Saturday, December 5, 2009

Round 6 Semi-Finals Set! Final Four of World Cup 2009

Number 2 seed Vugar Gashimov 2758 (AZE) was upset by former FIDE One Year World Champion GM Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine, the number 7 seed with a rating of 2739, the ratings were fairly close, so it wasn't a mega-upset like some of the others during the tournament and with one seed at 22. Vladimir Malakhov 2706 (RUS).  But the number 1 seed from Israel Boris Gelfand is still hanging in there having defeated #9 Dmitry Jakovenko 2736 (RUS).

Here are the pairings for tomorrow's Round 7, after which the two finalists get a day's rest after this long tournament!  Stamina a definate to compete with the likes of these guys.

Round 6 Pairings Game 1

0-1 12. Sergey Karjakin 2723 (UKR) 0-1 1. Boris Gelfand 2758 (ISR) Game 1
2-0 1. Boris Gelfand 2758 (ISR) 1-0 12. Sergey Karjakin 2723 (UKR) Game 2

#1 Seed Boris Gelfand 2758 (ISR) Advances to the finals 2-0



Round 6 Pairings Game 1 & 2
0.5-0.5 7. Ruslan Ponomariov 2739 (UKR)  1/2-1/2  22. Vladimir Malakhov 2706 (RUS)
1.0-1.0 22. Vladimir Malakhov 2706 (RUS) 1/2-1/2  7. Ruslan Ponomariov 2739 (UKR)



After the huge lead of those from Russia, two Ukrainians make it to the semifinals, where it's possible they coud meet, taking on an Israeli and a Russian.  Not that countries really make a big deal here in the US, there is Country Pride when it comes to Chess in Europe and Asia and they will rabidly cheer for their countrymen!  I think if it was possible, there would be cheering like at football matches right down to the face paint! :-D  Nothing wrong with this of course in theory, and I'm sure would make many a chessplayer smile thinking about it, but chess has to maintain it's dignity, right down to a dress code at times!  Now if I was a world class Grandmaster, it would be very tough to see me trying to find nice suits in my size...I would make many a tailor happy! :D

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