Official site of the World Chess Cup 2011 started its work on the domain ugrasport.com.

All information relating to the competition is available on the official website of the World Chess Cup chess.ugrasport.com. The informational resource consists of 14 sections, including the lists of participants of the World Cup, program of the event, news, rules of accreditation, the terms of accommodation of Khanty-Mansiysk guests and application forms, as well as the contact details of the Executive Directory of the Organizing Committee.

Participants coming from visa countries canget information about the terms of invitation and sending of application form for a visa. The site includes useful information about the city, climate and sports stories of the Ugorian capital, as well as the Ugorian Chess Academy, wherethe World Chess Cup 2011will take place. There is information about the most convenient ways of arriving in Khanty-Mansiysk for people coming from other countries and cities in the section «How to get there?». This section includes background information of the nearest airports and railway stations, minibus schedule departing from Pyt-Yah, as well as the contact telephone numbers of air and railway ticket offices.

The articles about the preparation and holding of the eventwill be published in the section «News», as well as the interesting interviews with participants and organizers of the event. Besides, photo and video galleries will be regularly appended.

The tournament will start on August, 27 in Khanty-Mansiysk. 128 players from all over the world will participate there. For three weeks, participants will compete for the main trophy of the competition — the World Cup.