ChessChrono : 2005 FIDE World Cup

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An index of About Chess blog articles on the 2005 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, the first qualifying event in the 2005-2007 cycle of the FIDE World Chess Championship.

2005 FIDE World Cup - And the Winner Is... • Levon Aronian of Armenia, the no.3 seed with a pre-tournament rating of 2724, beat Ruslan Ponomariov of the Ukraine (no.9, 2704) to capture first place at the FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. [24 December 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]

2005 FIDE World Cup - Quotes II • Here are more excerpts from interviews with the players at the 2005 FIDE World Cup. See the official site (linked after the excerpts) for the full interviews. [17 December 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]

2005 FIDE World Cup - Quotes • The official site of the 2005 FIDE World Cup has been posting interviews with many of the 128 players. Here are some comments that caught our eye. [10 December 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]

Forum thread - 2005 FIDE World Cup • To keep track of the action in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, we started the thread FIDE World Cup 2005. [4 December 2005; Join the Discussion]

2005 FIDE World Cup - The Players • The 128 players competing at the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, qualified in many different ways. Some were successful in previous World Championship events, others were successful in regional qualifying events, some were chosen because of their high standing in the world rating system, while others were handpicked by the organizers. Let's look at the different ways that players earn the right to play in the World Championship cycle. [26 November 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]

2005 FIDE World Cup - Introduction • The 2005-2007 cycle of the FIDE World Chess Championship kicks off 26 November in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, with the FIDE World Cup opening ceremony. A total of 128 players have qualified to start the seven round knockout tournament. The format and the importance of the event are not the same as the five previous FIDE World Championship knockout events, where half of the players were eliminated in each round and the World Championship title was at stake. [19 November 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]

FIDE World Championship - Introduction • The start of the 2005 FIDE World Championship, San Luis, Argentina has finally arrived. The San Luis event is the first in a new cycle of events called the FIDE World Championship 2005-2007. The format is an evolution of the traditional World Championship qualifying cycle. [24 September 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]

FIDE World Championship 2005-2007 • In a stunning series of unexpected announcements, FIDE has changed the landscape of the World Chess Championship. [21 May 2005; Elsewhere on the Web]