Here are some facts about the players in the Semi-Final:
| Seed | Name | Country | Age | Rating | Highest ever | World rank | highest ever | Khanty Mansiysk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 42 | 2766 | 2787 | 7 | 2 | 75 |
| 4 | Ruslan Ponomariov | UKR | 27 | 2764 | 2768 | 8 | 6 | 61.4 |
| 6 | Alexander Grischuk | RUS | 27 | 2746 | 2773 | 9 | 6 | 68.8 |
| 9 | Peter Svidler | RUS | 35 | 2739 | 2765 | 16 | 4 | 75 |
Here are the details of the games played here in the 2011 Khanty Mansisyk World Cup.
| C | C | C | C | C | C | R | R | R | R | R | R | B | B | B | Total% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Name (ranking by %) | w+ | w= | w- | b+ | b= | b- | w+ | w= | w- | b+ | b= | b- | + | = | - | |
| 2 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 75 |
| 4 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 6 | Alexander Grischuk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 68.8 |
| 9 | Peter Svidler | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 75 |
The best percentages have been scored by the unbeaten Peter Svidler, and by Vassily Ivanchuk, who has an impressive record in the Rapidplay tie-breaks.
For more information go to the official site: http://chess.ugrasport.com/
Live games: http://chess.ugrasport.com/?cat=12
If you want to follow the live games then note the following:
The local starting time is 3pm and 3pm Khanty Mansiysk = 11am Paris = 10am London = 5am New York = 2am Los Angeles.
All the photos today are from the official site.
The total prize fund is of $1.600.000 (about 1.100.000€):
First round losers win $6.000 (about 4.100€);
Second round losers win $10.000 (or roughly 6.900€);
Third round losers $16.000 (or 11.000€);
Fourth round $25.000 (or 17.000€);
Fifth round (Quarter-finals) $35.000 (or 24.000€);
Sixth round (Semi-final) $50.000 (or 34.500€);
Losing finalist $80.000 (or 55.000€);
The winner receives $120.000 (or 82.500€).
