One spot is for fans to vote between
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
- Wang Hao
- Gata Kamsky
- Ruslan Ponomariov
- Mickey Adams
- Anish Giri
- Le Quang Liem
- Judit Polgar
- Alexei Shirov
- Baadur Jobava
- Emil Sutovsky
- Luke McShane
- Hou Yifan
The others just seem to be strong players, whoever said yes I guess.
What is the criteria for choosing which players participate in Tal memorial 2012?