The return of Vidit Gujrathi will see four Indian Grandmasters in the 16-player $100,000 Goldmoney Asian Rapid online chess championship that begins on June 26.
Though P. Harikrishna could not make it, Vidit received a “wild card” to join the field headed by the World champion Magnus Carlsen. Interestingly, those in the fray include nine Asians.
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The participation of B. Adhiban, Arjun Erigaisi and D. Gukesh stood confirmed on Wednesday. Four-time women's World champion Hou Yifan becomes the first lady to figure in the Champions Tour. Hou Yifan, the world’s highest-ranked woman, will join fellow "wild cards" like China’s top-ranked player Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Jan-Krzystof Duda, Vladislav Artemiev and Salem Saleh.
Russians Daniil Dubov and Peter Svidler return to the action after being voted in by the premium members of host broadcaster chess24.com .
The players: Magnus Carlsen (Nor), Ding Liren (Chn), Levon Aronian (Arm), Anish Giri (Ned), Wesley So (USA), Alireza Firouzja (FIDE), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Pol), Vidit Gujrathi, Daniil Dubov (Rus), Peter Svidler (Rus), Vladislav Artemiev (Rus), Salem Saleh (UAE), B. Adhiban, Hou Yifan (Chn), D. Gukesh, and Arjun Erigaisi.
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