The next sensation of the first round of the World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk was the victory of the Brasilian chess player Alexander Fier over Wang Yue from China. The Brazilian player told us about his first games of the tournament at the press conference.

The co-authors of the brightest sensation of the 1st Round, Samuel Shankland (USA) and Peter Leko (HUN), answered the questions of the journalists right after the 2nd Game.