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He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE World Cup, which qualified him for the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007, played in May–June 2007.
He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE World Cup, which qualified him for the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007, played in May–June 2007.
He defeated Ruslan Ponomariov 3½-2½ in the first round. In the second round he played Alexander Grischuk. Sergei Rublevsky vs Garry Kasparov, 20th European Club Cup 2004, Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30), 1-0
Sergei Rublevsky vs Alexey Dreev, Russian Championship Superfinal 2005, Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30), 1-0
Sergei Rublevsky vs Pentala Harikrishna, Aerosvit General Motors Tournament 2006, Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51), 1-0
Sergei Rublevsky vs Ruslan Ponomariov, Candidates Match: Ponomariov-Rublevsky 2007, Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation (B16), 1/2-1/2.