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Subject: List of invited players

Author: Evgeny Shu

Date: 12:30:50 04/21/05

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The following players will be invited to participate in the World Chess
Championship Tournament 2005:

1. GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan (World Champion)
2. GM Michael Adams of England (runner-up of the Tripoli World Championship)
3. GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia
4. GM Peter Leko of Hungary
5. GM Garry Kasparov of Russia
6. GM Vishy Anand of India
7. GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria
8. GM Alexander Morozevich of Russia

The last four players are nominated on the basis of the FIDE rating list
(average of July 2004 and January 2005). If any player declines the invitation
he will be replaced by the next on the FIDE rating list (average rating of July
2004 & January 2005).



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