| World Chess Cup 2005 Drag out your atlas or check out Google Earth! From November 26 to December 17, the World Chess Cup 2005 will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, in the Yugra region, which is also known as the oil and gas capital of Russia. Although several leading players have declined the invitation, the line-up remains impressive with more than 100 grandmasters taking part. The top seeds are Ivanchuk, Bacrot, Aronian, Grischuk, Gelfand, Shirov, Akopian, Radjabov, Ponomariov and Tiviakov, but there are many more names that promise lots of great chess. More information and live games can be found at the official website: http://www.worldchesscup2005.com/ |