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The World Cup took place in Khanty-Mansiysk 20th November - 15th December 2009. The event is part of the next world championship cycle. 7 rounds of knockout chess produced the winner.

Top seed and the one of the oldest players in the field, Boris Gelfand, emerged as the winner in a blitz playoff against Ruslan Ponomariov.

All the rounds but the final take place over three days. There is just one rest day, directly prior to the final.

Round 1 starts 21st November, Round 2 24th November, Round 3 27th November, Round 4 30th November, Round 5 3rd December, Round 6 6th December, Rest day 10th December. The final takes place 11th - 15th December 2009.

In the playoffs there is a four game rapid mini-match at a time control of 25 minutes + 10 seconds a move. If the matches haven't been decided at this point then a series of two game blitz matches are played at 5 minutes + 3 seconds per move (colours are redrawn at the end of each pair of games). If the match is level at 8-8 then a final game is played. The player with the white pieces has 5 minutes, black, 4 minutes and after the 60th move, both players receive an additional increment of 3 seconds from move 61. In case of a draw the player with the black pieces wins the match.

Only the winner is a guaranteed qualifier for the next FIDE World Championship candidates, it's not clear what happens if the winner has already qualified, my reading of the regulations is that the winner qualifies and then an extra place is created in whatever other criterion they had qualified in. ie 2nd place gets you nothing here under every circumstance.

FIDE World Championship Qualification Regulations

2. Qualification for the 2010 Candidates Matches

The players who qualify for the Candidates Matches are determined according to the following, in order of priority:

2. 1 Challengers Match 2009 - The player who lost the 2009 Challengers Match (G. Kamsky) qualifies.

2. 2 World Cup 2009 - The winner of the World Cup 2009 qualifies.

2. 3 World Championship Match 2010 - The player who lost the 2010 WCC Match (V. Anand or V. Topalov) qualifies.

2. 4 FIDE Grand-Prix 2008/2009 - The two (2) top players from the FIDE Grand-Prix 2008/2009 qualify to participate.

2. 5 Average FIDE Rating List of July 2009 & January 2010 - Two (2) players qualify to participate by rating (excluding the players who qualify from articles 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 above). For the purpose of deciding the 2 rated player qualifiers, the average from the following lists will be used: rating of July 2009 plus rating of January 2010 divided by 2. In case of equality two decimals will be taken into consideration. If the numbers are still equal then the number of games from the twelve months covering the whole year 2009 shall be decisive. That means the player with the greater number of games shall qualify. If the numbers are still equal then the list of March 2010 shall be decisive. If the rating in the March 2010 list is still the same, the player with the greater number of games in this list will qualify. Players who appear in the inactive list in both July 2009 and January 2010 will not be able to qualify as a rated player. If the player is inactive in one list but appears in the other, then the single rating that is published shall be taken as the average.

2. 6 One nominated player by the Organiser - A player, nominated by the organiser, with a rating of at least 2700 in the FIDE rating list of January 2010.

2. 7 Replacements - Any replacements necessary will be fulfilled from the final standings of the FIDE Grand-Prix 2008/2009.

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World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 7 Day 4 Results (KO 2 players):
Bd	MSco	White	FED	GmRes	Black	FED
1	5-7	Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	0-1	Gelfand, Boris	ISR

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 7 Results (2 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	G3	G4	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Final Match 01
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	0	1	0	0								5
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	0	1	0	1	1								7

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 6 Results (4 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Semifinal Match 01
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	0	0																0
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	1	1																2
Semifinal Match 02
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	½	0	1	1	1												4
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½	½	1	0	0	0												2

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 5 Results (8 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 5 Match 01
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 5 Match 02
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	½	1	1	½													3.5
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½	½	0	0	½													1.5
Round 5 Match 03
Svidler, Peter	RUS	0	½																0.5
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	1	½																1.5
Round 5 Match 04
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	1	½																1.5
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	0	½																0.5

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 4 Results (16 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 4 Match 01
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0										3.5
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1										4.5
Round 4 Match 02
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½	½	1	1	½													3.5
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½	½	0	0	½													1.5
Round 4 Match 03
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	0	½																0.5
Svidler, Peter	RUS	1	½																1.5
Round 4 Match 04
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	0	½																0.5
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1	½																1.5
Round 4 Match 05
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	½	1																1.5
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	½	0																0.5
Round 4 Match 06
So, Wesley	PHI	½	½	0	0	0													1
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½	½	1	1	1													4
Round 4 Match 07
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	½	½	½	½	½	0												2.5
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	½	½	½	½	1												3.5
Round 4 Match 08
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0										3
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1										5

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 3 Results (32 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 3 Match 01
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	1	0	1	½	1													3.5
Polgar, Judit	HUN	0	1	0	½	0													1.5
Round 3 Match 02
Li, Chao b	CHN	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Round 3 Match 03
Svidler, Peter	RUS	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	1										5
Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	½	½	½	½	1	0	0	0										3
Round 3 Match 04
Bologan, Viktor	MDA	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Round 3 Match 05
Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS	0	½																0.5
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	1	½																1.5
Round 3 Match 06
Kamsky, Gata	USA	0	½																0.5
So, Wesley	PHI	1	½																1.5
Round 3 Match 07
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	1	½																1.5
Motylev, Alexander	RUS	0	½																0.5
Round 3 Match 08
Jobava, Baadur	GEO	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	0										3
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	1										5
Round 3 Match 09
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	1	0	1	½	½	1												4
Areshchenko, Alexander	UKR	0	1	0	½	½	0												2
Round 3 Match 10
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Wang, Yue	CHN	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 3 Match 11
Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	½	½	0	0	0													1
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½	½	1	1	1													4
Round 3 Match 12
Navara, David	CZE	1	0	0	0	0													1
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	0	1	1	1	1													4
Round 3 Match 13
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1	½																1.5
Wang, Hao	CHN	0	½																0.5
Round 3 Match 14
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	RUS	½	0																0.5
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	½	1																1.5
Round 3 Match 15
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½	½	½	½	1	½												3.5
Alekseev, Evgeny	RUS	½	½	½	½	0	½												2.5
Round 3 Match 16
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	1	½																1.5
Yu, Yangyi	CHN	0	½																0.5

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 2 Results (64 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 2 Match 01
Amonatov, Farrukh	TJK	½	0																0.5
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	½	1																1.5
Round 2 Match 02
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½	1																1.5
Zhou, Jianchao	CHN	½	0																0.5
Round 2 Match 03
Nyback, Tomi	FIN	1	0	0	½	0													1.5
Svidler, Peter	RUS	0	1	1	½	1													3.5
Round 2 Match 04
Morozevich, Alexander	RUS	0	0																0
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 05
Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS	1	½																1.5
Radjabov, Teimour	AZE	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 06
Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	0	½																0.5
So, Wesley	PHI	1	½																1.5
Round 2 Match 07
Akobian, Varuzhan	USA	½	½	0	½	½	0												2
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	½	1	½	½	1												4
Round 2 Match 08
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	1	½																1.5
Tkachiev, Vladislav	FRA	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 09
Sandipan, Chanda	IND	0	0																0
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 10
Wang, Yue	CHN	1	1																2
Savchenko, Boris	RUS	0	0																0
Round 2 Match 11
Inarkiev, Ernesto	RUS	1	0	½	0	½	½												2.5
Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	0	1	½	1	½	½												3.5
Round 2 Match 12
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	½	½	½	1	½	½												3.5
Timofeev, Artyom	RUS	½	½	½	0	½	½												2.5
Round 2 Match 13
Milov, Vadim	SUI	0	0																0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 14
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	1	0	1	1	1													4
Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	UKR	0	1	0	0	0													1
Round 2 Match 15
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½	½	½	1	½	1												4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	CUB	½	½	½	0	½	0												2
Round 2 Match 16
Yu, Yangyi	CHN	1	½																1.5
Bartel, Mateusz	POL	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 17
Meier, Georg	GER	½	½	½	½	½	0												2.5
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	½	½	½	½	½	1												3.5
Round 2 Match 18
Alekseev, Evgeny	RUS	½	½	1	1	½													3.5
Fressinet, Laurent	FRA	½	½	0	0	½													1.5
Round 2 Match 19
Khalifman, Alexander	RUS	½	½	½	0	½	½												2.5
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	RUS	½	½	½	1	½	½												3.5
Round 2 Match 20
Wang, Hao	CHN	1	1																2
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar	IND	0	0																0
Round 2 Match 21
Shabalov, Alexander	USA	½	½	0	0	1	½												2.5
Navara, David	CZE	½	½	1	1	0	½												3.5
Round 2 Match 22
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Smirin, Ilia	ISR	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 2 Match 23
Sasikiran, Krishnan	IND	0	0																0
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 24
Rublevsky, Sergei	RUS	½	½	0	1	½	0												2.5
Areshchenko, Alexander	UKR	½	½	1	0	½	1												3.5
Round 2 Match 25
Iturrizaga, Eduardo	VEN	½	0																0.5
Jobava, Baadur	GEO	½	1																1.5
Round 2 Match 26
Motylev, Alexander	RUS	1	½																1.5
Najer, Evgeniy	RUS	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 27
Zhou, Weiqi	CHN	0	½																0.5
Kamsky, Gata	USA	1	½																1.5
Round 2 Match 28
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	½	½	1	1	0	0	½	1										4.5
Milos, Gilberto	BRA	½	½	0	0	1	1	½	0										3.5
Round 2 Match 29
Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	½	½	½	1	0	0												2.5
Bologan, Viktor	MDA	½	½	½	0	1	1												3.5
Round 2 Match 30
Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	1	½																1.5
Onischuk, Alexander	USA	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 31
Li, Chao b	CHN	0	1	½	½	1	0	½	1										4.5
Pelletier, Yannick	SUI	1	0	½	½	0	1	½	0										3.5
Round 2 Match 32
Polgar, Judit	HUN	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	½										4.5
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	ROU	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	½										3.5

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 1 Results (128 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 1 Match 01
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	1	½																1.5
Obodchuk, Andrei	RUS	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 02
Sarwat, Walaa	EGY	0	0																0
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 03
Svidler, Peter	RUS	1	1																2
Hebert, Jean	CAN	0	0																0
Round 1 Match 04
Abdel Razik, Khaled	EGY	0	0																0
Morozevich, Alexander	RUS	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 05
Radjabov, Teimour	AZE	1	1																2
Ezat, Mohamed	EGY	0	0																0
Round 1 Match 06
Bezgodov, Alexei	RUS	0	0																0
Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 07
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	1																1.5
El Gindy, Essam	EGY	½	0																0.5
Round 1 Match 08
Sriram, Jha	IND	½	0																0.5
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 09
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	1	½																1.5
Rizouk, Aimen	ALG	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 10
Kabanov, Nikolai	RUS	0	0																0
Wang, Yue	CHN	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 11
Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	1	½																1.5
Al Sayed, Mohamad N.	QAT	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 12
Rodriguez Vila, Andres	URU	0	½																0.5
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	1	½																1.5
Round 1 Match 13
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1	1																2
Kosteniuk, Alexandra	RUS	0	0																0
Round 1 Match 14
Kunte, Abhijit	IND	½	0																0.5
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 15
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	CUB	½	½	½	½	½	1												3.5
Smerdon, David	AUS	½	½	½	½	½	0												2.5
Round 1 Match 16
Yu, Yangyi	CHN	1	½																1.5
Movsesian, Sergei	SVK	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 17
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	½	1																1.5
Yu, Shaoteng	CHN	½	0																0.5
Round 1 Match 18
Pridorozhni, Aleksei	RUS	½	0																0.5
Alekseev, Evgeny	RUS	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 19
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	RUS	1	½																1.5
Ivanov, Alexander	USA	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 20
Friedel, Joshua E	USA	0	0																0
Wang, Hao	CHN	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 21
Navara, David	CZE	1	0	½	½	1	1												4
Laylo, Darwin	PHI	0	1	½	½	0	0												2
Round 1 Match 22
Amin, Bassem	EGY	0	0																0
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 23
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	½	½	1	1	½													3.5
Nijboer, Friso	NED	½	½	0	0	½													1.5
Round 1 Match 24
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan	CHI	0	½																0.5
Rublevsky, Sergei	RUS	1	½																1.5
Round 1 Match 25
Jobava, Baadur	GEO	1	½																1.5
Robson, Ray	USA	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 26
Hess, Robert L	USA	½	0																0.5
Motylev, Alexander	RUS	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 27
Kamsky, Gata	USA	1	½																1.5
Antonio, Rogelio Jr	PHI	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 28
Gupta, Abhijeet	IND	½	0																0.5
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 29
Bologan, Viktor	MDA	1	½																1.5
Adly, Ahmed	EGY	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 30
Hou, Yifan	CHN	½	½	0	1	0	½												2.5
Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	½	½	1	0	1	½												3.5
Round 1 Match 31
Bu, Xiangzhi	CHN	½	0																0.5
Pelletier, Yannick	SUI	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 33
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	ROU	1	½																1.5
Lupulescu, Constantin	ROU	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 34
Li, Chao b	CHN	½	½	1	0	½	½	1	1										5
Sargissian, Gabriel	ARM	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	0										3
Round 1 Match 35
Onischuk, Alexander	USA	½	1																1.5
Flores, Diego	ARG	½	0																0.5
Round 1 Match 36
Kryvoruchko, Yuriy	UKR	½	½	½	½	0	½												2.5
Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	½	½	½	½	1	½												3.5
Round 1 Match 37
Efimenko, Zahar	UKR	0	½																0.5
Milos, Gilberto	BRA	1	½																1.5
Round 1 Match 38
Zhou, Weiqi	CHN	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Sutovsky, Emil	ISR	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 1 Match 39
Najer, Evgeniy	RUS	1	½																1.5
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan	IRI	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 40
Iturrizaga, Eduardo	VEN	½	½	1	0	½	1												3.5
Tiviakov, Sergei	NED	½	½	0	1	½	0												2.5
Round 1 Match 41
Areshchenko, Alexander	UKR	1	½																1.5
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	CUB	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 42
L`Ami, Erwin	NED	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Sasikiran, Krishnan	IND	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Round 1 Match 43
Smirin, Ilia	ISR	1	½																1.5
Ehlvest, Jaan	USA	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 44
Shabalov, Alexander	USA	1	0	0	1	½	½	½	1										4.5
Baklan, Vladimir	UKR	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	0										3.5
Round 1 Match 45
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar	IND	1	1																2
Filippov, Anton	UZB	0	0																0
Round 1 Match 46
Khalifman, Alexander	RUS	½	½	½	½	1	½												3.5
Fier, Alexandr	BRA	½	½	½	½	0	½												2.5
Round 1 Match 47
Fressinet, Laurent	FRA	1	1																2
Sjugirov, Sanan	RUS	0	0																0
Round 1 Match 48
Petrosian, Tigran L.	ARM	½	0																0.5
Meier, Georg	GER	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 49
Grachev, Boris	RUS	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0										3
Bartel, Mateusz	POL	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1										5
Round 1 Match 50
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	CUB	½	0																0.5
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 51
Sokolov, Ivan	NED	0	0																0
Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	UKR	1	1																2
Round 1 Match 52
Negi, Parimarjan	IND	1	0	½	0	0													1.5
Milov, Vadim	SUI	0	1	½	1	1													3.5
Round 1 Match 53
Timofeev, Artyom	RUS	½	½	½	1	0	1												3.5
Leitao, Rafael	BRA	½	½	½	0	1	0												2.5
Round 1 Match 54
Gustafsson, Jan	GER	1	0	0	0	½													1.5
Inarkiev, Ernesto	RUS	0	1	1	1	½													3.5
Round 1 Match 55
Savchenko, Boris	RUS	½	½	1	0	1	0	1	½										4.5
Shulman, Yuri	USA	½	½	0	1	0	1	0	½										3.5
Round 1 Match 56
Sandipan, Chanda	IND	1	½																1.5
Kobalia, Mikhail	RUS	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 57
Tkachiev, Vladislav	FRA	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Le, Quang Liem	VIE	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 1 Match 58
Akobian, Varuzhan	USA	1	0	½	½	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1		9
Tregubov, Pavel V.	RUS	0	1	½	½	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		7
Round 1 Match 59
So, Wesley	PHI	1	0	1	1	1													4
Guseinov, Gadir	AZE	0	1	0	0	0													1
Round 1 Match 60
Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS	½	1																1.5
Granda Zuniga, Julio E	PER	½	0																0.5
Round 1 Match 61
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	1	½																1.5
Papaioannou, Ioannis	GRE	0	½																0.5
Round 1 Match 62
Nyback, Tomi	FIN	1	0	0	1	½	½	½	1										4.5
Andreikin, Dmitry	RUS	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	0										3.5
Round 1 Match 63
Mamedov, Rauf	AZE	½	0																0.5
Zhou, Jianchao	CHN	½	1																1.5
Round 1 Match 64
Volkov, Sergey	RUS	0	½																0.5
Amonatov, Farrukh	TJK	1	½																1.5

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