Ukrainian chess player Ruslan Ponomariov ultimately failed to become the winner of the FIDE World Cup 2005, the competition for which was held in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk.
The day before, in the final of the competition, our compatriot lost both tie-breaks to Levon Aronian of Armenia – 0:2. Let me remind you, the two games of the main round of their confrontation ended in a draw.
In the end, Aronian won with a score of – 3:1.