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Peter Svidler World Cup Champion




Peter Svidler World Cup Champion |
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September 19, 2011 | |
![]() The event held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from August 26th till September 18th, was a 128-player knockout featuring two-game matches leading up to the four-game match finals. Svidler won the first game of the match as Black and went on to draw all three of the remaining games to claim victory. 5879 ![]() 5880 For more from Khanty-Mansiysk see the official website, chessbase reportage chessvibes coverage and Sam Shankland's earlier CLO piece on defeating GM Leko in round one. |