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Subject: Re: Why doesn't Van Wely belongs in Grandmaster Group B ?

Author: Mark Ryan

Date: 13:01:38 01/16/06

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On January 16, 2006 at 14:15:30, John Merlino wrote:

>On January 16, 2006 at 10:10:35, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>Why doesn't Van Wely belongs in Grandmaster Group B, there are player a little
>>stronger than him in Group B.
>>
>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2866
>
>And where is Judit Polgar, the #14 player in the world according to FIDE
>ratings? Shouldn't she be in the A group?
>
>Or is Wijk aan Zee intentionally a men's tournament?
>
>jm

It cannot be a men's tournament, because Kateryna Lahno and Koneru Humpy are
playing (in Group B).  My guess is that Judit was not available.




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