Chess World Cup 2021

The Chess World Cup 2021 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Sochi, Russia, beginning 12 July and ending 6 August 2021.[1] It was the 9th edition of the Chess World Cup. The winner of this tournament was the Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who won without losing any games either in classical chess or in the rapid tiebreakers.[2]

FIDE Chess World Cup 2021
2021 FIDE World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
Tournament information
SportChess
Location Sochi
Dates12 July 2021–6 August 2021
Administrator(s)FIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination tournament
Host(s)Chess Federation of Russia
Final positions
Champion Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Runner-up Sergey Karjakin

The two finalists (Duda and Sergey Karjakin) qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022. The rest of the final eight, except Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the FIDE Grand Prix 2022.

In parallel with this open tournament, an inaugural women-only version was held.

Format

The tournament was an 8-round knockout event, with the top 50 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals played a match for third place.

The two finalists, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Sergey Karjakin qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022, which is a tournament to decide the next challenger for the World Championship. Moreover, all quarter-finalists, except for World Champion Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the FIDE Grand Prix 2022, giving them another chance to qualify for the Candidates.

Each round consisted of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits were as follows:

  • Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30 minute increment on move 40, plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1, per player.
  • If the match was tied after the classical games, players played two rapid chess games, with 25 minutes plus a 10 second increment per move, per player.
  • If the match was still tied, players then played two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10 second increment per move, per player.
  • If the match was still tied, players then played two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3 second increment per move, per player.
  • If the match was still tied, a single armageddon chess game was played to decide the match, with draw odds to Black, meaning White had to win but Black only needed to draw or win, to win the match. The players drew lots and the winner of the draw chose their color. White received 5 minutes, Black received 4 minutes, and each player received an extra 2 seconds per move beginning at move 61.

Schedule

Each round lasted three days: two for classical time limit games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 ran from July 12 to 20; July 21 was a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 ran from July 22 to 30; July 31 was a rest day; and the last two rounds ran from August 1 to 6.

Play began at 3:00 pm local time (1200 UT) on all days.[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was US$1,892,500, with the first prize of US$110,000.[3]

Prize money in US dollars
RoundPrizesTotal
Round 178 × 3,750292,500
Round 264 × 6,000384,000
Round 332 × 10,000320,000
Round 416 × 16,000256,000
Round 58 × 25,000200,000
Round 64 × 35,000140,000
4th place1 × 50,00050,000
3rd place1 × 60,00060,000
Runner-up1 × 80,00080,000
Winner1 × 110,000110,000
Total1,892,500

Media

IM Eric Rosen was one of the official photographers for the event.[4]

Participants

The following is the list of participants. [5][6] Players were seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021, and all players were grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

  1.  Magnus Carlsen (NOR), 2847 (World Champion)
  2.  Fabiano Caruana (USA), 2820 (R)
  3.  Levon Aronian (ARM), 2781 (R)
  4.  Anish Giri (NED), 2780 (R)
  5.  Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2776 (R)
  6.  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE), 2770 (R)
  7.  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), 2760 (WC)
  8.  Alireza Firouzja (FRA), 2759 (R)
  9.  Leinier Domínguez (USA), 2758 (R)
  10.  Sergey Karjakin (RUS), 2757 (R)
  11.  Pentala Harikrishna (IND), 2730 (R)
  12.  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL), 2729 (ER)
  13.  Vidit Gujrathi (IND), 2726 (R)
  14.  Dmitry Andreikin (RUS), 2724 (ER)
  15.  Nikita Vitiugov (RUS), 2724 (ER)
  16.  Andrey Esipenko (RUS), 2716 (E)
  17.  Daniil Dubov (RUS), 2714 (ER)
  18.  Peter Svidler (RUS), 2714 (ER)
  19.  Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), 2710 (ER)
  20.  Jeffery Xiong (USA), 2709 (Z2.1)
  21.  Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS), 2706 (E)
  22.  Yu Yangyi (CHN), 2705 (WC)
  23.  Vladislav Artemiev (RUS), 2704 (E)
  24.  Bassem Amin (EGY), 2703 (AF)
  25.  Jorden van Foreest (NED), 2701 (R)
  26.  Kirill Alekseenko (RUS), 2699 (ER)
  27.  Yuriy Kryvoruchko (UKR), 2699 (ER)
  28.  Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI), 2698 (AS)
  29.  David Navara (CZE), 2697 (ER)
  30.  Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS), 2696 (E)
  31.  Sam Shankland (USA), 2691 (Z2.1)
  32.  Maxim Matlakov (RUS), 2688 (E)
  33.  Radosław Wojtaszek (POL), 2687 (ER)
  34.  Alexander Areshchenko (UKR), 2687 (R)
  35.  Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS), 2684 (R)
  36.  Alexandr Predke (RUS), 2683 (E)
  37.  Anton Korobov (UKR), 2683 (R)
  38.  Salem Saleh (UAE), 2682 (R)
  39.  Gabriel Sargissian (ARM), 2682 (FN)
  40.  Markus Ragger (AUT), 2680 (FN)
  41.  Etienne Bacrot (FRA), 2678 (FN)
  42.  Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2675 (R)
  43.  Ferenc Berkes (HUN), 2673 (FN)
  44.  David Antón Guijarro (ESP), 2673 (E)
  45.  Nils Grandelius (SWE), 2670 (FN)
  46.  Matthias Blübaum (GER), 2669 (FN)
  47.  Ivan Cheparinov (BUL), 2667 (E)
  48.  Vladimir Malakhov (RUS), 2666 (R)
  49.  Nijat Abasov (AZE), 2665 (PN)
  50.  Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2662 (FN)
  51.  Sanan Sjugirov (RUS), 2661 (E)
  52.  Baskaran Adhiban (IND), 2660 (FN)
  53.  Samuel Sevian (USA), 2660 (Z2.1)
  54.  Constantin Lupulescu (ROM), 2656 (E)
  55.  Grigoriy Oparin (RUS), 2654 (E)
  56.  Yuri Kuzubov (UKR), 2653 (FN)
  57.  Jorge Cori (PER), 2652 (Z2.4)
  58.  Alexander Onischuk (USA), 2649 (Z2.1)
  59.  Haik M. Martirosyan (ARM), 2648 (E)
  60.  Ivan Šarić (CRO), 2645 (FN)
  61.  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND), 2641 (Z3.7)
  62.  Alexey Sarana (RUS), 2640 (PN)
  63.  Alexander Motylev (RUS), 2639 (E)
  64.  Aryan Tari (NOR), 2639 (FN)
  65.  Evgeny Bareev (CAN), 2638 (Z2.2)
  66.  Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ), 2637 (FN)
  67.  Vladislav Kovalev (FIDE), 2637 (PN)
  68.  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), 2634 (Z3.4)
  69.  Alan Pichot (ARG), 2630 (FN)
  70.  Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR), 2630 (E)
  71.  David Paravyan (RUS), 2629 (PN)
  72.  Sandro Mareco (ARG), 2629 (AM)
  73.  Pavel Ponkratov (RUS), 2627 (E)
  74.  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROM), 2627 (E)
  75.  Ahmed Adly (EGY), 2625 (AF)
  76.  Benjamin Bok (NED), 2624 (FN)
  77.  Neuris Delgado Ramírez (PAR), 2622 (Z2.5)
  78.  Nihal Sarin (IND), 2620 (PN)
  79.  Yaroslav Zherebukh (USA), 2620 (FN)
  80.  Shant Sargsyan (ARM), 2618 (E)
  81.  Daniele Vocaturo (ITA), 2617 (FN)
  82.  Rasmus Svane (GER), 2615 (E)
  83.  Viktor Erdős (HUN), 2614 (E)
  84.  Varuzhan Akobian (USA), 2614 (PN)
  85.  Pouya Idani (IRI), 2614 (FN)
  86.  Amin Tabatabaei (IRI), 2613 (AS)
  87.  Arik Braun (GER), 2609 (E)
  88.  Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS), 2608 (E)
  89.  Kacper Piorun (POL), 2608 (FN)
  90.  Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (IND), 2608 (PN)
  91.  Aleksandar Inđić (SRB), 2607 (E)
  92.  Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (CHI), 2606 (AM)
  93.  Vasif Durarbayli (AZE), 2606 (FN)
  94.  Timur Gareyev (USA), 2606 (Z2.1)
  95.  Ivan Ivanisevic (SRB), 2606 (E)
  96.  Evgeny Alekseev (RUS), 2605 (E)
  97.  Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (ISL), 2603 (FN)
  98.  Baadur Jobava (GEO), 2603 (E)
  99.  Axel Bachmann (PAR), 2599 (AM)
  100.  Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB), 2598 (Z3.4)
  101.  Kiril Georgiev (MKD), 2594 (FN)
  102.  Ante Brkić (CRO), 2592 (E)
  103.  Michał Krasenkow (POL), 2591 (E)
  104.  Mircea-Emilian Parligras (ROM), 2591 (FN)
  105.  Hovhannes Gabuzyan (ARM), 2590 (E)
  106.  Viorel Iordachescu (MDA), 2589 (FN)
  107.  Denis Kadrić (BIH), 2586 (PN)
  108.  Sebastian Bogner (SUI), 2581 (FN)
  109.  Victor Mikhalevski (ISR), 2581 (FN)
  110.  Velimir Ivić (SRB), 2581 (FN)
  111.  Mads Andersen (DEN), 2579 (FN)
  112.  Gukesh D (IND), 2578 (PN)
  113.  Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE), 2577 (E)
  114.  Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (CUB), 2573 (Z2.3)
  115.  Emre Can (TUR), 2569 (E)
  116.  Alexandr Fier (BRA), 2569 (FN)
  117.  Nikita Meshkovs (LAT), 2568 (FN)
  118.  Yasser Quesada Pérez (CUB), 2565 (FN)
  119.  Luka Paichadze (GEO), 2564 (E)
  120.  Levan Pantsulaia (GEO), 2564 (FN)
  121.  Javokhir Sindarov (UZB), 2558 (AS)
  122.  Elshan Moradiabadi (USA), 2555 (AM)
  123.  Krikor Mekhitarian (BRA), 2554 (AM)
  124.  Federico Perez Ponsa (ARG), 2554 (Z2.5)
  125.  Boris Savchenko (RUS), 2553 (E)
  126.  Bobby Cheng (AUS), 2552 (FN)
  127.  Susanto Megaranto (INA), 2550 (FN)
  128.  Saša Martinović (CRO), 2548 (E)
  129.  Kaido Kulaots (EST), 2548 (FN)
  130.  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI), 2547 (Z3.1)
  131.  Vahap Şanal (TUR), 2546 (FN)
  132.  Nikita Afanasiev (RUS), 2542 (E)
  133.  Momchil Nikolov (BUL), 2542 (FN)
  134.  Juan Carlos González Zamora (MEX), 2540 (FN)
  135.  Helgi Dam Ziska (FRO), 2539 (Z1.10)
  136.  Andrew Tang (USA), 2538 (AM)
  137.  Jahongir Vakhidov (UZB), 2534 (FN)
  138.  Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB), 2530 (AS)
  139.  Leandro Krysa (ARG), 2527 (AM)
  140.  Guillermo Vázquez, IM (PAR), 2527 (FN)
  141.  Jerguš Pecháč (SVK), 2523 (PN)
  142.  Darcy Lima (BRA), 2522 (Z2.4)
  143.  Vojtěch Plát (CZE), 2521 (FN)
  144.  Ádám Kozák (HUN), 2518 (E)
  145.  Paweł Teclaf, IM (POL), 2514 (E)
  146.  Pablo Salinas Herrera (CHI), 2514 (FN)
  147.  Robert Hungaski (USA), 2514 (AM)
  148.  Wynn Zaw Htun, IM (MYA), 2508 (FN)
  149.  P. Iniyan (IND), 2506 (IAS)
  150.  Dambasuren Batsuren (MGL), 2504 (FN)
  151.  Volodar Murzin, IM (RUS), 2502 (FN)
  152.  Bilel Bellahcene (ALG), 2499 (FN)
  153.  Juraj Druska, IM (SVK), 2493 (FN)
  154.  Matej Šebenik (SLO), 2492 (FN)
  155.  Sergio Barrientos (COL), 2490 (Z2.3)
  156.  Alexandre Dgebuadze (BEL), 2488 (FN)
  157.  Razvan Preotu (CAN), 2487 (FN)
  158.  Kirill Shubin, IM (RUS), 2486 (ON)
  159.  Abhimanyu Mishra (USA), 2485 (PN)
  160.  Kirill Stupak (BLR), 2485 (FN)
  161.  Adham Fawzy (EGY), 2485 (AF)
  162.  Andrés Rodríguez Vila (URU), 2484 (FN)
  163.  Tin Jingyao, IM (SGP), 2482 (AS)
  164.  Dmitry V. Sklyarov, IM (FIN), 2480 (FN)
  165.  Goh Wei Ming (SGP), 2478 (FN)
  166.  Luka Drašković, IM (MNE), 2469 (FN)
  167.  Paulo Bersamina, IM (PHI), 2462 (FN)
  168.  Rudik Makarian, IM (RUS), 2460 (ON)
  169.  Ravi Haria, IM (ENG), 2440 (FN)
  170.  Karolis Jukšta, FM (LTU), 2438 (FN)
  171.  Basheer Al Qudaimi, IM (YEM), 2435 (FN)
  172.  Ziaur Rahman, GM (BAN), 2434 (Z3.2)
  173.  Esteban Valderrama Quiceno, IM (COL), 2430 (FN)
  174.  Saparmyrat Atabayev, IM (TKM), 2425 (FN)
  175.  Essam El Gindy (EGY), 2420 (FN)
  176.  Sugar Gan-Erdene, IM (MGL), 2419 (AS)
  177.  Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes, FM (VEN), 2417 (FN)
  178.  Evgenios Ioannidis, IM (GRE), 2411 (FN)
  179.  Arthur Ssegwanyi, IM (UGA), 2409 (FN)
  180.  Niaz Murshed (BAN), 2404 (FN)
  181.  Asyl Abdyjapar, IM (KGZ), 2403 (FN)
  182.  Abdelrahman Hesham (EGY), 2397 (AF)
  183.  Amir Zaibi (TUN), 2396 (FN)
  184.  Andre Ventura Sousa, IM (POR), 2390 (FN)
  185.  Sami Khader, IM (JOR), 2382 (FN)
  186.  Mohamed Tissir, IM (MAR), 2379 (FN)
  187.  Noaman Omar, IM (UAE), 2367 (FN)
  188.  Sergio Minero Pineda, IM (CRC), 2365 (FN)
  189.  Mohamad Ervan, IM (INA), 2356 (AS)
  190.  Rodwell Makoto, IM (ZIM), 2352 (FN)
  191.  Bashir Eiti, IM (SYR), 2340 (FN)
  192.  Daniel Quizon, IM (PHI), 2319 (Z3.3)
  193.  Daniel Barrish, FM (RSA), 2313 (FN)
  194.  Abobker Mohamed Elarabi, FM (LBA), 2307 (FN)
  195.  Olanrewaju Ajibola, no title (NGR), 2302 (FN)
  196.  Michael Concio, IM (PHI), 2297 (Z3.3)
  197.  Sergio Miguel, FM (ANG), 2286 (FN)
  198.  Chitumbo Mwali, IM (ZAM), 2281 (FN)
  199.  Akar Ali Salih Salih, FM (IRQ), 2274 (FN)
  200.  Alisher Karimov, FM (TJK), 2244 (FN)
  201.  Antoine Kassis, FM (LBN), 2205 (FN)
  202.  Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage, CM (SRI), 2203 (FN)
  203.  Allen Chi Zhou Fan, FM (NZL), 2193 (FN)
  204.  Sumant Subramaniam, FM (MAS), 2155 (FN)
  205.  Chiletso Chipanga, CM (MWI), 2103 (PN)
  206.  Elmer Prudente, CM (GUM), 1998 (Z3.6)

Players qualifying for the event included:

  • The world chess champion
  • The women's world chess champion (WWC)
  • The 2019 World Junior Champion U20 (U20)
  • The top four players in the Chess World Cup 2019 (WC)
  • 89 players qualifying from Continental events:
    • Europe (47): High rating (ER, 10), Hybrid qualification (E, 36), Zonal 1.10 (Z1.10, 1)
    • America (11+9): Hybrid qualification (AM, 8), Zonals 2.1 (Z2.1, 5), 2.2 (Z2.2, 1), 2.3 (Z2.3, 2), 2.4 (Z2.4, 2), 2.5 (Z2.5, 2)
    • Asia (18): Hybrid Asian Championship 2021 (AS, 7), Indian Qualification (IAS, 1), Zonals 3.1 (Z3.1, 1), 3.2 (Z3.2, 1), 3.3 (Z3.3, 2), 3.4 (Z3.4, 2), 3.5 (Z3.5, 2), 3.6 (Z3.6, 1), 3.7 (Z3.7, 1)
    • Africa (4): African Chess Championship (AF, 4)
  • The 13 highest-rated players from the average of 12 rating lists, from July 2020 to June 2021 (R)
  • 91 federations spots selected according to the average rating of their 10 highest rated players (FN).
  • 4 nominees of the FIDE President (PN)
  • 2 nominees of the organizer (ON)

The participants were seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021. For the first time, a hybrid format of online chess under arbiter supervision was allowed to be a part of the qualification process, due to the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in organizing over the board competition.[7][8]

Replacements

The following are the players from the list of qualifiers[5] who declined to play, and their replacements:

In addition, six federations (Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Japan, South Korea, Peru, Vietnam) did not nominate a player. Because of this and the two Zone 3.5 withdrawals, the number of presidential nominees (PN) increased from four to twelve, with the eight extra being:[15][5]

Results

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
1 Magnus Carlsen Bye
- Bye 1
1 Magnus Carlsen 2
128 Saša Martinović 0
128 Saša Martinović
129 Kaido Kulaots ½
1 Magnus Carlsen 2
64 Aryan Tari 0
65 Evgeny Bareev
192 Daniel Quizon ½
65 Evgeny Bareev ½
64 Aryan Tari
64 Aryan Tari 2
193 Daniel Barrish 0
1 Magnus Carlsen
33 Radosław Wojtaszek
33 Radosław Wojtaszek Bye
- Bye 33
33 Radosław Wojtaszek
96 Evgeny Alekseev ½
96 Evgeny Alekseev
161 Adham Fawzy
33 Radosław Wojtaszek 3
32 Maxim Matlakov 1
97 Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson
160 Kirill Stupak
97 Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson ½
32 Maxim Matlakov
32 Maxim Matlakov Bye
- Bye 32

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
17 Daniil Dubov Bye
Bye 17
17 Daniil Dubov
112 Gukesh D
112 Gukesh D
145 Paweł Teclaf
17 Daniil Dubov
48 Vladimir Malakhov ½
81 Daniele Vocaturo
176 Sugar Gan-Erdene ½
81 Daniele Vocaturo ½
48 Vladimir Malakhov
48 Vladimir Malakhov Bye
- Bye 48
17 Daniil Dubov
16 Andrey Esipenko
49 Nijat Abasov Bye
- Bye 49
49 Nijat Abasov
80 Shant Sargsyan
80 Shant Sargsyan 2
177 Pedro R. Martinez Reyes 0
49 Nijat Abasov ½
16 Andrey Esipenko
113 Thai Dai Van Nguyen
144 Ádám Kozák ½
113 Thai Dai Van Nguyen
16 Andrey Esipenko
16 Andrey Esipenko Bye
- Bye 16

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
9 Leinier Domínguez Bye
- Bye 9
9 Leinier Domínguez 1
137 Jahongir Vakhidov 3
120 Levan Pantsulaia ½
137 Jahongir Vakhidov
137 Jahongir Vakhidov 1
73 Pavel Ponkratov 3
73 Pavel Ponkratov
184 Andre Ventura Sousa ½
73 Pavel Ponkratov
56 Yuri Kuzubov ½
56 Yuri Kuzubov 2
201 Antoine Kassis 0
73 Pavel Ponkratov
41 Étienne Bacrot
41 Étienne Bacrot Bye
- Bye 41
41 Étienne Bacrot
169 Ravi Haria
88 Vadim Zvjaginsev 1
169 Ravi Haria 3
41 Étienne Bacrot
24 Bassem Amin
105 Hovhannes Gabuzyan 3
152 Bilel Bellahcene 1
105 Hovhannes Gabuzyan ½
24 Bassem Amin
24 Bassem Amin Bye
- Bye 24

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
25 Jorden van Foreest Bye
- Bye 25
25 Jorden van Foreest
153 Juraj Druska ½
104 Mircea-Emilian Parligras ½
153 Juraj Druska
25 Jorden van Foreest ½
89 Kacper Piorun
89 Kacper Piorun
168 Rudik Makarian ½
89 Kacper Piorun
40 Markus Ragger ½
40 Markus Ragger Bye
- Bye 40
89 Kacper Piorun
121 Javokhir Sindarov ½
57 Jorge Cori
200 Alisher Karimov ½
57 Jorge Cori
72 Sandro Mareco
72 Sandro Mareco 2
185 Sami Khader 0
57 Jorge Cori ½
121 Javokhir Sindarov
121 Javokhir Sindarov
136 Andrew Tang ½
121 Javokhir Sindarov
8 Alireza Firouzja
8 Alireza Firouzja Bye
- Bye 8

Section 5

First round Second round Third Fourth round
            
5 Alexander Grischuk Bye
- Bye 5
5 Alexander Grischuk
124 Federico Perez Ponsa ½
124 Federico Perez Ponsa
133 Momchil Nikolov
5 Alexander Grischuk
69 Alan Pichot ½
69 Alan Pichot 2
188 Sergio Minero Pineda 0
69 Alan Pichot
60 Ivan Šarić ½
60 Ivan Šarić 2
197 Sergio Miguel 0
5 Alexander Grischuk
37 Anton Korobov
37 Anton Korobov Bye
- Bye 37
37 Anton Korobov
92 Cristobal H. Villagra ½
92 Cristobal H. Villagra 2
165 Goh Wei Ming 0
37 Anton Korobov
101 Kiril Georgiev ½
101 Kiril Georgiev
156 Alexandre Dgebuadze ½
101 Kiril Georgiev
28 Parham Maghsoodloo
28 Parham Maghsoodloo Bye
- Bye 28

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
21 Evgeny Tomashevsky Bye
- Bye 21
21 Evgeny Tomashevsky 2
149 P. Iniyan 0
108 Sebastian Bogner ½
149 P. Iniyan
21 Evgeny Tomashevsky
85 Pouya Idani
85 Pouya Idani 2
172 Ziaur Rahman 0
85 Pouya Idani
44 David Antón Guijarro ½
44 David Antón Guijarro Bye
- Bye 44
85 Pouya Idani ½
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
53 Samuel Sevian 2
204 Sumant Subramaniam 0
53 Samuel Sevian 4
76 Benjamin Bok 2
76 Benjamin Bok
181 Asyl Abdyjapar
53 Samuel Sevian ½
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
117 Nikita Meshkovs ½
140 Guillermo Vázquez
140 Guillermo Vázquez ½
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Bye
- Bye 12

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
13 Vidit Gujrathi Bye
- Bye 13
13 Vidit Gujrathi
116 Alexandr Fier
116 Alexandr Fier
141 Jerguš Pecháč
13 Vidit Gujrathi
52 Baskaran Adhiban
77 Neuris Delgado Ramírez 5
180 Niaz Murshed 3
77 Neuris Delgado Ramírez 0
52 Baskaran Adhiban 2
52 Baskaran Adhiban 2
205 Chiletso Chipanga 0
13 Vidit Gujrathi 2
20 Jeffery Xiong 0
45 Nils Grandelius Bye
- Bye 45
45 Nils Grandelius
84 Varuzhan Akobian
84 Varuzhan Akobian
173 Esteban V. Quiceno
45 Nils Grandelius
20 Jeffery Xiong
109 Victor Mikhalevski w/o
148 Wynn Zaw Htun
109 Victor Mikhalevski ½
20 Jeffery Xiong
20 Jeffery Xiong Bye
- Bye 20

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
29 David Navara Bye
- Bye 29
29 David Navara
100 Nodirbek Yakubboev ½
100 Nodirbek Yakubboev
157 Razvan Preotu ½
29 David Navara ½
93 Vasif Durarbayli
93 Vasif Durarbayli
164 Dmitry V. Sklyarov ½
93 Vasif Durarbayli 3
36 Alexandr Predke 1
36 Alexandr Predke Bye
- Bye 36
93 Vasif Durarbayli 4
68 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2
61 Aravindh Chithambaram 2
196 Michael Concio 0
61 Aravindh Chithambaram ½
68 Nodirbek Abdusattorov
68 Nodirbek Abdusattorov w/o
189 Mohamad Ervan
68 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3
4 Anish Giri 1
125 Boris Savchenko
132 Nikita Afanasiev
125 Boris Savchenko 0
4 Anish Giri 2
4 Anish Giri Bye
- Bye 4

Section 9

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
3 Levon Aronian Bye
- Bye 3
3 Levon Aronian [lower-alpha 1]
126 Bobby Cheng w/o
126 Bobby Cheng 3
131 Vahap Şanal 1
126 Bobby Cheng ½
67 Vladislav Kovalev
67 Vladislav Kovalev 2
190 Rodwell Makoto 0
67 Vladislav Kovalev
62 Alexey Sarana
62 Alexey Sarana 2
195 Olanrewaju Ajibola 0
67 Vladislav Kovalev 0
30 Vladimir Fedoseev 2
35 Dmitry Jakovenko Bye
- Bye 35
35 Dmitry Jakovenko
94 Timur Gareyev
94 Timur Gareyev 4
163 Tin Jingyao 2
94 Timur Gareyev ½
30 Vladimir Fedoseev
99 Axel Bachmann
158 Kirill Shubin ½
99 Axel Bachmann 0
30 Vladimir Fedoseev 2
30 Vladimir Fedoseev Bye
- Bye 30

Section 10

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
19 Francisco Vallejo Pons Bye
- Bye 19
19 Francisco Vallejo Pons ½
110 Velimir Ivić
110 Velimir Ivić
147 Robert Hungaski ½
110 Velimir Ivić
46 Matthias Blübaum ½
83 Viktor Erdős w/o
174 Saparmyrat Atabayev
83 Viktor Erdős
46 Matthias Blübaum
46 Matthias Blübaum Bye
- Bye 46
110 Velimir Ivić 3
14 Dmitry Andreikin 1
51 Sanan Sjugirov 2
206 Elmer Prudente 0
51 Sanan Sjugirov ½
78 Nihal Sarin
78 Nihal Sarin
179 Arthur Ssegwanyi ½
78 Nihal Sarin ½
14 Dmitry Andreikin
115 Emre Can 2
142 Darcy Lima 0
115 Emre Can ½
14 Dmitry Andreikin
14 Dmitry Andreikin Bye
- Bye 14

Section 11

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
11 Pentala Harikrishna Bye
- Bye 11
11 Pentala Harikrishna
118 Yasser Quesada Pérez ½
118 Yasser Quesada Pérez
139 Leandro Krysa ½
11 Pentala Harikrishna
54 Constantin Lupulescu ½
75 Ahmed Adly
182 Abdelrahman Hesham
182 Abdelrahman Hesham 0
54 Constantin Lupulescu 2
54 Constantin Lupulescu w/o
203 Allen Chi Zhou Fan
11 Pentala Harikrishna ½
86 Amin Tabatabaei
43 Ferenc Berkes Bye
- Bye 43
43 Ferenc Berkes
86 Amin Tabatabaei
86 Amin Tabatabaei
171 Basheer Al Qudaimi
86 Amin Tabatabaei
22 Yu Yangyi ½
107 Denis Kadrić
150 Dambasuren Batsuren ½
107 Denis Kadrić 0
22 Yu Yangyi 2
22 Yu Yangyi Bye
- Bye 22

Section 12

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
27 Yuriy Kryvoruchko Bye
- Bye 27
27 Yuriy Kryvoruchko ½
102 Ante Brkić
102 Ante Brkić 2
155 Sergio Barrientos 0
102 Ante Brkić 2
38 Salem Saleh 0
91 Aleksandar Inđić 2
166 Luka Drašković 0
91 Aleksandar Inđić 1
38 Salem Saleh 3
38 Salem Saleh Bye
- Bye 38
102 Ante Brkić ½
59 Haik M. Martirosyan
59 Haik M. Martirosyan 3
198 Chitumbo Mwali 1
59 Haik M. Martirosyan
70 Mustafa Yilmaz ½
70 Mustafa Yilmaz
187 Noaman Omar ½
59 Haik M. Martirosyan
6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
123 Krikor Mekhitarian
134 Juan C. González Zamora
123 Krikor Mekhitarian 1
6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3
6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Bye
- Bye 6

Section 13

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Bye
- Bye 7
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
122 Elshan Moradiabadi ½
122 Elshan Moradiabadi w/o
135 Helgi Dam Ziska
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 5
71 David Paravyan 4
71 David Paravyan 2
186 Mohamed Tissir 0
71 David Paravyan 2
58 Alexander Onischuk 0
58 Alexander Onischuk 2
199 Akar Ali Salih Salih 0
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
90 R. Praggnanandhaa ½
39 Gabriel Sargissian Bye
- Bye 39
39 Gabriel Sargissian 0
90 R. Praggnanandhaa 2
90 R. Praggnanandhaa
167 Paulo Bersamina ½
90 R. Praggnanandhaa 3
103 Michał Krasenkow 1
103 Michał Krasenkow
154 Matej Šebenik ½
103 Michał Krasenkow
26 Kirill Alekseenko ½
26 Kirill Alekseenko Bye
- Bye 26

Section 14

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
23 Vladislav Artemiev Bye
- Bye 23
23 Vladislav Artemiev
151 Volodar Murzin
106 Viorel Iordachescu
151 Volodar Murzin
23 Vladislav Artemiev 3
42 Boris Gelfand 1
87 Arik Braun
170 Karolis Jukšta ½
87 Arik Braun ½
42 Boris Gelfand
42 Boris Gelfand Bye
- Bye 42
23 Vladislav Artemiev
10 Sergey Karjakin
55 Grigoriy Oparin 2
202 Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage 0
55 Grigoriy Oparin
74 Bogdan-Daniel Deac
74 Bogdan-Daniel Deac w/o
183 Amir Zaibi
55 Grigoriy Oparin ½
10 Sergey Karjakin
119 Luka Paichadze 0
138 Shamsiddin Vokhidov 2
138 Shamsiddin Vokhidov 0
10 Sergey Karjakin 2
10 Sergey Karjakin Bye
- Bye 10

Section 15

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
15 Nikita Vitiugov Bye
- Bye 15
15 Nikita Vitiugov
143 Vojtěch Plát ½
114 Carlos D. Albornoz Cabrera ½
143 Vojtěch Plát
15 Nikita Vitiugov
50 Alexei Shirov ½
79 Yaroslav Zherebukh
178 Evgenios Ioannidis ½
79 Yaroslav Zherebukh 2
50 Alexei Shirov 4
50 Alexei Shirov Bye
- Bye 50
15 Nikita Vitiugov
18 Peter Svidler
47 Ivan Cheparinov Bye
- Bye 47
47 Ivan Cheparinov 5
82 Rasmus Svane 4
82 Rasmus Svane 2
175 Essam El Gindy 0
47 Ivan Cheparinov
18 Peter Svidler
111 Mads Andersen ½
146 Pablo Salinas Herrera
146 Pablo Salinas Herrera ½
18 Peter Svidler
18 Peter Svidler Bye
- Bye 18

Section 16

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
31 Sam Shankland Bye
- Bye 31
31 Sam Shankland
98 Baadur Jobava ½
98 Baadur Jobava
159 Abhimanyu Mishra ½
31 Sam Shankland
34 Alexander Areshchenko
95 Ivan Ivanisevic w/o
162 Andrés Rodríguez Vila
95 Ivan Ivanisevic ½
34 Alexander Areshchenko
34 Alexander Areshchenko Bye
- Bye 34
31 Sam Shankland
66 Rinat Jumabayev ½
63 Alexander Motylev 2
194 Abobker Mohamed Elarabi 0
63 Alexander Motylev ½
66 Rinat Jumabayev
66 Rinat Jumabayev 2
191 Bashir Eiti 0
66 Rinat Jumabayev
2 Fabiano Caruana ½
127 Susanto Megaranto
130 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
127 Susanto Megaranto 0[lower-alpha 2]
2 Fabiano Caruana 2
2 Fabiano Caruana Bye
- Bye 2

Rounds 5–8

Fifth round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
1 Magnus Carlsen 5
16 Andrey Esipenko 3
1 Magnus Carlsen 2
41 Étienne Bacrot 0
41 Étienne Bacrot 4
89 Kacper Piorun 2
1 Magnus Carlsen
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
5 Alexander Grischuk
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
13 Vidit Gujrathi ½
13 Vidit Gujrathi
93 Vasif Durarbayli ½
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
10 Sergey Karjakin ½
30 Vladimir Fedoseev 3
110 Velimir Ivić 1
30 Vladimir Fedoseev
86 Amin Tabatabaei ½
86 Amin Tabatabaei
59 Haik M. Martirosyan
30 Vladimir Fedoseev ½
10 Sergey Karjakin
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Third place
10 Sergey Karjakin
10 Sergey Karjakin 4 1 Magnus Carlsen 2
31 Sam Shankland 2 30 Vladimir Fedoseev 0
18 Peter Svidler ½
31 Sam Shankland

Third place

SeedNameJul 2021 rating12Total
1 Magnus Carlsen 2847 1 1 2
30 Vladimir Fedoseev 2696 0 0 0

Finals

SeedNameJul 2021 rating12Total
12 Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2738 ½ 1
10 Sergey Karjakin 2757 ½ 0 ½

Notes

  1. Aronian forfeited both games for health-related reasons.[16]
  2. Caruana won the first game by forfeit, after Megaranto's COVID-19 test was confirmed as positive, 15 moves into the first game.[17] As a result, Megaranto was forced to forfeit the second game. FIDE confirmed a mid-game forfeit had occurred, but did not name the player, citing "privacy regulations".[18]

References

  1. Men's World Cup 2021 Schedule, FIDE
  2. ""Games Archive"". "2700chess".
  3. "Regulations for the FIDE World Cup 2021" (PDF). FIDE.
  4. Rosen, Eric [@IM_Rosen] (9 July 2021). "Beginning my journey to Sochi... Super excited to be one of the official photographers for the @FIDE_chess World Cup!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "Participants of the World Cup 2021" (PDF), Official tournament site, FIDE
  6. "Tournament Tree"
  7. FIDE Approves Hybrid Format. Chess.com.
  8. nikita. "FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 – Chessdom". Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  9. Carlsen, So, Aronian & Ding in San Fermin Masters battle, chess24.com, July 11 2021
  10. Magnus Carlsen to play in FIDE World Cup in Sochi, Chessbase, June 11, 2021
  11. Ian Nepomniachtchi to @rianru: I won't play at the FIDE World Cup in Sochi, FIDE, Twitter, 17 June 2021
  12. Rao, Rakesh. "Nepomniachtchi loses last round, takes Candidates title; Wang Hao retires at 31". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  13. Viswanathan Anand likely to skip World Cup in Sochi, Indian Express, 27 May 2021
  14. Australian Chess Federation Newsletter 604, 19 June 2021
  15. Players lists and full pairings of FIDE World Cups published, FIDE, 22 June 2021 (This shows who the original four PNs were.)
  16. We respect @LevAronian’s decision..., FIDE, Twitter, 16 July 2021
  17. FIDE Chess World Cup 2021: Fabiano Caruana wins by default after his opponent Susanto Megaranto's COVID-19 test result came positive during the game, The Free Press Journal, 15 July 2021
  18. World Champion Magnus Carlsen debuts with a technical win, FIDE, 15 July 2021

See also

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