Well, I have been waiting to see Anand to be the champion of the chess world. However in recent years the championship has been captured by Kramnik and Topalov instead. This show is the best and probably one of the last few chances of Anand, considering his age, to prove his supremecy once again. The various online polls show Anand as top favorite closely followed by Kramnik. In fact, in a recent interview kasparov nominated Anand as the clear favorite. However, Kramnik is in great shape and Aronian is the other contender for the crown with a good result against both Anand and Kramnik. The other five participants are also capable of making good results in any event. It will be a memorable battle amongst all of them.
Player Nat. Rtn Birth Vishwanathan Anand IND 2792 1969 Vladimir Kramnik RUS 2769 1975 Alexander Morozevich RUS 2758 1977 Peter Leko HUN 2751 1979 Levon Aronian ARM 2750 1982 Peter Svidler RUS 2735 1976 Boris Gelfand ISR 2733 1968 Alexander Grischuk RUS 2726 1983
Courtesy to Susan Polgar's Blog, here is the official link to watch the games live in action.
http://partidas.chessmexico.com
Here are a few more articles on this.
http://story.mexicostar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4b980140662cfc90/id/281684/cs/1/
http://affairsofchess-wydarzenia.blogspot.com/2007/09/anand-top-seed-in-chess-world.html
http://midaschess.blogspot.com/2007/09/mexico-are-you-ready-for-show.html
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