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The World Team

The Team named after Tigran Petrosian

Tigran Petrosyan Memorial
International Chess Match

Vishvanatan Anand (India)
December 11, 1969
Rating Elo - 2774
The world champion among the youths (1987). A participant in the world championship (1995). The FIDE world champion (2000). The world champion for quick chess (2003). The World Cup-tie winner (2000, 2002). The winner of three (1997,1998, 2003) Chess Oscars. In 2004 won the Vein-an-Zea tournament for the fourth time.

Michael Adams (England)
November 17, 1971
Rating Elo - 2731
Semi-finalist of the FIDE world championships (1997,1999, 2000).
The world semi-finalist against the PCA version (1994).
The winner of tournaments in Dortmund (1998) and Dos-Ermanas (1999).
The winner of tournaments of quick chess in Frankfurt (2000, 2001).

Peter Swidler (Russia)
June 17, 1976
Rating Elo - 2733
The champion of Russia (1994,1995,1997 and 2003).
The semi-finalist of the FIDE world championship (2001).
The winner in the Tilburg tournament (1997).
In 2004 became the champion of France as a member of the NAO team.

Etien Bacrout (France)
January 22, 1983
Raiting Elo - 2675
The winner of all six championships of France, in which he participated.
In 2004 he won the match contra Ivan Sokolov; became the champion of France as a member of the NAO team.

Francisco Valleho (Spain)
August 21, 1982
Rating Elo - 2666
The world vice-champion among the youths (2000).
The winner of Dos-Hermanas Open (2002).
Since 2003 participates in Linares tournaments.

Luc van Valy (Holland)
October 7, 1972
Rating Elo - 2651
A multiple champion of Holland. In 2004 he shared places 4-16- in the «Aeroflot Open».