Wildcard

GM Peter Svidler

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2751

Country: 

Russia

Seven-time Russian Champion

GM Baadur Jobava

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2700

Country: 

Georgia

2016 Olympiad Gold Medalist

YNM GCT Wildcard

GM Vassily Ivanchuk

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2748

Country: 

Ukraine

World Rapid Champion (Current)

YNM GCT Wildcard

GM Anish Giri

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2765

Country: 

Netherlands

4 Time Dutch Chess Champion

GM Etienne Bacrot

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2676

Country: 

France

7 Time French Champion

Paris GCT Wildcard

GM Veselin Topalov

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2712

Country: 

Bulgaria

2005 FIDE World Champion

Cote D’Ivoire Wildcard

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2792

Country: 

Azerbaijan

2013 World Rapid Chess Champion

GM Alexander Grischuk

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2771

Country: 

Russia

Three time World Blitz Champion

Wildcard Paris Rapid & Blitz

GM Vladimir Kramnik

Title: 

GM

Rating: 

2810

Country: 

Russia

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Paris GCT Wildcard