The Executive Director of the World Cup Organizing Committee Vyacheslav Zhuravlev told about his team of the organizers of the World Cup 2011 at the press conference.

— Please tell us about your company which organizes this fantastic tournament. — The Autonomous Institution «UgraMegaSport» is found by the Autonomous Okrug Government. The main task of the organization is to develop massive sport as well as the organization of the sport events — from the regional Sports contests till the International events on many sports for adults. Our company has a big experience in organizing the tournaments of the high level: the World Biathlon Championship, Championship for Handicapped and so on. The team of young specialists works on all projects. It was formed from the graduating students from the local Universities. Our Institution took an active part in the preparation and organization of the World Chess Olympiad in 2010. This time we organize the World Cup 2011 with the forces of our company for the first time.

— Did you face any problems when preparing to this tournament? — There might be all kind of difficulties when preparing for such events of this level. The experience gained by our professionals helped to successfully hold the preparations to the competition. I don’t see any problems in both technical and sport areas. Chess is an ancient game which has its specific features. Our main goal was to attract as much chess fans to come to watch the games as possible. The World Chess Federation together with the World Cup Organizing Committee has come to a decision to organize the Internet online transmission of the games. Thanks to the video channel in the Global Net the professional chess players and fans can become a co-participant of the World Cup being in any part of the world. I would also like to mark the work of the commentators who comment the games in two languages. Thanks to their professionalism all people who are even not acquainted with the specifics and chess terminology can understand what is going on at the chess board. They will be explained on every peripeteia of a battle and inter relations.

— Do you follow the online-transmissions of the World Cup? — Of course! I cannot stay in the Ugra Chess Academy all the time due to my work. That is why my computer is always on with the life transmissions from the tournament official site. It is so much interesting that I sometimes get distracted from my permanent work.

— Vyacheslav Zhuravlev has a birthday today, 2 September. Our congratulations and best wishes.