14 September 2017

World Cup: Tie-break Matches of 1/8 Take Place in Tbilisi

Russians Peter Svidler and Vladimir Fedoseev advance.

On September 14, the tie-break games of the 1/8 of the FIDE World Cup were played in Tbilisi. Svidler - Bu Xiangzhi, Vachier-Lagrave - Grischuk, So - Jobava, Fedoseev - Rodshtein, and Rapport - Najer determined the quarterfinalists.

Peter Svidler, Vladimir Fedoseev, Wesley So, and Richard Rapport won their rapid matches. 

Alexander Grischuk and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave drew their both ’25-10’ games. The French grandmaster bested his opponent in the first ’10+10’ game and managed to survive in the second encounter to win the match.

1/4 pairings:

Svidler - Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian - Ivanchuk, So - Fedoseev, Ding Liren - Rapport.

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Photos by Eteri Kublashvili