Players: Veselin Topalov, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Boris Gelfand and for the first time in a super-tournament Vugar Gashimov. Read their bios.

Opening: Friday 12 February at the Teatro Cervantes de Linares.

10 rounds from 13 to 24 February. Rest days: 17 and 22 February. Closing: Closing Ceremony on Thursday 25 February, at the Teatro Cervantes. Start time 16:00 (15:00 GMT).

Complicated tiebreak rules made all kinds of scenarios possible, but in the end it was clear. By beating Gelfand in a tense game, Topalov won outright as Grischuk drew with Vallejo Pons.

This year the tournament involved six players, two short of the usual eight and took place February 12-25 in Andalucia, Spain.

Veselin Topalov (2805), Levon Aronian (2781), Boris Gelfand (2761), Vugar Gashimov (2759), Alexander Grischuk (2736) and Francisco Vallejo Pons (2705) are playing.

Rounds started at 16:00 CET (15:00 GMT); rest 17th & 22nd. Rate of play: 2 hrs/40 moves, 1 hr for 20, then 20 mins for the rest of the game, with 30 secs increment from move 61. The Sofia rules for offering a draw apply in Linares for the first time.