World Cup 2009 Update: Rapid Tiebreak will decide Winner!

After 4 games of classical chess, GM Boris Gelfand and GM Ruslan Ponomariov will go to Rapid Tiebreaks tomorrow to decide the winner, I missed round 2 and 3 coverage as for the past few days, I've actually slept in late!  But as all 4 traditional games were drawn, it seems I would have gotten excited at times only to be brought back to down to Earth as the games ended peacefully.

World Cup 2009 Finals Round 1-4 Classical

• Game 1  0.5-0.5  Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) 1/2-1/2 Gelfand, Boris (ISR)
• Game 2  1.0-1.0  Gelfand, Boris (ISR)  1/2-1/2 Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR)
• Game 3  1.5-1.5  Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) 1/2-1/2  Gelfand, Boris (ISR) 
• Game 4  2.0-2.0  Gelfand, Boris (ISR) 1/2-1/2 Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR)

Tomorrow, lots will be drawn to determine colors for the 2 Rapid Games that will be played to determine the winner, of course if those are drawn, then 2 blitz games will be played after another drawing of lots for colors.  Perchance it is still yet tied, then we get to the Armageddon game, one blitz game where lots are drawn for colors, however whoever has White MUST WIN, as White will have a 1 minute time advantage, Black only needs to hold a draw while giving up 1 minute of his time, this has been a great addition to the Chess Tiebreak system in the viewer's opinion, but I doubt the players enjoy it very much!  It sure makes for an exciting game.  The two Rapid Games will be played with 25 minutes and a 10 second increment after each move, the Blitz games will be played with 5 minutes per side and again a 10 second increment after each move, I have explained the Armageddon game time system.  I DO know I have to try to get up early in the morning tomorrow!