Alexander Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 The 1st ACP World Rapid Cup took place in Odessa in the Ukraine 4th-8th January 2007. The event was sponsored by the Bank Pivdennyi based in Odessa and took place in the Hotel Londonskaya. The tournament organisers were the Bank Pivdennyi and the Association of Chess Professionals. The total prize fund was 136,000 US Dollars. 16 grandmasters participated in this Knock-Out tournament. The time control was 20 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 5 seconds per move, with blitz games (3mins + 2sec/m) to settle ties. Peter Leko won the second blitz playoff game against Vassily Ivanchuk in the final, their first three games were drawn. http://twic.chesscorp.com/infoglueDeliverL...e?contentId=682 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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