Corus 'B' and 'C' Groups Announced
Following on from the announcement of the 'A' Group lineup in the 2009 Corus Tournament, the organisers have now confirmed the participants in the 'B' and 'C' groups.
The B Group is led by Indian number 2, Sasikiran, and features a former FIDE World Champion in the form of Kasimdzhanov who was one of Anand's seconds during his recent triumphant World Championship match. It will also be interesting to see how the Italian number 1, 16-year old Fabiano Caruana fares in the event.
B Group
| No. | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 |
Krishnan Sasikiran | India | 2694 |
| 2 |
Zahar Efimenko | Ukraine | 2680 |
| 3 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | Uzbekistan | 2672 |
| 4 |
Alexander Motylev | Russia | 2672 |
| 5 |
Francisco Vallejo Pons | Spain | 2664 |
| 6 |
Andrei Volokitin | Ukraine | 2659 |
| 7 |
Nigel Short | England | 2642 |
| 8 |
Fabiano Caruana | Italy | 2640 |
| 9 |
David Navara | Czech Republic | 2633 |
| 10 |
Erwin l’Ami | The Netherlands | 2610 |
| 11 |
Jan Werle | The Netherlands | 2582 |
| 12 |
Hou Yifan | China | 2578 |
| 13 |
Henrique Mecking | Brazil | 2567 |
| 14 |
Dimitri Reinderman | The Netherlands | 2543 |
The C Group is led by the popular young prodigy from the Phillipines, Wesley So. Just behind him in the event rankings is England's David Howell who will also be one to watch.
C Group
| No. | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 |
Wesley So | Philippines | 2610 |
| 2 |
David Howell | England | 2593 |
| 3 |
Abhijeet Gupta | India | 2580 |
| 4 |
Tiger Hillarp Persson | Sweden | 2543 |
| 5 |
Friso Nijboer | The Netherlands | 2540 |
| 6 |
Eduardo Iturrizaga | Venezuela | 2538 |
| 7 |
Manuel Leon Hoyos | Mexico | 2535 |
| 8 |
Oleg Romanishin | Ukraine | 2532 |
| 9 |
Frank Holzke | Germany | 2524 |
| 10 |
Anish Giri | Russia | 2466 |
| 11 |
Dronavalli Harika | India | 2462 |
| 12 |
Roeland Pruijssers | The Netherlands | 2458 |
| 13 |
Manuel Bosboom | The Netherlands | 2416 |
| 14 |
Ali Bitalzadeh | The Netherlands | 2370 |
