, 2689 (E09) , 2682 (R) , 2680 (R) , 2677 (E09) , 2676 (E08) , 2672 (Z2.1) , 2671 (PN) , 2668 (E08) , 2666 (E08) , 2666 (E08) , 2664 (E08) , 2664 (E09) , 2664 (R) , 2662 (E08) , 2655 (E08) , 2654 (AS) , 2653 (Z2.4) , 2653 (E08) , 2653 (E09) , 2652 (E08) , 2652 (PN) , 2652 (E09) , 2652 (R) , 2651 (E09) , 2645 (E09) , 2644 (E09) , 2643 (E09) , 2642 (PN) , 2642 (E08) , 2640 (Z3.3) , 2640 (AM09) , 2637 (E08) , 2636 (E08) , 2634 (E09) , 2631 (Z3.4) , 2629 (E08) , 2629 (Z3.5) , 2628 (E08) , 2628 (E08) , 2626 (E09) , 2625 (E09) , 2624 (Z2.1) , 2624 (AS) , 2623 (AS) , 2623 (Z2.1) , 2622 (E08) , 2621 (Z2.4) , 2620 (AS) , 2619 (E09) , 2619 (Z2.3) , 2618 (E09) , 2615 (E09) , 2612 (E09) , 2612 (E08) , 2607 (Z3.4) , 2606 (AM09) , 2606 (AM08) , 2606 (E08) , 2605 (AM09) , 2605 (Z2.3) , 2603 (PN) , 2603 (AS) , 2603 (AM09) , 2602 (E08) , 2602 (AM09) , 2596 (Z3.5) , 2591 (E09) , 2590 (E08) , 2589 (PN) , 2588 (AS) , 2583 (J07) , 2578 (J08) , 2574 (AS) , 2572 (Z2.1) , 2567, IM (PN) , 2562 (Z2.5) , 2561 (E09) , 2553 (AF) , 2552 (Z3.3) , 2551 (Z2.1) , 2539 (AM09) , 2533, IM (ON) , 2529 (AS) , 2527 (AS) , 2525 (Z3.6) , 2522 (AS) , 2516 (WWC) , 2508 (Z2.5) , 2504 (Z3.1) , 2501 (ON) , 2500 (AF) , 2497, IM (Z3.2) , 2493 (AF) , 2484 (ON) , 2472, IM (AF) , 2469, IM (AF) , 2420, IM (Z2.2) , 2405, IM (AF) , 2404, IM (ON) All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise. The pairings of the 1st round (players were seeded according to their ratings) were announced on 2 November 2009, immediately after the publishing of the November rating list. The list of players who declined participation: Anand, Carlsen, Topalov, Aronian, Kramnik, Leko, Adams, Nakamura, and Ni Hua. Among them, Anand, Topalov and Aronian had already qualified for the Candidates or the Championship match; Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura, Adams and Ni had committed to play in the London Chess Classic on 7–15 December 2009. Qualification paths: SF: Semi-finalist of Chess World