The 4th Round of the World Cup has started. There are less and less chess players in the Chess Academy, but the emotions are increasing.

At the background of tense battles the different miracles happen as in the game Alexander Moiseenko — David Navara for instance. The spectators and participants are still discussing the act of the Czech Grandmaster who offered a draw in the won endgame position. The opinions are absolutely different. Perhaps the clue of this story is the individuality of David Navara. He is an unusual person, amazing people with his politeness and hypertrophic feeling of fairness and justice. He is a ready-made hero for the new novels who can eclipse the fame of Luzhin from the famous novel of Nabokov. It is not a surprise that the chess players seem to be strange, far from reality people, so, let their images would be light.

Maria Fominykh

The visit to Ugra is over for the Ukrainian Grandmaster, he is leaving home. Navara continues his battles for the World Cup with another 15 participants of the tournament.

David came in the dark suit for the game, in light — for the prize giving.

The new opponent of the Czech Grandmaster is again the Ukrainian. In the 4th Round Navara will face the youngest participant of the tournament — Yaroslav Zherebukh

The last but not the least from the Chinese delegation — Bu has made a draw against Vasily Ivanchuk. In the next game the task is being complicated — he has to play with Black.

One of the central battles — the game between Alexander Grischuk vs Vladimir Potkin

In the previous game Grischuk won the principal match over the Russian Alexander Morozevich and seems not to be able to retarget to the new opponent. In his first game he lost to Vladimir Poktin with Black

After the great defeat over the rating favorite of the tournament Sergey Karjakin, Judit Polgar lowed down.

Lenier Dominguez was the one to offend Judit. At the press conference the winner mentioned that he considers Judit to be very strong and dangerous.

In the 1/8 of the finals there are two Cubans — Lenier Dominguez and Lazaro Bruzon. At the press conference Lenier told to the journalists that Bruzon’s support helped him a lot during the tie breaks. I can confirm: during the whole match against Igor Lysyi which lasted till the Sudden Death even, Lazaro did not leave the Playing hall. After each game, the two Cubans were sitting and discussing something.

Of course Bruzon is not only a good consultant, but is a strong player too. The first game of the match Bruzon — Ponomariov finished in a draw.

In the 4th Round the Ugorian chess player Dmitry Jakovenko lost for the first time. To Teimur Rajabov

Caissa favoured to both Azeri chess players — Vugar Gashimov started his next round with victory as well.

Gashimov is faithful to his White suit

In the second game Peter Heine Nilsen plays with Black and will try to equalize.

I asked my friend who is not a chess player: «What do you think what is the percentage to equalize in the second game?» He replied: «The same as in that anecdote about a dinosaur: 50−50»

«What is the probability to meet a dinosaur in the street?

A man replies:

-          One-billionth

I  ask a woman the same question:

-          50−50

-          Why?

-          Well, either I meet or I don’t meet…"

Yes, the women’s logics work in the knock out tournament.