An index of About Chess blog articles on the FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, November-December 2007.
Kamsky Wins World Cup; Anand - Kramnik to Play in Bonn • GM Gata Kamsky (USA) won the 2007 FIDE World Cup at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, by defeating GM Alexei Shirov (Russia) in the final match of the 7-round elimination event. Kamsky won one game with the white pieces and drew the other three, winning the match in regulation games to avoid tiebreak. [21 December 2007]
Diary of a Chess Star • GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway might have been eliminated in the semifinal round of the 2007 World Cup, but this was not the last we've heard of him. By becoming one of the four semifinalists, Carlsen won a spot in the 2008-9 Grand Prix cycle, a World Championship qualifier where he will play in four tournaments against the world's best chess players. [16 December 2007]
2007 FIDE World Cup • In FIDE World Cup 2007, we started a forum thread to track the progress of the 128 players at the FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, November-December 2007. The winner goes on to a challenge match against former World Champion Veselin Topalov and a shot at the World Championship in 2009. [1 December 2007]
2007 FIDE World Cup • Less than two months after the 2007 World Chess Championship in Mexico, a new two year World Championship cycle kicks off with the FIDE World Cup at Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia). No fewer than 128 of the world's best chess players will battle over the board to determine which single player continues to the next stage of the World Championship. [18 November 2007]
FIDE - Topalov, Kramnik, World Cup, Grand Prix • The latest news from the World Chess Federation (FIDE) on the next World Championship cycle was good news for former World Champion Veselin Topalov and great news for chess fans around the globe. [29 June 2007]
