Quarter finals at Khanty Mansiysk


The Quarter finals of the World Cup Chess have started.

Carlsen-Cheparinov
Karjakin-Alekseev
Jakovenko-Shirov
Ponomariov-Kamsky
Carlsen, Karjakin, Shirov and Ponomariov are my picks.

There were two 1. d4 Nf6 and two 1.e4 e5. Nice balance !

The last 8 players are mostly teens or early twenties guys and two veterans. Carlsen must now be one of the favorites to win. He already has a lot of experience at the top levels of chess. Cheparinov is a determined fighter and his results in the past year have been spectacular. According to discussions on blogs:
  1. Carlsen leads by +2-1=1 against Cheparinov in their head-to-head clashes. This includes a win to eliminate Cheparinov in one of the previous editions of the World Cup of Chess.
  2. The winner of the World Cup will not only qualify to play Topalov in Bulgaria, but the last four will also be eligible to be picked up for the FIDE Grand Slam of chess.

    We'll keep you updated.

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