Moldovan chess player Viorel Bologan qualified Thursday for the third round of the World Chess Cup taking place in the Russian town of Khanty-Mansiisk, Info-Prim Neo reports. In the second round, the Great International Master defeated Bulgaria's Ivan Cheparinov by 4-2 after playing four additional games. Bologan beat Egypt's Ahmed Adly in the first round by 1.5-0.5. In the third round, he will meet Czech Viktor Laznicka, who defeated the fourth favorite of the competition, Russia's Alexandr Morozevici, in the second round. A number of 128 chess players from 40 countries have competed in the World Chess Cup.