A blitz tournament was played yesterday in Zurich to determine the colors for the Classical event. You can replay the games here.
So, after the drawing of lots/blitz we have the following order:
1 Carlsen, M.3 2872
2 Aronian, L. 3 2812
3 Nakamura, H. 2½ 2789
4 Caruana, F. 2½ 2782
5 Anand, V. 2½ 2773
6 Gelfand, B. 1½ 2777
This is indeed the highest rated tournament in chess history with an average ELO of 2801!
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