tournament that is given to Topalov for loosing 2 matches consecutively (Kramnik 2006 and potentially Kamsky 2009) and another slot being given out as a wild card from the organizer is an insult to all the players who should compete for such a slot.