Tuesday, December 8, 2009

GM Ruslan Ponomariov joins GM Boris Gelfand in World Cup 2009 Finals

GM Ruslan Ponomariov made short work of GM Vladimir Malakhov, (who has beaten TransWarp in 1 game with Deep Rybka 3.0 and drawn a few times as well, holding her back from the 4000 mark),  but the former FIDE World Champion was just a bit too much for him, advancing to the finals to play GM Boris Gelfand, the #1 seed at 2758 in the World Cup 2009 Finals on Thursday. 

World Cup 2009 Finals Set!

1. Boris Gelfand 2758 (ISR) vs 7. Ruslan Ponomariov 2739 (UKR)

Meanwhile a tournament in London has started with major players like Carlsen, Nakamura, Kramnik...I will do a post on that when I get back from eye doctor.


*note: There was a short time when there was a World Cup like tournament with 64 players I believe and the winner was FIDE World Champion for that year, GM Ruslan Ponomariov won one of these events and was FIDE World Champion.

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