25 September 2015

Sergey Karjakin and Peter Svidler Advance to the World Cup Semifinal

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Wei Yi are knocked out in the Quarterfinal.

The tie-breaks of the World Cup Quarterfinals were played on September 25 in Baku. Peter Svidler met Wei Yi, and Sergey Karjakin faced Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. 

All four rapid games ended in a draw. 

In 10+10 games both Russian players prevailed. Karjakin won 2-0, and Svidler drew the first game and won the second one, winning the match 1.5-0.5.

In the Semifinals Peter Svidler will meet Anish Giri, and Sergej Karjakin will play with Pavel Eljanov.