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Those players are joined by Spanish Champion David Anton,
who was voted back into the Airthings Masters despite finishing outside the
qualifying places, and Russian 3-time World Blitz Champion Alexander Grischuk,
who won the second public vote among chess24 premium members.
They’re also joined by two wild cards, Russia’s Daniil Dubov, who
was the only player other than Magnus to win an event on the Magnus Carlsen
Chess Tour, and India’s Pentala Harikrishna, who has been ranked as high as
world no. 10.
Double the prize fund
The prize fund for the first Major on the Champions Chess