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Kamsky Advances to Round Three; Ivanov Off to Tiebreak Print E-mail
September 1, 2011
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Reigning US Champion Gata Kamsky advanced to round three of the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia after defeating former FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov in a Ruy Lopez. 

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Meanwhile Alexander Ivanov drew his second game against Igor Lysyj and heads to tiebreaks.

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Sam Shankland and Alexander Onischuk were both eliminated by Abiheet Gupta and David Navara respectively.

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See schedule and live games on the official website and look for an upcoming CLO report by GM Sam Shankland.
 
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