54 Russians will play in the slow motion World Cup and a blitz in Samarkand

The international chess federation published lists of participants of the World Cups in slow motion and a blitz among men and women. Competitions will take place from December 25 to December 31 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. For participation in the open World Cup in slow motion 199 chess players from 48 countries, in the open World Cup in a blitz — 202 participants from 48 countries, in the female championships — 125 participants from 30 countries are registered. Starting sheets are headed Magnus Carlsen, Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchy, Yan-Kshishtof Duda, Maxime Vashye-Lagrav, Levon Aronyan, by Fabiano Karuana, Alireza Firudzha, Petr Svidler, Rikhard Rapport, Nodirbek Abdusattorov...