09.01.2007 The ACP World Rapid Cup, conclusions

The World Cup became a unique event for chess of Odessa and Ukraine, and the amount of the prize fund should be sufficient for this competition to be in the top ten tournaments of the year 2007.
For the first time the tournament of the Bank PIVDENNY had live Internet relay of the games. The official website worldcup.pivdenny.com was attended by users from more than 100 countries. Famous grandmasters headed by Victor Korchnoi commented the games for hundreds of spectators in the hall of Londonskaya hotel.
The last day of the tournament was not limited to solving the sporting intrigue. Charity fund ‘Victor’ organized a meeting between young chess players and the World Cup participants: autographs, questions and answers, and, of course, the play!
The closing ceremony was led by Vadim Morokhovsky, Chairman of the Bank PIVDENNY, and Pavel Tregubov, president of the Association of Chess Professionals. The tournament winner Peter Leko noted that the main common interest of the world’s strongest players is carrying out tournaments similar to the World Rapid Cup in caliber and level of organization.
The leadership of the Bank PIVDENNY will continue supporting chess projects.
Day Four Scoreboard
Semifinals
Peter LEKO (Hungary) – Boris GELFAND (Israel) 3-2
Teimour RADJABOV (Azerbaijan) – Vassily IVANCHUK (Ukraine) 0-2
Final
Peter LEKO (Hungary) – Vassily IVANCHUK (Ukraine) 2.5-1.5
 
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