August 12, 2026

Wednesday's Playoff Results

A result of 1-0 is a white win, 1/2-1/2 is a draw, and 0-1 is a win for black.

The player who had the white pieces is listed first:

Set 1, Game 1 (Each player with 25 minutes to complete a game. Ten additional seconds added after each move):

Kramnik (1, Russia) -Topalov (9, Bulgaria) 1-0.

Dreev (29, Russia) -Adams (5, England) 1/2-1/2.

Fedorov (3, Belarus) -Movsesian (27, Czech Repulic) 1/2-1/2

Zvjaginsev (24, Russia) -Polgar (16, Hungary) 0-1.

Khalifman (36, Russia) -Gelfand (12, Israel) 1-0.

Ivanchuk (6, Ukraine) -Nisipeanu (46, Romania) 1/2-1/2

Set 1, Game 2:

Topalov-Kramnik 0-1; Kramnik advances.

Adams-Dreev 1/2; tied 1-1.

Movsesian-Fedorov 1/2; tied 1-1.

Polgar-Zvjaginsev 1-0; Polgar advances.

Gelfand-Khalifman 1/2-1/2; Khalifman advances.

Nisipeanu-Ivanchuk 1-0; Nisipeanu advances.

Set 2, Game 1 (Each player with 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move):

Adams-Dreev 1-0.

Fedorov-Movsesian 0-1.

Set 2, Game 2:

Dreev-Adams 0-1; Adams advances.

Movsesian-Fedorov 1/2-1/2; Movsesian advances

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