The fifth tie-break of the World Cup was played in Hualing Hotel on September 17. Only two players Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Peter Svidler returned to the venue to determine the fourth semi-finalist. The first rapid game ended in a draw and Vachier-Lagrave won the second one. In the first rapid game Maxime got substantial advantage [...]

Pairings for Semifinals. The 1st game of the round starts at 3 PM September, 19 2017. WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Aronian, Levon GM 2802 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM 2804 So, Wesley GM 2792 Ding, Liren GM 2771

The second games of the World Cup Quarterfinals were played on September 16. After the tense fights Vassily Ivanchuk, Richard Rapport and Vladimir Fedoseev leave the tournament. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Peter Svidler made a draw in the second game as well as in the previous one and extended the match to the tie-breaks. Ding Liren [...]

Pairings for Round 5 Tie-Breaks. Tie Break games start at 3PM local time on September, 17 2017. Location: Hualing Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia. WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM 2804 Svidler, Peter GM 2756

The Quarterfinals of the World Cup started in the Hualing Hotel in Tbilisi on the 15th of September. Eight players continue their quest for the places in the final. They are to play short two-game matches with the classical time control. If the match is tied 1-1, it is continued on the tie-break with quicker [...]