Grand Slam Final Starting in Sao Paulo Print
Monday, 26 September 2011 06:50
bilbao_sao_pauloThe top chess players will once again meet each other in the 2011 Grand Slam Final, which will be played 25 September to 11 October. The tournament picks up a Linares type model, making the tournament a double round robin and splitting the event between two venues - Sao Paulo and Bilbao.
 
The Grand Slam 2011 is a double round robin with 6 players. World Champion GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Levon Aronian, GM Francisco Vallejo, GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Vassily Ivanchuk compete.
 
One more time Sofia rule and Bilbao rule will be part of the Grand Slam final.

The first round is starting Monday in Sao Paulo. Pairings are Hikaru Nakamura - Vasili Ivanchuk, Viswanathan Anand - Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian - Francisco Vallejo.

Tournament website

Live games with computer analysis