Dear friends!

I am sincerely glad to greet all the participants and guests of the World Chess Cup 2005 in the land of Ugra.
The World Chess Federation has reached an agreement with the leadership of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region-Ugra in respect of the organization of the world chess competition in Khanty-Mansiysk with participation of Grand Masters of the planet. I am sure this event shall become the history of the world sport, will be a new impulse in the consolidation of the international cooperation.
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Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (historical name of the okrug is Ugra) was established on the 10th of December 1930 due to the decision of the Russian Central Executive Committee as Ostyako-Vogulski National Okrug with the centre in the village Samarovo.
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