Will Kramnik qualify for the 2016 Candidates'?

Thoughts?

lol you got banned before your post was answered.

EDIT: The ARB system is well into the past. Do we really need this kind of hate mods and modesses? 

I thought he gets a free pass to all of them ever since he beat Kasparov in 2000?

Update:

http://www.chess.com/news/pavel-eljanov-on-6-0-6-at-world-cup-8106

Looks like Kramnik has a pretty good chance if he can keep his rating up. Or he could just win the World Cup like he did the last time around. You never know.

Well, a lot of chess fans do. But why do u say that in this particular context?

6-0 as Eljanov.

Go go go Kramnik!

"Looks like Kramnik has a pretty good chance if he can keep his rating up"

He can't qualify by rating since it's all rating lists of 2015 that count, i.e. Topalov and Giri will qualify by rating.

Volodja just blundered winning position in the 1st rapid game. Darn.

Not Kramnik's best endgame, after Andreikin blundered the exchange and lost a pawn with no compensation I thought he would just resign, with also much less time left on th clock, but Kramnik somehow failed to win it and even almost lose on time in the end...

Giri's worst opponent is Kramnik, and Topalov hates Kramnik. Now they are the only players able to give Kramnik a spot in the Candidates by reaching the final in the World Cup. If it depends on Topalov I don't think he will win his semi :-)

I am pretty sure he will qualify if Topalov and Giri make it to the final though.

Race to FIDE candidates 2016

----------> An Organizer's Nominee. The player must be rated at least 2725 on 1 July 2015. The organizer is not yet known. <---------- Scandalous

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11U_0gAderuRhKuD2hr7GO_Ks9D3tX_v87ftKk2XN4zQ/pubhtml

no

yes, if Andreikin joins the Taliban as of tomorrow

I think Kramnik is no longer motivated to win competitions. He is interest to enjoy what he's appetite calls from him to play rather what is appropriate or favorable. If he won any tournament from now on, it will be a result of experience play and not much of a consistent performance or somewhat preparation.

The difference from Topalov is that Vladimir seems to experiment in positions were it is not necessary so much technical play than to perform simple chess and somewhere there he mixes his results.

No.

As much as Topalov hates Kramnik, I don't think he's going to sabotage his own tournament just to deny Kramink a spot in the Candidates - especially considering that Giri would also have to cooperate.

So... anyone wanna take a guess who the organizer's nominee will be?