The final match of the FIDE World Cup started in the Biltmore Hotel in Tbilisi on 23rd of September. Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Ding Liren (China) are competing for the first place in the World Cup in a 4-game match with classical time control (90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest [...]

The semifinal tie-breaks started with 2 matches on the 21st of September at 3 pm local time. Ding Liren-Wesley So In the first rapid game Ding Liren had absolutely winning position against Wesley So.   In the current position White Knight is pinned and Black does not need to force anything but can improve the [...]

The 1st game of the Final starts at 3 PM September, 23 2017. The final games will be held at BILTMORE Hotel. WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Aronian, Levon GM 2802 Ding, Liren GM 2771

In the return game of the semifinal clash Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave agreed for a draw after 19 moves and extended the match to the tie-break. Playing White Ding Liren got better position out of the opening against Wesley So. After queens exchange the Chinese Grandmaster slowly tried to increase the advantage but his [...]

Pairings for Semifinals Tie-breaks. The 1st games of the tie-breaks start at 3 PM September, 21 2017. WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM 2804 Aronian, Levon GM 2802 So, Wesley GM 2792 Ding, Liren GM 2771

The semifinal matches of the World Cup started in the Hualing Hotel on 19th of September. Four players continue competing in the World Cup: Levon Aronian (Armenia) had white pieces against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), while Wesley So (USA) played with White against Ding Liren (China). Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave followed the theoretical line in [...]