The FIDE World Chess Cup is taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk from November 20th
to December 15th 2009. It is a seven-round knockout event with six rounds of
matches comprising two games per round, with the winners progressing to the
next round. The final seventh round consists of four games. The time control
is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of
the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move from move one. Games start
at 15:00h local time, which is GMT +5 hours = 11:00 a.m. European time = 5 a.m.
New York. The World Chess Cup is an integral part of the World Championship
Cycle 2009-2011.
Round two tiebreaks
Former FIDE world champion Alexander Khalifman lost to Evgeny Tomashevsky
2.5-3.5
French GM Laurent Fressinet was eliminated by Evgeny Alekseev 1-5-3.5
Ivan Cheparinov lost to Viktor Bologan 2.0-4.0
In and out: Peter Svidler beat Tomi Nyback and Alexander Shabalov lost to David
Navara
Showed him who is boss: Alexei Shirov won all his tiebreak games against Sergey
Fedorchuk
Ruslan Ponomariov eliminated Varuzhan Akobian with a 4.0-2.0 result
Pavel Eljanov, Ukraine, beat Ernesto Inarkiev, Russia, 3.5-1.5
In round three: Judit Polgar beat Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 4.5-3.5
Fabiano Caruana, who knocked out Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez
Sergey Karjakin defeated Artyom Timofeev 3.5-2.5
Just watching: IM Ray Robson, who was eliminated in the first round
Photos by Galina Popova courtesy of FIDE
Results of round two
No. |
Name |
Nat. |
G1 |
G2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
B1 |
B2 |
Tot |
1 |
Amonatov, Farrukh |
TJK |
½ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Gelfand, Boris |
ISR |
½ |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
2 |
Gashimov, Vugar |
AZE |
½ |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Zhou, Jianchao |
CHN |
½ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
3 |
Nyback, Tomi |
FIN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Svidler, Peter |
RUS |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
4 |
Morozevich, Alexender |
RUS |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
| Laznicka, Viktor |
CZE |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
5 |
Sakaev, Konstantin |
RUS |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Radjabov, Teimour |
AZE |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
6 |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
UKR |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
| So, Wesley |
PHI |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
7 |
Akobian, Varuzhan |
USA |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
|
|
2.0 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan |
UKR |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
|
|
4.0 |
8 |
Grischuk, Alexander |
RUS |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Tkachiev, Vladislav |
FRA |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
9 |
Sandipan, Chanda |
IND |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry |
RUS |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
10 |
Wang, Yue |
CHN |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
| Savchenko, Boris |
RUS |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
11 |
Inarkiev, Ernesto |
RUS |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
|
1.5 |
| Eljanov, Pavel |
UKR |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
|
|
3.5 |
12 |
Karjakin, Sergey |
UKR |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
|
3.5 |
| Timofeev, Artyom |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
|
|
2.5 |
13 |
Milov, Vadim |
SUI |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
| Mamedyarov, Shak. |
AZE |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
14 |
Shirov, Alexei |
ESP |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
| Fedorchuk, Sergey |
UKR |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
15 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
ITA |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
|
|
3.5 |
| Dominguez, Leinier |
CUB |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
|
2.5 |
16 |
Yu, Yangyi |
CHN |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Bartel, Mateusz |
POL |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
17 |
Meier, Georg |
GER |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
|
|
2.5 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
FRA |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
|
|
3.5 |
18 |
Alekseev, Evgeny |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
3.5 |
| Fressinet, Laurent |
FRA |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
1.5 |
19 |
Khalifman, Alexander |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
|
2.5 |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
|
|
3.5 |
20 |
Wang, Hao |
CHN |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Ganguly, Surya |
IND |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
21 |
Shabalov, Alexander |
USA |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
| Navara, David |
CZE |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
22 |
Malakhov, Vladimir |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
| Smirin, Ilia |
ISR |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
23 |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
IND |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
| Bacrot, Etienne |
FRA |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
24 |
Rublevsky, Sergei |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
|
|
2.5 |
| Areshchenko, Alexander |
UKR |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
|
|
3.5 |
25 |
Iturrizaga, Eduardo |
VEN |
½ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Jobava, Baadur |
GEO |
½ |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
26 |
Motylev, Alexander |
RUS |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Najer, Evgeniy |
RUS |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
27 |
Zhou, Weiqi |
CHN |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
| Kamsky, Gata |
USA |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
28 |
Vitiugov, Nikita |
RUS |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
4.5 |
| Milos, Gilberto |
BRA |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
3.5 |
29 |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
BUL |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2.0 |
| Bologan, Viktor |
MDA |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
|
|
4.0 |
30 |
Naiditsch, Arkadij |
GER |
1 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
| Onischuk, Alexander |
USA |
0 |
½ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
31 |
Li, Chao |
CHN |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
4.5 |
| Pelletier, Yannick |
SUI |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
3.5 |
32 |
Polgar, Judit |
HUN |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
4.5 |
| Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter |
ROU |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
3.5 |
Schedule of the World Cup 2009
| Friday |
20 November |
Opening Ceremony |
| Saturday |
21 November |
Round
1- Game 1 |
| Sunday |
22 November |
Round
1 - Game 2 |
| Monday |
23 November |
Tiebreaks |
| Tuesday |
24 November |
Round
2 - Game 1 |
| Wednesday |
25 November |
Round
2 - Game 2 |
| Thursday |
26 November |
Tiebreaks |
| Friday |
27 November |
Round 3 - Game 1 |
| Saturday |
28 November |
Round 3 - Game 2 |
| Sunday |
29 November |
Tiebreaks |
| Monday |
30 November |
Round 4 - Game 1 |
| Tuesday |
01 December |
Round 4 - Game 2 |
| Wednesday |
02 December |
Tiebreaks |
|
|
| Thursday |
03 December |
Round 5 - Game 1 |
| Friday |
04 December |
Round 5 - Game 2 |
| Saturday |
05 December |
Tiebreaks |
| Sunday |
06 December |
Round 6 - Game 1 |
| Monday |
07 December |
Round 6 - Game 2 |
| Tuesday |
08 December |
Tiebreaks |
| Wednesday |
09 December |
Free Day |
| Thursday |
10 December |
Round 7 - Game 1 |
| Friday |
11 December |
Round 7 - Game 2 |
| Saturday |
12 December |
Round 7 - Game 3 |
| Sunday |
13 December |
Round 7 - Game 4 |
| Monday |
14 December |
Tiebreaks / Closing |
| Tuesday |
15 December |
Departures |
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