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Boris Gelfand wins Odessa ACP World Rapid

5/25/2009 – It was an exciting – perhaps nail-biting is a better word – final round of the 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup, organised by the PIVDENNY Bank and the ACP in Odessa, Ukraine. The two most experienced players of the event (after Karpov) faced each other. After two draws Peter Svidler produced two winning positions, only to mess them up against Boris Gelfand, who won the event. Big pictorial report.

Odessa ACP World Rapid: Gelfand and Svidler in the final

5/23/2009 – The second stage of the ACP World Rapid saw Peter Svidler knocking out fellow-Russian Alexander Grischuk with a win and a draw. Israeli GM Boris Gelfand went all the way against Dmitry Jakovenko, defeating the Russian GM in the final Armageddon game. The final starts at 12:00h and 18:00h on Sunday and will be broadcast on Playchess. More lovely pictures in our second pictorial report.

3rd ACP World Rapid Cup in Odessa

5/23/2009 – This rapid chess knockout event, sponsored by the PIVDENNY Bank and organised by the ACP, has 16 grandmasters participating. It lasts from May 22 to 24 and is being staged in the Odessa National Academy of Law. The prize fund is US $57,000. The games last from 12 noon to 9 p.m. and are being broadcast on Playchess.com. We bring you a first big pictorial report.
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