Closing ceremony 25 Sep 2011 | 10:42 pm

VASSILY FILIPENKO: I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE TROPHY REMAINS IN RUSSIA 23 Sep 2011 | 07:07 am

The closing ceremony of the World Cup 2011 took place in the Ogran Hall of the Ugra Classic concert and theater center. The chess tournament that ended in Khanty-Mansiysk was in the center of attenti...

A DRAW THAT EQUALS A WIN 21 Sep 2011 | 07:13 am

The last round of the World Cup ended without tie-breaks. Peter Svidler won the main prize. Alexander Grischuk and Vassily Ivanchuk advanced to the Candidates Tournament. Only Ruslan Ponomariov canno...

SCORE A GOAL, PROTECT THE LEAD 21 Sep 2011 | 06:40 am

In football, the team that scores first usually wins. In short chess matches this happens even more often. More experienced participants of the World Cup final matches scored first, and then accuratel...

VASSILY IVANCHUK: IT IS A GREAT HAPPINESS TO PLAY IN KHANTY MANSIYSK! 20 Sep 2011 | 10:09 pm

Vassily Ivanchuk won the match against Ruslan Ponomariov and became a holder of the third ticket to the World Championship cycle. After a tough  fourth game where Ivachuk managed to secure half a poin...

PETER SVILDER: VICTORY IN THE WORLD CUP IS MY BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT 20 Sep 2011 | 10:06 pm

The Russian Grandmaster Peter Svidler became the holder of the World Cup 2011. He outplayed his close friend Alexander Grischuk in the final match. The 4th game of the match finished in a draw and th...

KONSTANTIN LANDA: I GAINED EXPERIENCE OF GREAT VALUE AT THE WORLD CUP 20 Sep 2011 | 09:28 am

Foreign visitors of the World Cup site, watching the games on a daily basis, hear a pleasant man’s voice that is explaining them all the peculiarities of the battles between the best chess players of ...

7th round 4th game 20 Sep 2011 | 09:06 am

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PETER SVIDLER WINS THE WORLD CUP 20 Sep 2011 | 08:41 am

The 2011 World Cup winner was determined on Monday, September 19. The Russian champion Peter Svidler made a draw in the fourth game of the match against Alexander Grischuk, and won the main trophy. N...

SHOW MUST GO ON 20 Sep 2011 | 01:56 am

The third game of the decisive Round did not bring any sensation. No one believed that the fight will be over this day — so the match was continued. Now we have a question: whether everything will be ...