Sep 1, 2011
Aug 31, 2011
Wesley So kick Ding Liren, Mark Paragua out.
The tournament is taking place in the Ugorian Chess Academy in the very heart of Khanty-Mansiysk, which has hosted three previous World Cups: 2005, 2007, and 2009. The 128 participants hail from 46 different countries, and are playing for a total prize fund of US $1.6 million. In addition the first three finisher get tickets to the Candidates tournament in the next World Championship cycle.
Round one tiebreak report
Source: http://chess.ugrasport.com/?page_id=1024
Aug 29, 2011
Aug 28, 2011
World Chess Cup starts August 27th until September 20th in Khanty-Mansiysk
The World Cup is traditionally held on knock-out at 128 participants. Rate-a favorite at this time is the Russian Sergey Karjakin 2788. This is followed by the Ukraine-Azerbaijan Four: Vassily Ivanchuk 2768, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2765, Ruslan Ponomariov 2764, Vugar Gashimov 2760.
Schedule of the World Chess Cup 2011
Date Day Time Events 26.08.2011 Friday Arrival 27.08.2011 Saturday 21:00 Opening Ceremony 28.08.2011 Sunday 15:00 Round 1, game 1 29.08.2011 Monday 15:00 Round 1, game 2 30.08.2011 Tuesday 15:00 Tiebreak 31.08.2011 Weednesday 15:00 Round 2, game 1 01.09.2011 Thursday 15:00 Round 2, game 2 02.09.2011 Friday 15:00 Tiebreak 03.09.2011 Saturday 15:00 Round 3, game 1 04.09.2011 Sunday 15:00 Round 3, game 2 05.09.2011 Monday 15:00 Tiebreak 06.09.2011 Tuesday 15:00 Round 4, game 1 07.09.2011 Wednesday 15:00 Round 4, game 2 08.09.2011 Thursday 15:00 Tiebreak 09.09.2011 Friday 15:00 Round 5, game 1 10.09.2011 Saturday 15:00 Round 5, game 2 11.09.2011 Sunday 15:00 Tiebreak 12.09.2011 Monday 15:00 Round 6, game 1 13.09.2011 Tuesday 15:00 Round 6, game 2 14.09.2011 Wednesday 15:00 Tiebreak 15.09.2011 Thursday Free Day 16.09.2011 Friday 15:00 Round 7, game 1 17.09.2011 Saturday 15:00 Round 7, game 2 18.09.2011 Sunday 15:00 Round 7, game 3 19.09.2011 Monday 15:00 Round 7, game 4 20.09.2011 Tuesday 11:00 Tiebreaks, Closing 21.09.2011 Wednesday Departure
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)