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Khanty Mansiysk, Russia - Israeli chess star Boris Gelfand recorded one of the highest achievements in the history of Israeli chess on Monday, by winning first place in the Chess World Cup.Gelfand beat 28-year-old Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine, a former chess world champion, in the final match on Monday.
At the end of a 12-match duel, Gelfand had beat his rival in four matches, Ponomariov had won two matches, and four matches ended in a draw, making the end score 7:5 for Gelfand.
The competition was held in the oil-rich Russian city of Khanty Mansiysk. At the end of the match, Gelfand received the trophy with the Israeli national anthem, Hatikva, playing in the background. [More]
posted by: jrtelegraph
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