tag: FIDE World Cup 2007 - Page 2

Khanty-Mansiysk: Alekseev and Ponomariov equalise

11/25/2007 – Most of the favourites are through – Ivanchuk, Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Aronian, Shirov, Svidler, Adams, Grischuk, Carlsen and Kamsky. Alekseev struck back against Anuar Ismagambetov, who had taken a full point off him yesterday, to equalise. Ruslan Ponomariov did the same against Essam El Gindy, to go into tiebreak games tomorrow. Illustrated report.

Khanty-Mansiysk: The best-laid plans of men and mice...

11/25/2007 – ... gang aft agley, Robert Burns taught us. Or, in plain English: they often go horribly wrong. As in the FIDE World Cup, where Vassily Ivanchuk duly dispatched his 435-point weaker opponent, but where fellow Ukraine Ruslan Ponomariov, in a fit of overconfidence, faltered against Egypt's Essam El Gindy. Greek grandmaster Efstratios Grivas gives us his take on the drama of round one.

Upsets galore in Round one of the World Cup

11/24/2007 – 126 players are now in Khanty-Mansiysk (two did not turn up) for the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. This knockout tournament determines who will be the challenger for the next World Championship. In the first game of round one there were a number of surprises, with famous GMs struggling against much lower-ranked players. Illustrated report with games and results.
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