Chess_World_Cup_2019

Chess World Cup 2019

Chess World Cup 2019

Chess tournament


The Chess World Cup 2019 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 9 September to 4 October 2019.[1] It was won by Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov. He and the runner-up, Ding Liren, both qualified for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2021. It was the 8th edition of the Chess World Cup.

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Levon Aronian, the winner of the Chess World Cup 2017, advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on tiebreaks. Vachier-Lagrave was eliminated by Radjabov in the semi-finals, but defeated Yu Yangyi to claim 3rd place.

Bidding process

There was only one bid received for the combined FIDE World Cup and Olympiad events, which was done by the Yugra Chess Federation.[2]

Format

The tournament was a 7-round knockout event. The matches from round 1 to round 6 consisted of two classical games with a time control of 90 minutes per 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move. The finals and the match for the third place consisted of four classical games.[3]

If the score is tied after the classical games, rapid and, if necessary, blitz tiebreaks are played the next day. Two games are played with a time control of 25 minutes per game plus 10 seconds increment. In the case of a tie, they are followed by two games with a time control of 10 minutes per game plus 10 seconds increment. If the score is still tied, two blitz games follow (5 minutes plus 3 seconds increment). If the score is tied 4–4 after all these games, a single "Armageddon" game is played: the player who wins the drawing of lots may choose the colour; White has 5 minutes per game and Black has 4 minutes, with an increment of 2 seconds per move starting from move 61, and White needs a win to advance to the next round; Black advances if they win or the game is drawn.[3]

The two top finishers qualified for the 2020 Candidates Tournament.[4] The rules in fact specified that it would be the top two finishers other than Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, because Carlsen as World Champion did not play in the Candidates, and Caruana had already qualified for the Candidates. The rule was introduced because the World Champion and the previous challenger unexpectedly signed up for the previous edition Chess World Cup 2017. This time, though, Carlsen and Caruana both declined their invitations to the World Cup, so the qualifiers are simply the two finalists.

Schedule

Each of the first six rounds took three days: one day each for the two regular time limit games and then a third day for tiebreaks, if required. The final round has four days of regular time limit games and then a fifth day for tiebreaks, if required.[3]

  • Round 1: 10 September – 12 September
  • Round 2: 13 September – 15 September
  • Round 3: 16 September – 18 September
  • Rest day: 19 September
  • Round 4: 20 September – 22 September
  • Round 5: 23 September – 25 September
  • Round 6: 26 September – 28 September
  • Rest day: 29 September
  • Final and play-off for third place: 30 September – 4 October

Prize money

The total prize fund was US$1,600,000, with the first prize of US$110,000.[3]

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Participants

The participants[5] were seeded by their FIDE rating of August 2019. All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

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Qualification paths

Replacements

Results, rounds 1–4

Section 1

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
1 China Ding Liren 2
128 Papua New Guinea Shaun Press 0
1 China Ding Liren
64 Armenia Sergei Movsesian
65 Russia Grigoriy Oparin ½
64 Armenia Sergei Movsesian
1 China Ding Liren 3
32 Iran Alireza Firouzja 1
33 Russia Daniil Dubov
96 Peru Emilio Cordova ½
33 Russia Daniil Dubov ½
32 Iran Alireza Firouzja
97 Armenia Arman Pashikian ½
32 Iran Alireza Firouzja
1 China Ding Liren 3
49 Russia Kirill Alekseenko 1
17 India Pentala Harikrishna 2
112 Cuba Yuri Gonzalez Vidal 0
17 India Pentala Harikrishna
48 Russia Vladimir Fedoseev ½
81 India Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2
48 Russia Vladimir Fedoseev 4
17 India Pentala Harikrishna 0
49 Russia Kirill Alekseenko 2
49 Russia Kirill Alekseenko
80 Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn ½
49 Russia Kirill Alekseenko
113 Norway Johan-Sebastian Christiansen
113 Norway Johan-Sebastian Christiansen 2
16 Poland Radosław Wojtaszek 0

Section 2

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
9 Russia Alexander Grischuk 2
120 Lithuania Paulius Pultinevičius 0
9 Russia Alexander Grischuk
73 Netherlands Benjamin Bok
73 Netherlands Benjamin Bok
56 Croatia Ivan Šarić
9 Russia Alexander Grischuk 2
105 China Xu Xiangyu 0
41 Russia Ernesto Inarkiev
88 India Karthikeyan Murali ½
41 Russia Ernesto Inarkiev ½
105 China Xu Xiangyu
105 China Xu Xiangyu
24 China Bu Xiangzhi
9 Russia Alexander Grischuk
8 United States Leinier Domínguez
25 China Wang Hao
104 Russia Aleksei Pridorozhni
25 China Wang Hao
40 Israel Maxim Rodshtein ½
89 Poland Mateusz Bartel ½
40 Israel Maxim Rodshtein
25 China Wang Hao
8 United States Leinier Domínguez
57 Poland Kacper Piorun
72 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov
72 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov 1
8 United States Leinier Domínguez 3
121 Colombia Alder Escobar Forero 0
8 United States Leinier Domínguez 2

Section 3

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
5 Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi 2
124 Mongolia Sugar Gan-Erdene 0
5 Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi
69 Russia Alexandr Predke ½
69 Russia Alexandr Predke
60 Russia Alexey Sarana
5 Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi 5
28 Russia Evgeny Tomashevsky 3
37 England Michael Adams
92 India Aravindh Chithambaram
92 India Aravindh Chithambaram ½
28 Russia Evgeny Tomashevsky
101 Russia Nikita Petrov
28 Russia Evgeny Tomashevsky
5 Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi ½
12 China Yu Yangyi
21 China Wei Yi
108 Spain Miguel Santos Ruiz ½
21 China Wei Yi
44 Spain David Antón Guijarro
85 India S.L. Narayanan
44 Spain David Antón Guijarro
21 China Wei Yi
12 China Yu Yangyi
53 India Baskaran Adhiban
76 Venezuela Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli ½
53 India Baskaran Adhiban
12 China Yu Yangyi
117 Iran Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami
12 China Yu Yangyi

Section 4

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
13 Russia Sergey Karjakin
116 Indonesia Susanto Megaranto ½
13 Russia Sergey Karjakin 2
52 United States Samuel Sevian 0
77 Norway Aryan Tari ½
52 United States Samuel Sevian
13 Russia Sergey Karjakin ½
20 Russia Nikita Vitiugov
45 Azerbaijan Arkadij Naiditsch 0
84 Germany Niclas Huschenbeth 2
84 Germany Niclas Huschenbeth 1
20 Russia Nikita Vitiugov 3
109 Norway Frode Urkedal ½
20 Russia Nikita Vitiugov
20 Russia Nikita Vitiugov
4 United States Wesley So ½
29 India Vidit Gujrathi
100 Argentina Alan Pichot ½
29 India Vidit Gujrathi
93 Russia Aleksandr Rakhmanov ½
93 Russia Aleksandr Rakhmanov
36 Sweden Nils Grandelius ½
29 India Vidit Gujrathi ½
4 United States Wesley So
61 Russia Anton Demchenko
68 Armenia Robert Hovhannisyan ½
61 Russia Anton Demchenko ½
4 United States Wesley So
125 Costa Rica Sergio Duran Vega 0
4 United States Wesley So 2

Section 5

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2
126 Nigeria Daniel Anwuli 0
3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2
62 Latvia Igor Kovalenko 0
67 Romania Constantin Lupulescu
62 Latvia Igor Kovalenko
3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
30 Russia Dmitry Jakovenko
35 England Gawain Jones
94 Argentina Diego Flores ½
35 England Gawain Jones 1
30 Russia Dmitry Jakovenko 3
99 Peru Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara 0
30 Russia Dmitry Jakovenko 2
3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
19 Russia Peter Svidler ½
19 Russia Peter Svidler
110 Cuba Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera ½
19 Russia Peter Svidler 3
83 Russia Andrey Esipenko 1
83 Russia Andrey Esipenko
46 Ukraine Ruslan Ponomariov ½
19 Russia Peter Svidler
51 Germany Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
51 Germany Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
78 Romania Mircea Pârligras
51 Germany Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
14 United States Hikaru Nakamura ½
115 Algeria Bilel Bellahcene 1
14 United States Hikaru Nakamura 3

Section 6

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
11 Russia Vladislav Artemiev
118 Russia Ilia Iljiushenok ½
11 Russia Vladislav Artemiev
54 Georgia (country) Ivan Cheparinov ½
75 Egypt Ahmed Adly ½
54 Georgia (country) Ivan Cheparinov
11 Russia Vladislav Artemiev
22 Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
43 Ukraine Anton Korobov 4
86 India Abhijeet Gupta 2
43 Ukraine Anton Korobov ½
22 Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
107 Belarus Aleksej Aleksandrov
22 Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
22 Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
6 Armenia Levon Aronian
27 Russia Maxim Matlakov
102 Uzbekistan Nodirbek Abdusattorov
27 Russia Maxim Matlakov
38 Israel Boris Gelfand
91 China Lu Shanglei 2
38 Israel Boris Gelfand 4
27 Russia Maxim Matlakov ½
6 Armenia Levon Aronian
59 Iran Parham Maghsoodloo 2
70 Russia Maksim Chigaev 0
59 Iran Parham Maghsoodloo ½
6 Armenia Levon Aronian
123 Egypt Essam El Gindy ½
6 Armenia Levon Aronian

Section 7

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
7 Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2
122 Madagascar Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo 0
7 Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
58 Uzbekistan Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½
71 Canada Evgeny Bareev ½
58 Uzbekistan Rustam Kasimdzhanov
7 Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
103 Azerbaijan Eltaj Safarli ½
39 Peru Jorge Cori 0
90 India Nihal Sarin 2
90 India Nihal Sarin
103 Azerbaijan Eltaj Safarli
103 Azerbaijan Eltaj Safarli
26 United States Sam Shankland
7 Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov
23 Czech Republic David Navara ½
106 Russia Daniil Yuffa
106 Russia Daniil Yuffa 5
42 England Luke McShane 3
87 Paraguay Neuris Delgado Ramirez
42 England Luke McShane
106 Russia Daniil Yuffa ½
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov
55 Russia Sanan Sjugirov
74 Argentina Sandro Mareco
55 Russia Sanan Sjugirov
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov
119 Faroe Islands Helgi Dam Ziska ½
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov

Section 8

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
15 Russia Dmitry Andreikin
114 Brazil Krikor Mekhitarian
15 Russia Dmitry Andreikin
79 Kazakhstan Rinat Jumabayev ½
79 Kazakhstan Rinat Jumabayev
50 Hungary Ferenc Berkes ½
15 Russia Dmitry Andreikin ½
18 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
47 Israel Tamir Nabaty 3
82 India S. P. Sethuraman 1
47 Israel Tamir Nabaty 0
18 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2
111 Chile Cristobal Henriquez Villagra ½
18 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
18 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
31 United States Jeffery Xiong
31 United States Jeffery Xiong 2
98 Russia Igor Lysyj 0
31 United States Jeffery Xiong 3
95 Iran Amin Tabatabaei 1
95 Iran Amin Tabatabaei
34 Egypt Bassem Amin
31 United States Jeffery Xiong
2 Netherlands Anish Giri
63 Hungary Benjamin Gledura ½
66 Russia Evgeniy Najer
66 Russia Evgeniy Najer 4
2 Netherlands Anish Giri 5
127 Bangladesh Mohammad Fahad Rahman 0
2 Netherlands Anish Giri 2

Results, rounds 5–7

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (best of 4)
                    
1 China Ding Liren ½ 1
9 Russia Alexander Grischuk ½ 0 ½
1 China Ding Liren ½ ½
12 China Yu Yangyi ½ ½ ½
12 China Yu Yangyi ½ ½ 4 5
20 Russia Nikita Vitiugov ½ ½ 3 4
1 China Ding Liren ½ 1 0 ½ 2 4
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov ½ 0 1 ½ 4 6
3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½ ½
6 Armenia Levon Aronian ½ ½ ½
3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½ 0 ½ Third place
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov ½ 1
10 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov ½ 1 12 China Yu Yangyi ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2
31 United States Jeffery Xiong ½ 0 ½ 3 France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 4

Third place

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Finals

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References

  1. "FIDE and Ugra CF signed an agreement on Chess Olympiad 2020". FIDE. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. "The Road to the 2020 Candidates". Chess News. ChessBase. 23 January 2019.
  3. "World Cup 2019 Pairings". FIDE. 10 August 2019.
  4. "List of the Qualifiers" (PDF). FIDE. 2019-07-24.
  5. RS, Prasad (12 August 2019). "Viswanathan Anand to skip World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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