Karjakin outplays Wesley in Khanty-Mansiysk

Round 2 Game 2: Wesley vs Sergey updates

Round 2 Game 1: Wesley vs Sergey

Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

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

Wesley So and Mark Paragua World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS

Round 2 Report





Source: http://chess.ugrasport.com/

Round 1 FIDE World Chess Cup

Wesley So and Mark Paragua updates

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	Players
26.08.2011	Friday		Arrival
27.08.2011	Saturday	21:00	Opening Ceremony
28.08.2011	Sunday	15:00	Round 1, game 1	128
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	64
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	32
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	16
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	8
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	4
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	2
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