Who did Gelfand beat in the 2009 Chess World Cup final?
Alexei Shirov
Peter Svidler
Ruslan Ponomariov
Vassily Ivanchuk
Answer
Gelfand beat Alexei Shirov in the 2009 Chess World Cup final. The match was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from October 18 to November 10, 2009. Gelfand won the match 5½–4½, after a tiebreak.
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