The final:
| Seed/ World Rank | White | Country | Rating | Result | Seed/ World rank | Black | Country | Rating | Opening details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/16 | Peter Svidler (1.0) | RUS | 2739 | 0.5-0.5 | 6/9 | Alexander Grischuk (0.0) | RUS | 2746 | Sicilian Najdorf |
The 3rd/4th play-off:
| Seed/ World Rank | White | Country | Rating | Result | Seed/ World Rank | Black | Country | Rating | Opening details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8 | Ruslan Ponomariov (0.5) | UKR | 2764 | 0-1 | 2/7 | Vassily Ivanchuk (0.5) | UKR | 2766 | Queen's Gambit Vienna |
A win for either Peter Svidler or Vassily Ivanchuk tomorrow will be decisive in their respective matches.
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 win $16.000 (or 11.000€);
Fourth round losers win $25.000 (or 17.000€);
Fifth round losers win (Quarter-finals) $35.000 (or 24.000€);
Sixth round losers win (Semi-final) $50.000 (or 34.500€);
Losing finalist $80.000 (or 55.000€);
The winner receives $120.000 (or 82.500€).
