World Cup Final Click on the score to view the game Name G1 G2 G3 G4 R1 R2 R3 R4 B1 B2 B3 B4 Tot Final Match 01 Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1...
Ponomariov scores in final rapid game
After not losing a single time in 7 games in the final (4 classical and 3 rapid), Gelfand only needed a draw with the White pieced in the rapid playoff to win the 2009 World Cup. But it was...
Gelfand takes lead in WC rapid playoff
[Event “World Cup 2009”][Date “2009.12.14”][Round “75”][White “Ponomariov, Ruslan”][Black “Gelfand, Boris”][Result “1/2-1/2”][WhiteElo “2739”][WhiteCountry “UKR”][BlackElo “2758”][BlackCountry “ISR”] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 O-O...
All games drawn at World Cup final
All four games are drawn at the World Cup final. Now the players will head into the rapid playoff tomorrow. [Event “World Cup 2009”][Date “2009.12.13”][Round “74”][White “Gelfand, Boris”][Black “Ponomariov, Ruslan”][Result “1/2-1/2”][WhiteElo “2758”][WhiteCountry “ISR”][BlackElo “2739”][BlackCountry “UKR”] 1. d4 Nf6 2....
Ruslan is like Karpov …
Boris GELFAND: “RUSLAN IS LIKE KARPOV IN A WAY…” The third game and again draw. This time the finalists of the World Cup noted that today’s game was the most interesting game of their final match. • B.G.: Today’s...
Ponomariov 1/2 Gelfand in game 3
Ponomariov, R (2739) – Gelfand, B (2758) [D11]World Cup Final (3), 12.12.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 g6 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Bg7 7.Nc3 Be6 8.Qd3 Nd5 9.Bg3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.e4 c5 12.Qb5+ Nc6 13.Qxa5 Nxa5 14.Bb5+...
Playing in front of a crowd?
• Boris, is it important for you to have spectators in the playing venue during the match? • B.G.: Of course it would be more pleasant to play with the spectators watching our match. But it is obvious that...
A 20 move draw in the World Cup final
The World Cup finalists unexplicably agreed to a draw after only 20 moves. I hope game 3 will be more exciting. Gelfand (2758) – Ponomariov (2739) [E10]World Cup 2009 (2), 11.12.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+...
World Cup Press Conference
Ruslan PONOMARIOV: “WHAT, NOW WE SHOULD NOT PLAY 1.E2-E4 AT ALL?” The first game of the final match of the World Cup 2009 was drawn after the tough development of the “Petroff defense”. The Grandmasters shared their impressions with...
Ponomariov 1/2 Gelfand
Ponomariov, R (2739) – Gelfand, B (2758) [C42]World Cup Final (1), 10.12.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0–0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5...