Viswanathan Anand may have skipped the World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia beginning on Saturday evening, but there will be five other Indians in the fray in the premier tournament sanctioned by the world's governing body for chess (FIDE). There are 128 players who will be playing in the event to be conducted on a knock out format. The five Indians are Pentala Harikrishna (rated 2668), Krishnan Sasikiran (2661), Surya Sekhar Ganguly (2585), Abhijit Kunte (2547) and GN Gopal (2520). In the opening round, 32nd seed Harikrishna meets Zhao Jun of China (rated 2552), while 35th seed Sasikiran runs into Serge Zhiglako of Belarus (2562). Seeded 79th, Surya Sekhar ganguly (2585) meets Sergei Tiviakov of Netherlands (2643), Kunte meets Russian Vadim Zvjaginsev, the 30th seed, and G N Gopal has the toughest first round against 22nd seed Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan, rated 2690.
With Anand skipping the event, the top seed is Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, who is currently No 2 in elo ratings. Also skipping the event are Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko and some others. Ivanchuk, who won the World Blitz Championships this week, meets Pedro Aderito of Angola in the first round. Each mini match will comprise two games, one each with white and black. The winner proceeds to the next round and the loser is eliminated. The tournament runs till December 18. (IANS)
Source:- India Sport News
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