Withdrew.[9][10] 33 2765 9 Ding Liren (runner-up) 27 2805 3 The top finisher in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 Wang Hao (winner) 30 2762 12 The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 Alexander Grischuk (winner) 36 2777 4 Ian Nepomniachtchi (runner-up) 29 2774 5 Highest average rating Anish Giri 25 2763 11 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (replacement for Radjabov)[9][10] 29 2767 8 Wild card chosen by organizer, subject to eligibility criteria Kirill Alekseenko[11] (highest non-qualifier in Grand Swiss) 22 2698 39