Match 1 – Game 1
Friedel, Joshua E (USA) 0-1 Wang, Hao (CHN)
Tomashevsky, Evgeny (RUS) 1-0 Ivanov, Alexander (USA)
Jobava, Baadur (GEO) 1-0 Robson, Ray (USA)
Hess, Robert L (USA) ½-½ Motylev, Alexander (RUS)
Kamsky, Gata (USA) 1-0 Antonio, Rogelio Jr (PHI)
Onischuk, Alexander (USA) 1/2 Flores, Diego (ARG)
Smirin, Ilia (ISR) 1-0 Ehlvest, Jaan (USA)
Shabalov, Alexander (USA) 1-0 Baklan, Vladimir (UKR)
Savchenko, Boris (RUS) 1/2 Shulman, Yuri (USA)
Akobian, Varuzhan (USA) 1-0 Tregubov, Pavel V. (RUS)
http://cup2009.fide.com/round.php
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
yeah….all these names…Future world champions…..serious…c’mon. I mean..good for them if they make some cash..but this is a waste of time.
Akopian…world champion…serious…would you believe that?Fide should be dismantled.
it’s good so many can race for the prize .. will the winner be as prominently placed in the world championship-cycle as gata kamsky was, entering a semi-final against topalov ?
Anon 9:40
What world champion??? World Cup doesn’t decide about world championship, but is only one of the qualifying events.
It’s OK to be quiet when you don’t know.
And its ok not play if you don’t belong there…..though like all the GMs present…I’d show up for the free paycheck….But what a waste of time..
Yes, thank godness you declined. You are really a waste of time.