Gata Kamsky Wins World Cup 2007

12-16-07: GM Gata Kamsky just forced a draw against Alexei Shirov in game four in the final match of the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. That sealed a 2.5-1.5 match win and the World Cup title for Kamsky, who won game two. He finished the event undefeated with match wins over Adly, Avrukh, K Georgiev, Svidler, Ponomariov, Carlsen, and Shirov. A tremendous performance. The win nets him $120,000 and a scheduled match against Veselin Topalov to determine the challenger for the 2009 world championship match. Congratulations to Gata, Brooklyn's finest! Also cheers to Alexei Shirov, who played a heck of a tournament.