World cup chess-2009 will be held from November 20 to December 14 in Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia), 128 players from different countries will take part in the cup. Olympic champions Gabriel Sargsyan (2676) and Tigran Petrosian will present Armenia (2615). As Net Tigran Petrosian told a PanARMENIAN.net reporter, he is currently preparing to this tournament and try to play successfully. At present, Armenian GM Tigran Petrosian takes part in the tournament ''Football for the sake of equal opportunity". "In our spare time, we always play football. In some ways it is similar to chess, since in both cases, we need to think,'' Tigran Petrosian said.