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From another thread.

Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:35 am

I'd much rather have a series of 16 or 32 player knockouts over the calendar year, with some sort of points system where the leader at the end of it becomes the World Champion.

http://www.fide.com/component/content/a ... eries.html

It's not completely what I hoped to see, but definitely a significant positive step.

It's going to be a busy year then, given there's the World Cup in September too, which also has qualifying places for the Candidates, and the Grand Swiss too in the second hlaf of the year

Martin Bennedik

Wojtaszek would replace Kramnik on the list of players

1st leg: May 16th – 30th - Moscow, Russia
2nd leg: July 11th – 25th Jurmala/Riga, Latvia
3rd leg: November 4th – 18th - Hamburg, Germany
4th leg: December 10th – 24th - Tel-Aviv, Israel

FIDE

According to Martin Bennedik

The following players declined their invitation to the Grand Prix:
Carlsen, Caruana, Ding Liren, Kramnik, Anand
Reserve players accepted:
Wojtaszek, Wei Yi, Duda, Harikrishna, Vitiugov
Wild card:
Dubov

FIDE