Organizing Committee

Organizers: Chess and Card Management Center of the
General Administration of Sports of China
Chinese Chess Association
Municipal People’s Government of Nanjing
Undertakers: Nanjing Sports Bureau
Government of Pukou District, Nanjing
Strategic Partner: Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Honorary Directors:
Zhu Shanlu (Standing Member of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, Secretary of CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee)
Xiao Min (Vice-President of Chinese Olympic Committee, Assistant Director of General Administration of Sports of China)
Robert Mundell (Noble Laureate in Economics, Professor of Columbia University)
Ji Jianye (Vice-Secretary of CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, Mayor of Nanjing Municipal People’s Government)

Deputy Honorary Directors:
Liu Siming   (Director of Chess and Card Management Center of General Administration of Sports of China)
Chu Bo      (Chairman of Chinese Chess Association)
Yin Baolin   (Director of Jiangsu Sports Bureau)

Consultant:
Wu Shu（Initiator of Mundell International University of Entrepreneurship, Chairman of Beijing Big Dipper Investment Co.,Ltd.）

Director:
Wang Yonghong (Deputy Mayor of Nanjing Municipal People’s Government)

Deputy Directors:
Fan Guangsheng  (Deputy Director of Chess and Card Management Center of General Administration of Sports of China)
Zhou Xu      (Deputy Director of Jiangsu Sports Bureau)
Diao Renchang (Deputy Secretary-General of Nanjing Municipal People’s Government)
Cheng Yuxiang (Secretary of CPC Pukou District Committee, Director of Pukou NPC Standing Committee)
Shu Jianping (Director of Nanjing Sports Bureau)
Xiao Wei (Chairman of Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

Executive Director:
Chen Yong (Head of Pukou District People’s Government)

Deputy Executive Director:
Ye Jiangchuan (Secretary General of Chinese Chess Association, Chess Department Director of Chess and Card Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of China)

Secretary-General:
Dong Wei (Standing Member of CPC Pukou District Committee, Director of Pukou District Publicity Department)

Deputy Secretary-General:
Tian Hongwei (Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Division of Chess and Card Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of China)
Shao Zhenzhong (Director of Chess and Card Management Center of Jiangsu Sports Bureau)
Wang Desheng (Deputy Director of Publicity Department of CPC Nanjing Committee, Deputy Director of Nanjing Municipal Government Office)
Niu GuoJiu (Deputy Inspector of Nanjing Sports Bureau)
Chen Hua (Deputy Director of Nanjing Foreign Affairs Office)
Lu Yang (Deputy Director of Nanjing Police Bureau)
Lu Yi (Deputy Head of Pukou District People’s Government)

Grandmasters:
1.  Magnus Carlsen（NOR）,Rating 2826,Ranked No.1
2. Veselin Topalov (BUL), Rating 2803, Ranked No.2
3. Viswanathan Anand (IND), Rating 2800, Ranked No.3
4. Wang Yue (CHN), Rating 2732, Ranked No.16
5. Vugar Gashimov, Rating 2719, Ranked No.26
6. Etienne Bacrot, Rating 2716, Ranked No.28

Arbiters and Appeals Committee

Arbiters

Appeals Committee

Three players and one substitute will be elected in the technical meeting the day before the tournament, to form the Appeals Committee.

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