The organizers of Bilbao Final Masters 2011 have confirmed that Sergey Karjakin is officially invited for the final of the Grand Slam, that will take in Sao Paulo and Bilbao. With that addition the tournament is on track for an absolute record - looking at the 2700 live rating list the Final Masters has number 1 Magnus Carlsen, number 2 Vishy Anand, number 3 Levon Aronian, number 4 Sergey Karjakin, and number 6 Hikaru Nakamura.

With only the final spot left to decide, the organizers say, "We have 5 of the top 6 rated players in the world for the Final Masters in Bilbao and Sao Paulo. We will wait for the official July 2011 FIDE rating list to announce the last player to join the Grand Slam." Possible players for the final spot include number 5 Vladimir Kramnik or the highest rated junior Fabiano Caruana who is currently playing convincing chess in AAI Grandmaster event.