In addition to last information from 02.01.2012 one player was substituted, namely GM (OTB) Raj Tischbierek (GER) was substituted by GM Leonardo Ljubičić from Croatia. Witold Bielecki Memorial Top players section still remains category 16 (average rating 2638,46).
Short biographical notes and some statistics for MT-Bielecki participants were updated accordingly.
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List of participants (Lista uczestników):
| N | Title | Name, First Name | Nat | Rating 2012/1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Papenin, Nikolai | UKR | 2729 |
| 2 | GM | Langeveld, Ron A. H. | NED | 2681 |
| 3 | GM | Voss, Maximilian | GER | 2657 |
| 4 | GM | Wunderlich, Dr. Hans-Dieter | GER | 2655 |
| 5 | GM | Lafarga Santorromán, David | ESP | 2643 |
| 6 | GM | Nickel, Arno | GER | 2643 |
| 7 | GM | Hall, Richard V. M. | ENG | 2640 |
| 8 | GM | Ljubičić, Ing. Leonardo | CRO | 2639 |
| 9 | GM | Hoeven, David A. van der | NED | 2629 |
| 10 | SIM | Starke, Dr. René-Reiner | GER | 2620 |
| 11 | GM | Busemann, Dr. Stephan | GER | 2606 |
| 12 | SIM | Wilczek, Tadeusz | POL | 2597 |
| 13 | GM | Szczepański, Zbigniew | POL | 2561 |
Average rating (Średni ranking): 2638 => 16 cat