I get what everyone is saying about Anand, but I can't help admiring the guy. If he is still in this year in, year out he must be doing something right, and certainly deserves it. Seems genuinely nice, too. Other than that, may the best player win (I know, sorry), it's nice to have such a tight race.
For those interested and who didn't know already, I was wondering how the players got selected. Obviously as a Frenchman I had MVL in mind (at FIDE n°5), but also Kramnik, So...
"There were five different qualification paths to the Candidates Tournament. In order of priority, these were: loser of the World Chess Championship 2014 match, the top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2015, the top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, next two highest rated players (average FIDE rating on the 12 monthly lists from January to December 2015, with at least 30 games played) who played in Chess World Cup 2015 or FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, and one player nominated by the organizers (Agon)."
(details of who's who at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2016, look under "qualifiers")
For those interested and who didn't know already, I was wondering how the players got selected. Obviously as a Frenchman I had MVL in mind (at FIDE n°5), but also Kramnik, So...
"There were five different qualification paths to the Candidates Tournament. In order of priority, these were: loser of the World Chess Championship 2014 match, the top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2015, the top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, next two highest rated players (average FIDE rating on the 12 monthly lists from January to December 2015, with at least 30 games played) who played in Chess World Cup 2015 or FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, and one player nominated by the organizers (Agon)."
(details of who's who at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2016, look under "qualifiers")