The World Chess Championship has moved the venue for its opening ceremony after unrelated protests in front of Mexico City's Legislative Assembly, organizers told Xinhua on Wednesday.
"They suddenly told me about these changes on Wednesday morning," Paola Becerra, organizer at the host hotel told Xinhua.
The Mexico City championship has attracted the world's eight best chess players including Russia's Vladimir Kramnik and India's Viswanathan Anand, the world's top two players. Other contestants are Hungary's Peter Leko, Armenia's Levon Aronian, Israel's Boris Gelfandare and Russians Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich and Peter Svidler.
The average rating of the eight players is 2,752 points, making this one of the strongest chess events of all time. There is no real favorite, which guarantees exciting games.
The Championship will be played in a round-robin double-round, meaning each player will play twice against all his seven opponents. The games will be transmitted live through internet and will be analyzed by grand masters.
Source: Xinhua
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