The Ukrainian Grandmaster Anton Korobov who defeated the Chinese chess player Zhou Jianchao in the first round has confessed that this victory was unexpected for him.

The Russian chess player Dmitry Jakovenko playing White defeated Saleh Salem from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During his press-conference that took place right after the game he gave his short comments on the events on the chess board.

The fourth World Cup has been opened on 27 August Saturday evening in the permanent residence — Siberian city Khanty Mansiysk. The Opening Ceremony took place in the Cultural Centre «Ugra Classic» which was specially organized in a style of a famous French café «De la Regence».

Khanty-Mansiysk is greeting the participants and guests of the World Chess Cup for the fourth time. The Opening Ceremony took place on 27 August in the Concert-Theater Complex «Ugra-Classique».

This is what the main director of Internet online translation of the World Chess Cup 2011 stated in her interview which she had given several hours before the start of the Opening Ceremony on 27 August.

The technical director of the World Chess Federation Vladimir Kukaev gave his estimation on the technical situation in the Ugorian Chess Academy that became the venue of the World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk this year.

All major sports events are preceded by expert predictions. It is an old ritual, and we are not going to miss it. After all, sports fans have the right to mock the unfortunate experts, and predictions always provide a good ground for that. We'll use spent coffee ground.

The world's strongest players will come to Khanty-Mansiysk to participate in the World Cup between August 27 and September 20.