Relay of the 2nd ACP World Rapid Cup
The 2nd ACP World Rapid Cup took place on the 4th to 7th January. The event is a 16 player knockout, sponsored by the Pivdenny Bank.
Participants.
| Country | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2763 |
| Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 2755 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2751 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2737 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2735 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | UKR | 2732 |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | RUS | 2720 |
| Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2711 |
| Polgar, Judit | HUN | 2707 |
| Eljanov, Pavel | UKR | 2692 |
| Inarkiev, Ernesto | RUS | 2681 |
| Karpov, Anatoly | RUS | 2655 |
| Najer, Evgeniy | RUS | 2634 |
| Shabalov, Alexander | USA | 2622 |
| Savchenko, Boris | RUS | 2589 |
| Drozdovskij, Yuri | UKR | 2574 |
Schedule.
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