14. GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship
31st July-2nd August 2009

Rapid Chess
20min / game + 5s / move

Course of events
Fri, 7/31: first rounds 1, 2 and 3
Sat, 8/1: second rounds 4, 5 and 6, possibly Tiebreak
Sun, 8/2: 4-game match big and small final, possibly Tiebreak, award ceremony

Start time of rounds
18:30 h, 19:30 h, 20:30 h
Final additionally: 21:30 h

Participants:

Viswanathan Anand Fide World Champion 2000-2002 Sole World Champion since 9/30, 2007 in Mexiko 11-fold Chess Classic Winner Rapid Chess World Champion 2000-2008 GM, India Elo 2783, No. 2 World ranking IPS 2815, No. 2 Chess960 World ranking

Levon Aronian Chess960 World Champion GM, Armenia Elo 2754, No. 6 World ranking IPS 2800, No. 2 Chess960 World ranking

Ian Nepomniachtchi ORDIX Open Winner 2008 GM, Russia Elo 2628, No. 113 World Ranking Elo 2650, No. 41 Chess960 World Champion

Arkadij Naiditsch Best German GM, Germany Elo 2710, No. 26 World Ranking IPS 2662, No. 27 Chess960 World ranking

Caption:
Elo: Arpad Elo (Inventor of Fide Rating System)

Games:
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Result:
GM Levon Aronian wins the rapid computer world championship in front of GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. GM Viswanathan Anand and Arkadij Naiditsch came in third.