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Chess World Cup 2009
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<p>The Chess World Cup 2009 was a 128-player <a href="/facts/Single-elimination_tournament/3j9IuIxp">single-elimination tournament</a>, played between 20 November and 14 December 2009, in <a href="/facts/Khanty-Mansiysk/anEN7gdK">Khanty-Mansiysk</a>, Russia. The Cup winner qualified for the <a href="/facts/World_Chess_Championship_2012/BHcleRzf">Candidates stage</a> of the <a href="/facts/World_Chess_Championship_2012/BHcleRzf">World Chess Championship 2012</a>. <a href="/facts/Boris_Gelfand/BKbVJ8hK">Boris Gelfand</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Ruslan_Ponomariov/NYq6ymn2">Ruslan Ponomariov</a> in the final. </p><p>The winner of the <a href="/facts/Chess_World_Cup_2007/Us6Ut81T">Chess World Cup 2007</a>, <a href="/facts/Gata_Kamsky/J1bHygy6">Gata Kamsky</a>, was defeated by <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> in the third round. </p>