World Chess Cup 2005

The 2005 World Chess Cup (officially: FIDE World Cup 2005 ) took place from November 27th to December 17th, 2005 in Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia . The first ten players qualified for the candidate fights for the 2007 World Chess Championship . However, since Étienne Bacrot had already qualified via the Elo rating , Vladimir Malachov was also able to take part in the candidates' tournament in eleventh place.

The winner of the world cup was Levon Aronjan .

Playing conditions

Two games were played in each round; If it was then a tie, playoffs with a shorter reflection period were added. In the first three rounds, losing players were eliminated, in rounds four to six the loser also progressed, but only in the placement games up to 16th place.

The time controls for the regular games were 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30 second markup per move. The playoffs consisted of two quick games (25 minutes per player + 10 seconds per move); if necessary, blitz games were then played (5 minutes to think about + 10 seconds per move); In the case of a still undecided duel, a single game now follows, in which White has 6 minutes to think about and has to win, Black only needs 5 and only needs to draw.

qualification

The following players were qualified for the World Cup:

• Three of the four semi-finalists of the 2004 FIDE World Cup ( Rustam Kasimjanov , Michael Adams and Teymur Rəcəbov ); the fourth semi-finalist, Wesselin Topalow , was the reigning FIDE world champion and thus already qualified for the next world championship.
• The 2004 world chess champion ( Antoaneta Stefanowa ).
• The 2004 junior world champion ( P. Harikrishna ).
• 22 players with the highest Elo rating , using the average of the numbers from July 2004 and January 2005.
• 90 players qualified through continental championships and zone tournaments:
  • 46 players from Europe
  • 19 players from America
  • 19 players from Asia and Oceania
  • 6 players from Africa
• 8 players nominated by the FIDE President
• 3 players nominated by the local organizing committee

Seeding list

Unless otherwise noted, all players had the title of grandmaster . The number behind the name stands for the Elo rating that the respective player had at the beginning of the tournament.

1.  Vasyl Ivanchuk , 2748
2.  Étienne Bacrot , 2725
3.  Levon Aronjan , 2724
4.  Alexander Grishchuk , 2720
5.  Boris Gelfand , 2717
6.  Alexei Shirov , 2710
7.  Vladimir Hakobyan , 2707
8.  Teymur Rəcəbov , 2704
9.  Ruslan Ponomarev , 2704
10.  Sergey Tiviakov , 2699
11.  Ivan Sokolov , 2696
12.  Alexei Drejew , 2694
13.  Gata Kamsky , 2690
14.  Viktor Bologan , 2682
15.  Joël Lautier , 2679
16.  Lázaro Bruzón , 2677
17.  Yevgeny Bareev , 2675
18.  Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov , 2674
19.  Francisco Vallejo Pons , 2674
20.  Ilia Smirin , 2673
21.  P. Harikrishna , 2673
22.  Vladimir Malakhov , 2670
23.  Konstantin Sakayev , 2668
24.  Andrij Wolokitin , 2666
25.  Oleksandr Mojiseienko , 2663
26.  K. Sasikiran , 2663
27.  Pavel Elyanov , 2663
28.  Hikaru Nakamura , 2662
29.  Vadim Svyagintsev , 2659
30.  Sergei Karjakin , 2658
31.  Artyom Timofeev , 2658
32.  Zurab Asmaiparashvili , 2658
33.  Michał Krasenkow , 2655
34.  Emil Sutovsky , 2654
35.  Oleksandr Areshchenko , 2653
36.  Alexander Chalifman , 2653
37.  Vadim Milov , 2652
38.  Mikhail Gurevich , 2652
39.  Sergei Rublevsky , 2652
40.  Loek van Wely , 2648
41.  Ye Jiangchuan , 2648
42.  Swiad Isoria , 2646
43.  David Navara , 2646
44.  Giovanni Vescovi , 2646
45.  Karen Asrjan , 2645
46.  Dmitri Jakovenko , 2644
47.  Yevgeny Najer , 2641
48.  Arkadij Naiditsch , 2641
49.  Alexander Onischuk , 2640
50.  Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga , 2637
51.  Sachar Jefymenko , 2637
52.  Pavel Smirnov , 2637
53.  Sergei Movsesjan , 2635
54.  Mikhail Kobalija , 2634
55.  Yevhen Mirozhnychenko , 2634
56.  Alexander Motylev , 2632
57.  Yevgeny Alexeyev , 2632
58.  Alexander Beliavsky , 2631
59.  Vasilios Kotronias , 2626
60.  Rubén Felgaer , 2624
61.  Andrei Istrățescu , 2622
62.  Gilberto Milos , 2620
63.  Robert Kempiński , 2619
64.  Ivan Cheparinov , 2618
65.  Alyaksey Fjodarau , 2616
66.  Rafael Vaganian , 2614
67.  Guts Saduaqasov , 2612
68.  Ľubomír Ftáčnik , 2612
69.  Gregory Kaidanov , 2608
70.  Ni Hua , 2603
71.  Baadur Jobawa , 2601
72.  Murtas Qashyghaliev , 2601
73.  Michael Roiz , 2600
74.  Oleg Korneev , 2599
75.  Zhang Zhong , 2598
76.  Mark Paragua , 2596
77.  Dmitri Bocharov , 2592
78.  Bartłomiej Macieja , 2591
79.  Alexander Ivanov , 2589
80.  Valery Popov , 2588
81.  Pawel Kozur , 2587
82.  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami , 2586
83.  Rafael Leitão , 2586
84.  Wang Yue , 2585
85.  Utut Adianto , 2584
86.  Predrag Nikolić , 2584
87.  Sergey Erenburg , 2582
88.  Xu Jun , 2582
89.  Artashes Minassyan , 2581
90.  Đào Thiên Hải , 2581
91.  Robert Markuš , 2579
92.  Lewan Panzulaia , 2578
93.  Ernesto Inarkiev , 2577
94.  Alexander Stripunsky , 2576
95.  Hicham Hamdouchi , 2574
96.  Farruch Amonatow , 2572
97.  Magnus Carlsen , 2570
98.  Evgeny Agrest , 2570
99.  Csaba Balogh , 2567
100.  Yury Shulman , 2565
101.  Surya Shekhar Ganguly , 2562
102.  Sergey Kudrin , 2551
103.  Alexei Ilyushin , 2546
104.  Yuri Kusubov , 2541
105.  Sang Cao , 2538
106.  Darcy Lima , 2529
107.  Wang Hao , 2519, no title
108.  Yu Shaoteng , 2516
109.  Walter Arencibia , 2510
110.  Li Shilong , 2510
111.  Nurlan Ybyrajew , 2508, IM
112.  Rodrigo Vásquez , 2506
113.  Nikolai Kabanov , 2506, IM
114.  Alexei Prodoroschny , 2506, IM
115.  Carlos Matamoros , 2501
116.  Zhao Jun , 2500
117.  Pascal Charbonneau , 2500, IM
118.  Antoaneta Stefanova , 2491
119.  Slim Belkhodja , 2490
120.  Ahmed Adly , 2480
121.  Diego Flores , 2479, IM
122.  Gary Lane , 2445, IM
123.  Kiril Kuderinov , 2432, FM
124.  Watu Kobese , 2400, IM
125.  Gaston Needleman , 2381, no title
126.  Ali Frhat , 2306, FM
127.  Stanley Chumfwa , 2303, no title
128. Aleksandr Sibriaev, 2264, FM

Results for rounds 1-4

Section 1

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	1	Vasyl Ivanchuk	1.5
	128	Aleksandr Sibriaev	0.5
						1	Vasyl Ivanchuk	0.5
						64	Ivan Cheparinov	1.5
	64	Ivan Cheparinov	2.5
	65	Alyaksey Fjodarau	1.5
											64	Ivan Cheparinov	1
											97	Magnus Carlsen	3
	32	Zurab Asmaiparashvili	1
	97	Magnus Carlsen	3
						97	Magnus Carlsen	1.5
						96	Farruch Amonatov	0.5
	33	Michał Krasenkow	1
	96	Farruch Amonatov	3
																97	Magnus Carlsen	1.5
																17th	Yevgeny Bareev	2.5
	16	Lázaro Bruzón	2.5
	113	Nikolai Kabanov	1.5
						16	Lázaro Bruzón	2.5
						49	Alexander Onischuk	1.5
	49	Alexander Onischuk	1.5
	80	Valery Popov	0.5
											16	Lázaro Bruzón	1.5
											17th	Yevgeny Bareev	2.5
	17th	Yevgeny Bareev	1.5
	112	Rodrigo Vásquez	0.5
						17th	Yevgeny Bareev	1.5
						48	Arkadij Naiditsch	0.5
	48	Arkadij Naiditsch	1.5
	81	Pavel Kozur	0.5

Section 2

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	2	Étienne Bacrot	2
	127	Stanley Chumfwa	0
						2	Étienne Bacrot	1.5
						63	Robert Kempiński	0.5
	63	Robert Kempiński	3
	66	Rafael Vaganian	1
											2	Étienne Bacrot	3
											34	Emil Sutovsky	1
	31	Artyom Timofeev	2.5
	98	Evgeny Agrest	1.5
						31	Artyom Timofeev	1.5
						34	Emil Sutovsky	2.5
	34	Emil Sutovsky	2.5
	95	Hicham Hamdouchi	1.5
																2	Étienne Bacrot	2.5
																15th	Joël Lautier	1.5
	15th	Joël Lautier	3
	114	Alexei Pridorozhny	1
						15th	Joël Lautier	1.5
						79	Alexander Ivanov	0.5
	50	Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga	0.5
	79	Alexander Ivanov	1.5
											15th	Joël Lautier	3.5
											47	Yevgeny Najer	2.5
	18th	Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov	2.5
	111	Nurlan Ybyraev	1.5
						18th	Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov	3
						47	Yevgeny Najer	4th
	47	Yevgeny Najer	1.5
	82	Ehsan Ghaem Maghami	0.5

Section 3

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	3	Levon Aronjan	2
	126	Ali Frhat	0
						3	Levon Aronjan	2
						67	Guts of Saduaqasov	0
	62	Gilberto Milos	0.5
	67	Guts of Saduaqasov	1.5
											3	Levon Aronjan	1.5
											35	Oleksandr Areshchenko	0.5
	30th	Sergei Karjakin	1.5
	99	Csaba Balogh	2.5
						99	Csaba Balogh	0.5
						35	Oleksandr Areshchenko	1.5
	35	Oleksandr Areshchenko	2
	94	Alexander Stripunsky	0
																3	Levon Aronjan	2.5
																19th	Francisco Vallejo Pons	1.5
	14th	Viktor Bologan	2
	115	Carlos Matamoros	0
						14th	Viktor Bologan	0
						51	Sachar Jefymenko	2
	51	Sachar Jefymenko	3
	78	Bartłomiej Macieja	1
											51	Sachar Jefymenko	1
											19th	Francisco Vallejo Pons	3
	19th	Francisco Vallejo Pons	3
	110	Li Shilong	1
						19th	Francisco Vallejo Pons	1.5
						83	Rafael Leitão	0.5
	46	Dmitri Yakovenko	1.5
	83	Rafael Leitão	2.5

Section 4

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	4th	Alexander Grishchuk	2
	125	Gaston Needleman	0
						4th	Alexander Grishchuk	2
						61	Andrei Istrățescu	0
	61	Andrei Istrățescu	2.5
	68	Ľubomír Ftáčnik	1.5
											4th	Alexander Grishchuk	2.5
											100	Yury Shulman	1.5
	29	Vadim Svyagintsev	3.5
	100	Yury Shulman	3.5
						100	Yury Shulman	3.5
						36	Alexander Chalifman	3.5
	36	Alexander Chalifman	2.5
	93	Ernesto Inarkiev	1.5
																4th	Alexander Grishchuk	1.5
																13	Gata Kamsky	0.5
	13	Gata Kamsky	1.5
	116	Zhao Jun	0.5
						13	Gata Kamsky	3
						77	Dmitri Bocharov	1
	52	Pavel Smirnov	0.5
	77	Dmitri Bocharov	1.5
											13	Gata Kamsky	3.5
											20th	Ilia Smirin	2.5
	20th	Ilia Smirin	2.5
	109	Walter Arencibia	1.5
						20th	Ilia Smirin	2.5
						84	Wang Yue	1.5
	45	Karen Asrjan	0.5
	84	Wang Yue	1.5

Section 5

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	5	Boris Gelfand	2
	124	Watu Kobese	0
						5	Boris Gelfand	2.5
						60	Rubén Felgaer	1.5
	60	Rubén Felgaer	1.5
	69	Gregory Kaidanov	0.5
											5	Boris Gelfand	4th
											92	Lewan Panzulaia	2
	28	Hikaru Nakamura	0
	101	Surya Shekhar Ganguly	2
						101	Surya Shekhar Ganguly	1.5
						92	Lewan Panzulaia	2.5
	37	Vadim Milov	0.5
	92	Lewan Panzulaia	1.5
																5	Boris Gelfand	3.5
																12	Alexei Drejew	2.5
	12	Alexei Drejew	2
	117	Pascal Charbonneau	0
						12	Alexei Drejew	3.5
						76	Mark Paragua	2.5
	53	Sergei Movsesjan	0.5
	76	Mark Paragua	1.5
											12	Alexei Drejew	2.5
											21st	P. Harikrishna	1.5
	21st	P. Harikrishna	3
	108	Yu Shaoteng	1
						21st	P. Harikrishna	4th
						44	Giovanni Vescovi	2
	44	Giovanni Vescovi	1.5
	85	Utut Adianto	0.5

Section 6

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	6th	Alexei Shirov	1.5
	123	Kiril Kuderinov	0.5
						6th	Alexei Shirov	2
						59	Vasilios Kotronias	0
	59	Vasilios Kotronias	1.5
	70	Ni Hua	0.5
											6th	Alexei Shirov	0.5
											38	Mikhail Gurevich	1.5
	27	Pavel Elyanov	2.5
	102	Sergey Kudrin	1.5
						27	Pavel Elyanov	1.5
						38	Mikhail Gurevich	2.5
	38	Mikhail Gurevich	2.5
	91	Robert Markuš	1.5
																38	Mikhail Gurevich	2.5
																22nd	Vladimir Malakhov	1.5
	11	Ivan Sokolov	1.5
	118	Antoaneta Stefanova	0.5
						11	Ivan Sokolov	2
						75	Zhang Zhong	0
	54	Mikhail Kobalija	1.5
	75	Zhang Zhong	2.5
											11	Ivan Sokolov	0.5
											22nd	Vladimir Malakhov	1.5
	22nd	Vladimir Malakhov	1.5
	107	Wang Hao	0.5
						22nd	Vladimir Malakhov	2
						86	Predrag Nikolić	0
	43	David Navara	3.5
	86	Predrag Nikolić	3.5

Section 7

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	7th	Vladimir Hakobyan
	122	Gary Lane	Where
						122	Gary Lane	0.5
						71	Baadur Jobava	1.5
	58	Alexander Beliavsky	1
	71	Baadur Jobava	3
											71	Baadur Jobava	1.5
											39	Sergei Rublevsky	2.5
	26th	K. Sasikiran	1.5
	103	Alexei Ilyushin	0.5
						26th	K. Sasikiran	2.5
						39	Sergei Rublevsky	3.5
	39	Sergei Rublevsky	1.5
	90	Đào Thiên Hải	0.5
																39	Sergei Rublevsky	1.5
																23	Konstantin Sakayev	0.5
	10	Sergey Tiviakov	2
	119	Slim Belkhodja	0
						10	Sergey Tiviakov	4th
						74	Oleg Korneev	3
	55	Yevhen Miroshnychenko	1.5
	74	Oleg Korneev	2.5
											10	Sergey Tiviakov	0
											23	Konstantin Sakayev	2
	23	Konstantin Sakayev	2
	106	Darcy Lima	0
						23	Konstantin Sakayev	2.5
						87	Sergey Erenburg	1.5
	42	Swiad Isoria	3
	87	Sergey Erenburg	4th

Section 8

	Round of 16					Second round					Third round					Round of 16
	8th	Teymur Rəcəbov	2
	121	Diego Flores	0
						8th	Teymur Rəcəbov	2.5
						72	Murtas Qashyghaliyev	1.5
	57	Yevgeny Alexeyev	0.5
	72	Murtas Qashyghaliyev	1.5
											8th	Teymur Rəcəbov	1.5
											40	Loek van Wely	2.5
	25th	Oleksandr Mojiseienko	2
	104	Yuri Kusubov	0
						25th	Oleksandr Mojiseienko	3
						40	Loek van Wely	4th
	40	Loek van Wely	2
	89	Artashes Minassyan	0
																40	Loek van Wely	0
																9	Ruslan Ponomarev	2
	9	Ruslan Ponomarev	1.5
	120	Ahmed Adly	0.5
						9	Ruslan Ponomarev	2.5
						56	Alexander Motylev	1.5
	56	Alexander Motylev	1.5
	73	Michael Roiz	0.5
											9	Ruslan Ponomarev	2
											88	Xu Jun	0
	24	Andrij Wolokitin	0.5
	105	Sang Cao	1.5
						105	Sang Cao	0.5
						88	Xu Jun	1.5
	41	Ye Jiangchuan	0.5
	88	Xu Jun	1.5

Results, rounds 5-7

Round 5

Quarter finals

• (17) Yevgeny Bareev 0.5: 1.5 Ruslan Ponomarev (9)
• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 0.5: 1.5 Étienne Bacrot (2)
• (3) Levon Aronjan 1.5: 0.5 Mikhail Gurevich (38)
• (5) Gelfand 2: 4 Alexander Grishchuk (4)

Play for places 9–16

• (97) Magnus Carlsen 1.5: 0.5 Joël Lautier (15)
• (13) Gata Kamsky 1.5: 0.5 Konstantin Sakajew (23)
• (22) Vladimir Malachow 1.5: 0.5 Alexei Drejew (12)
• (19) Francisco Vallejo Pons 2.5: 1.5 Loek van Wely (40)

Round 6

Semifinals

• (4) Alexander Grischuk 1: 3 Ruslan Ponomarjow (9)
• (2) Étienne Bacrot 0.5: 1.5 Levon Aronjan (3)

Play for places 5–8

• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1.5: 2.5 Yevgeny Bareev (17)
• (38) Michail Gurewitsch 0-2 Boris Gelfand (5)

Play for places 9–12

• (22) Vladimir Malachow 2.5: 3.5 Magnus Carlsen (97)
• (13) Gata Kamsky 3.5: 2.5 Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)

Play for places 13–16

• (15) Joël Lautier 2.5: 3.5 Loek van Wely (40)
• (12) Alexei Drejew 1.5: 0.5 Konstantin Sakajew (23)

Round 7

final

• (9) Ruslan Ponomarev 1: 3 Levon Aronjan (3)

3rd place match

• (2) Étienne Bacrot 2.5: 1.5 Alexander Grishchuk (4)

Play for 5th place

• (5) Boris Gelfand 1.5: 2.5 Yevgeny Bareev (17)

Game for 7th place

• (39) Sergei Rublyovsky 1.5: 0.5 Michail Gurewitsch (38)

Play for 9th place

• (97) Magnus Carlsen 1: 3 Gata Kamsky (13)

Game for 11th place

• (22) Vladimir Malachow 1.5–0.5 Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)

Game for 13th place

• (40) Loek van Wely 1.5: 2.5 Alexei Drejew (12)

Play for 15th place

• (15) Joël Lautier 3,5: 3,5 Konstantin Sakajew (23)

Final score

1.  Levon Aronjan
2.  Ruslan Ponomarev
3.  Étienne Bacrot
4.  Alexander Grishchuk
5.  Yevgeny Bareev
6.  Boris Gelfand
7.  Sergei Rublevsky
8.  Mikhail Gurevich
9.  Gata Kamsky
10.  Magnus Carlsen
11.  Vladimir Malakhov
12.  Francisco Vallejo Pons
13.  Alexei Drejew
14.  Loek van Wely
15.  Joël Lautier
16.  Konstantin Sakayev

Web links

• Official website
• Rules for the Chess World Cup 2005 ( MS Word ; 82 kB)