12 September 2017

1/8 Matches of the World Cup Start in Tbilisi

Vladimir Fedoseev and Vassily Ivanchuk win. 

On September 12, first games of the 1/8 of the FIDE World Cup were played in Tbilisi. 

Vladimir Fedoseev defeated Maxim Rodshtein, while Anish Giri lost to Vassily Ivanchuk.  

The games So - Jobava, Dubov - Aronian, Wang Hao - Ding Liren, Svidler - Bu Xiangzhi, Vachier-Lagrave - Grischuk, and Rapport - Najer were drawn.   

On September 13, the return games will be played. 

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Photos by Eteri Kublashvili