Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Chess World Cup at the tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk. In the second game of the round of 16, Ponomariov defeated the Dutchman Loek van Wely and won with an overall score of 2:0.
Ponomariov, having made it into the top ten of the Cup, also secured the right under the regulations to take part in the world championship.