Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov advanced to the round of 16 of the Chess World Cup, winning both games of the third round against China's Yun Xiu. The score is 2:0 in Ponomariov's favor. Oleksandr Areshchenko also ended his run at the World Cup, losing in two games to Levon Aronian with an overall score of 1.5:0.5.
In the round of 16 of the Chess World Cup, Ukraine will be represented only by Ruslan Ponomariov, who at this stage of the competition will face the Dutchman Loek van Wely. Ukrainian Zakhar Efimenko failed to advance to the round of 16, losing on the tie-break with a score of 2:0 to Spain's Francisco Vallejo.