Updated List of Qualifiers for the WORLD CUP 2007

a) From World Championship Tournament 2007:

1. V. Anand (IND)
2. A. Morozevich (RUS)
3. P. Leko (HUN)
4. L. Aronian (ARM)
5. P. Svidler (RUS)
6. B. Gelfand (ISR)
7. A. Grischuk (RUS)
* The 8th player -

V. Kramnik - is replaced from the FIDE average rating list 7/2006 & 1/2007.

b) Women's World Champion 2006:
8. Xu Yuhua (CHN)

c) Junior World Champion 2006:
9. Z. Andriasian (ARM)

d) From FIDE Rating List, 21 players (20 qualifiers + replacement of GM Kramnik),

average 7/2006 & 1/2007:

10. S. Mamedyarov (AZE) 2738,00
11. M. Adams (ENG) 2733,50
12. T. Radjabov (AZE) 2728,50
13. R. Ponomariov (UKR) 2722,00
14. D. Navara (CZE) 2719,00
15. J. Polgar (HUN) 2718,50
16. A. Shirov (ESP) 2715,50
17. V. Akopian (ARM) 2706,50
18. E. Bacrot (FRA) 2706,00
19. G. Kamsky (USA) 2701,00
20. L. Nisipeanu (ROM) 2692,50
21. K. Sasikiran (IND) 2687,50
22. N. Short (ENG) 2683,50
23. M. Carlsen (NOR) 2682,50
24. L. Van Wely (NED) 2679,00
25. D. Jakovenko (RUS) 2679,00
26. S. Karjakin (UKR) 2678,50
27. P. Harikrishna (IND) 2677,50
28. R. Kasimdzhanov (UZB) 2677,00
29. F. Vallejo Pons (ESP) 2676,50
30. V. Malakhov (RUS) 2676,50

e) 45 players from the European Championships 2006 & 2007:
31. Z. Kozul (CRO) 2006
32. V. Ivanchuk (UKR) 2006
33. Kir. Georgiev (BUL) 2006
34. A. Naiditsch (GER) 2006
35. Z. Izoria (GEO) 2006
36. E. Inarkiev (RUS) 2006
37. P. Nikolic (BIH) 2006
38. V. Belov (RUS) 2006
39. B. Macieja (POL) 2006
40. D. Baramidze (GER) 2006
41. R. Mamedov (AZE) 2006
42. L. Fressinet (FRA) 2006
43. Cs. Balogh (HUN) 2006
44. M. Gurevich (TUR) 2006
45. Em. Berg (SWE) 2006
46. M. Gagunashvili (GEO) 2006
47. V. Tkachiev (FRA) 2007
48. E. Sutovsky (ISR) 2007
49. D. Pavasovic (SLO) 2007
50. I. Cheparinov (BUL) 2007
51. K. Sakaev (RUS) 2007
52. A. Iljin (RUS) 2007
53. A. Volokitin (UKR) 2007
54. J. Gustafsson (GER) 2007
55. E. Tomashevsky (POL) 2007
56. Z. Almasi (HUN) 2007
57. A. Galkin (RUS) 2007
58. V. Laznicka (CZE) 2007
59. V. Nevednichy (ROM) 2007
60. K. Landa (RUS) 2007
61. S. Volkov (RUS) 2007
62. N. Vitiugov (RUS) 2007
63. P. Eljanov (UKR) 2007
64. B. Avrukh (ISR) 2007
65. M. Roiz (ISR) 2007
66. A. Iljushin (RUS) 2007
67. A. Motylev (RUS) 2007
68. R. Markus (SRB) 2007
69. S. Tiviakov (NED) 2007
70. B. Socko (POL) 2007
71. E. Najer (RUS) 2007
72. G. Gajewski (POL) 2007
73. M. Rodshtein (ISR) 2007
74. A. Khalifman (RUS) 2007
75. V. Georgiev (MKD) 2007

f) 19 players from the Zonals and Continetal of Americas:

76. A. Shabalov (USA) Zonal 2.1
77. A. Onischuk (USA) Zonal 2.1
78. G. Kaidanov (USA) Zonal 2.1
79. Y. Shulman (USA) Zonal 2.1
80. J. Becerra Rivero (USA) Zonal 2.1
81. L. Dominguez Perez (CUB) Zonal 2.3
82. L. Bruzon (CUB) Zonal 2.3
83. G. Milos (BRA) Zonal 2.4
84. R. Leitao (BRA) Zonal 2.4
85. D. Flores (ARG) Zonal 2.5
86. J. Hobaica (ARG) Zonal 2.5
87. J. Granda Zuniga (PER) Continental
88. A. Ivanov (USA) Continental
89. V. Akobian (USA) Continental
90. D. Lima (BRA) Continental
91. E. Iturrizaga (VEN) Continental
92. F. Peralta (ARG) Continental
93. E. Matsuura (BRA) Continental
94. I. Zugic (CAN) Zonal 2.2


f) 19 players from the Zonals and Continental of Asia/Oceania:
95. S. Ganguly (IND) Zonal 3.2
96. Le Quang Liem (VIE) Zonal 3.3
97. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE) Zonal 3.3
98. Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) Zonal 3.5
99. Wang Yue (CHN) Zonal 3.5
100. Z. Zhao (AUS) Zonal 3.6
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.

h) 6 players from the Continent of Africa:
114. R. Gwaze (ZIM) Continental
115. P. Aderito (ANG) Continental
116. E. El Gindy (EGY) Continental
117. B. Amin (EGY) Continental
118. A. Adly (EGY) Continental
119. K. Abdel Razik (EGY) Continental

i) 5 nominees of the FIDE President:
120. S. Rublevsky (RUS)
121. E. Bareev (RUS)
122. S. Zhigalko (BLR)
123. Z. Rahman (BAN)
124.

j) 4 nominees of the local Organising Committee:
125. E. Alekseev (RUS, GM 2699)
126.
127.
128.

Total = 128 players