Chess World Cup 2015

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The 2015 World Chess Cup (officially: FIDE World Cup 2015 ) took place in Baku from September 10th to October 5th, 2015 . The winner was Sergei Karjakin , who defeated his Russian compatriot Pyotr Swidler in the final with a tie-break and with a total of 6: 4 points. Karjakin and Svidler qualified with their finals at the same time for the Candidates Tournament for the World Cup 2016 .

The decision for Baku as the venue was made at the FIDE Congress in Istanbul 2012. The tournament was chaired by the international referee Faiq Həsənov .

In the tournament, which was played in the knockout system , 128 qualified players of the world's best took part.

Attendees

The qualified 128 players were:

Semi-finalists of the 2013 World Chess Cup

  1. Vladimir Kramnik
  2. Dmitri Andreikin
  3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
  4. Yevgeny Tomaschewski

Women's World Champion 2015

  1. Maria Musychuk

Junior world champion 2013 and 2014

  1. Yu Yangyi
  2. Lu Shanglei

Average of the FIDE rating list February 2014 to January 2015

  1. Levon Aronjan
  2. Fabiano Caruana
  3. Alexander Grishchuk
  4. Wesselin Topalow
  5. Hikaru Nakamura
  6. Sergei Karjakin
  7. Anish Giri
  8. Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov
  9. Boris Gelfand
  10. Leinier Domínguez
  11. Wesley So
  12. Michael Adams
  13. Pyotr Swidler
  14. Nikita Vitjugov
  15. Vasyl Ivanchuk
  16. Péter Lékó
  17. Ding Liren
  18. Wang Hao
  19. P. Harikrishna

European Championships 2014 and 2015

  1. Alexander Motylev
  2. David Antón Guijarro
  3. Vladimir Fedoseyev
  4. Dragan Šolak
  5. Pavel Elyanov
  6. Constantin Lupulescu
  7. David Navara
  8. Ivan Šarić
  9. Igor Lyssy
  10. Hrant Melkumjan
  11. Radosław Wojtaszek
  12. Dmitri Yakovenko
  13. Vladislav Artemyev
  14. Ilia Smirin
  15. Laurent Fressinet
  16. Gabriel Sarkissjan
  17. Oleksandr Areshchenko
  18. Miloš Perunović
  19. Ivan Cheparinov
  20. Viorel Iordăchescu
  21. Syarhej Schyhalka
  22. Samvel Ter-Sahakyan
  23. Csaba Balogh
  24. Yevgeny Najer
  25. Mateusz Bartel
  26. Denis Chismatullin
  27. Yuri Wowk
  28. Anton Korobov
  29. Alexander Ipatov
  30. Andrij Wolokitin
  31. Maxim Matlakov
  32. Sanan Zyugirov
  33. Oleksandr Mojiseienko
  34. Ilya Iliuschenok
  35. Robert Kempiński
  36. Ivan Popov
  37. Viktor Láznička
  38. Maxim Rodshtein
  39. Ante Brkić
  40. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
  41. Boris Grachev
  42. Tamir Nabaty
  43. Emre Can
  44. Jan Nepomnyashchi
  45. Alexei Goganov
  46. Ivan Bukavshin

Zone tournaments America

  1. Alexandr Fier
  2. Deysi Cori
  3. Lázaro Bruzón
  4. Ermes Espinosa Veloz
  5. Ray Robson
  6. Alexander Onischuk
  7. Gata Kamsky
  8. Varuzhan Akobian
  9. Samuel Sevian
  10. Tomas Krnan
  11. Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga
  12. Samuel Shankland
  13. Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez
  14. Rafael Leitão
  15. Yuniesky Quesada
  16. Eduardo Iturrizaga
  17. Federico Perez Ponsa
  18. Anton Kovalyov
  19. Sandro Mareco
  20. Cristobal Henriquez Villagra

Continental championships and zone tournaments Asia and Oceania

  1. Surya Shekhar Ganguly
  2. Santosh Gujrathi Vidit
  3. Zhou Jianchao
  4. Parham Maghsoodloo
  5. Babu MR Lalith
  6. Lê Quang Liêm
  7. Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
  8. SP Sethuraman
  9. Ziaur Rahman
  10. Wei Yi
  11. Zhao Jun
  12. B. Adhiban
  13. Ni Hua
  14. Rustam Kasimjanov
  15. Wen Yang
  16. Saleh Salem
  17. Max Illingworth
  18. Pouya Idani
  19. Rinat Shumabaev
  20. Yusup Atabayev

Africa

  1. Bass amine
  2. Ahmed Adly
  3. Amir Zaibi
  4. Arthur Ssegwanyi
  5. Richmond Phiri
  6. Oladapo Adu

Players nominated by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumschinov

  1. Hou Yifan
  2. Qədir Hüseynov
  3. Ihor Kovalenko
  4. Michael Wiedenkeller
  5. Ernesto Inarkiev

Free places allocated by the organizing committee

  1. Up Məmmədov
  2. Eltac Səfərli
  3. Vasif Durarbəyli
  4. Teymur Rəcəbov

Qualification through ACP tour

  1. Romain Édouard

Results for rounds 1-4

Section 1

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
1 Wesselin Topalow 2                  
128 Oladapo Adu 0  
1 Wesselin Topalow 1½
  65 Syarhej Schyhalka ½  
65 Syarhej Schyhalka 3
 
64 Ivan Bukavshin 1  
1 Wesselin Topalow 2½
  97 Lu Shanglei 1½  
33 Wang Hao 2½      
 
96 Miloš Perunović 1½  
33 Wang Hao ½
  97 Lu Shanglei 1½  
97 Lu Shanglei 2½
 
32 Oleksandr Mojiseienko 1½  
1 Wesselin Topalow ½
  16 Pyotr Swidler 1½
17th Teymur Rəcəbov 3            
 
112 Samuel Sevian 1  
17th Teymur Rəcəbov 3
  48 Ilia Smirin 1  
81 Romain Édouard ½
 
48 Ilia Smirin 1½  
17th Teymur Rəcəbov 1½
  16 Pyotr Swidler 2½  
49 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 1½      
 
80 David Antón Guijarro ½  
49 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 1½
  16 Pyotr Swidler 2½  
113 Emre Can ½
 
16 Pyotr Swidler 1½  

Section 2

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
9 Levon Aronjan 2                  
120 Michael Wiedenkeller 0  
9 Levon Aronjan 1
  56 Oleksandr Areshchenko 3  
73 Denis Chismatullin ½
 
56 Oleksandr Areshchenko 1½  
56 Oleksandr Areshchenko ½
  24 Wei Yi 1½  
41 Ray Robson ½      
 
88 Yuri Wowk 1½  
88 Yuri Wowk 3½
  24 Wei Yi 4½  
105 Saleh Salem ½
 
24 Wei Yi 1½  
24 Wei Yi 3½
  8th Ding Liren 2½
25th David Navara 3            
 
104 Tamir Nabaty 1  
25th David Navara ½
  89 Qədir Hüseynov 1½  
89 Qədir Hüseynov 3
 
40 Maxim Matlakov 1  
89 Qədir Hüseynov ½
  8th Ding Liren 1½  
57 Ernesto Inarkiev 3      
 
72 Yuniesky Quesada 1  
57 Ernesto Inarkiev ½
  8th Ding Liren 1½  
121 Tomas Krnan ½
 
8th Ding Liren 1½  

Section 3

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
5 Wesley So 2                  
124 Parham Maghsoodloo 0  
5 Wesley So 2
  60 Csaba Balogh 0  
69 Eltac Səfərli 2½
 
60 Csaba Balogh 3½  
5 Wesley So 2½
  37 Lê Quang Liêm 1½  
37 Lê Quang Liêm 1½      
 
92 Vasif Durarbəyli ½  
37 Lê Quang Liêm 2½
  28 Nikita Witijgow 1½  
101 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 1
 
28 Nikita Witijgow 3  
5 Wesley So ½
  21st Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1½
21st Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1½            
 
108 Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez ½  
21st Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1½
  44 Gabriel Sarkissjan ½  
85 Mateusz Bartel 4½
 
44 Gabriel Sarkissjan 4½  
21st Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 4th
  12 Yevgeny Tomaschewski 2  
53 Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn 1½      
 
76 Robert Kempiński ½  
53 Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn 2½
  12 Yevgeny Tomaschewski 3½  
117 Ziaur Rahman 1
 
12 Yevgeny Tomaschewski 3  

Section 4

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
13 Boris Gelfand 1½                  
116 Cristobal Henriquez Villagra 2½  
116 Cristobal Henriquez Villagra 0
  52 Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga 2  
77 Alexandr Fier ½
 
52 Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga 1½  
52 Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga ½
  20th Radosław Wojtaszek 1½  
45 Vladislav Artemyev 1½      
 
84 Surya Shekhar Ganguly ½  
45 Vladislav Artemyev ½
  20th Radosław Wojtaszek 1½  
109 Babu MR Lalith ½
 
20th Radosław Wojtaszek 1½  
20th Radosław Wojtaszek 1
  4th Anish Giri 3
29 Péter Lékó 1½            
 
100 Alexei Goganov ½  
29 Péter Lékó 1½
  93 Wen Yang ½  
93 Wen Yang 1½
 
36 Ihor Kovalenko ½  
29 Péter Lékó ½
  4th Anish Giri 1½  
61 Alexander Motylev 4½      
 
68 Boris Grachev 3½  
61 Alexander Motylev 1
  4th Anish Giri 3  
125 Arthur Ssegwanyi ½
 
4th Anish Giri 1½  

Section 5

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
3 Fabiano Caruana 2                  
126 Amir Zaibi 0  
3 Fabiano Caruana 1½
  67 Up Məmmədov ½  
67 Up Məmmədov 1½
 
62 Yevgeny Najer ½  
3 Fabiano Caruana 1½
  94 Anton Kovalyov ½  
35 Rustam Kasimjanov 3½      
 
94 Anton Kovalyov 4½  
94 Anton Kovalyov 1½
  99 Sandro Mareco ½  
99 Sandro Mareco 1½
 
30th Ni Hua ½  
3 Fabiano Caruana ½
  19th Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov 1½
19th Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov 1½            
 
110 Pouya Idani ½  
19th Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov 2½
  46 Hou Yifan 1½  
83 Rafael Leitão 1½
 
46 Hou Yifan 2½  
19th Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov 1½
  78 SP Sethuraman ½  
51 Sanan Zyugirov 0      
 
78 SP Sethuraman 2  
78 SP Sethuraman 1½
  14th P. Harikrishna ½  
115 Max Illingworth ½
 
14th P. Harikrishna 1½  

Section 6

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
11 Sergei Karjakin 2                  
118 Ernes Espinoza Veloz 0  
11 Sergei Karjakin 4th
  54 Alexander Onischuk 2  
75 Andrij Wolokitin 1½
 
54 Alexander Onischuk 2½  
11 Sergei Karjakin 1½
  22nd Yu Yangyi ½  
43 Igor Lyssy 4th      
 
86 Constantin Lupulescu 2  
43 Igor Lyssy 2½
  22nd Yu Yangyi 3½  
107 Viorel Iordăchescu 0
 
22nd Yu Yangyi 2  
11 Sergei Karjakin 2½
  27 Dmitri Andreikin 1½
27 Dmitri Andreikin 1½            
 
102 Zhou Jianchao ½  
27 Dmitri Andreikin 1½
  38 Anton Korobov ½  
91 Dragan Šolak ½
 
38 Anton Korobov 1½  
27 Dmitri Andreikin 2½
  6th Vladimir Kramnik 1½  
59 Lázaro Bruzón 3      
 
70 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1  
59 Lázaro Bruzón ½
  6th Vladimir Kramnik 1½  
123 Deysi Cori 0
 
6th Vladimir Kramnik 2  

Section 7

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
7th Alexander Grishchuk 5                  
122 Yusup Atabayev 3  
7th Alexander Grishchuk 3½
  58 Vladimir Fedoseyev 2½  
71 B. Adhiban 1½
 
58 Vladimir Fedoseyev 2½  
7th Alexander Grishchuk 0
  26th Pavel Elyanov 2  
39 Ivan Cheparinov ½      
 
90 Alexander Ipatov 1½  
90 Alexander Ipatov 0
  26th Pavel Elyanov 2  
103 Rinat Shumabaev 0
 
26th Pavel Elyanov 2  
26th Pavel Elyanov 2½
  10 Dmitri Yakovenko 1½
23 Vasyl Ivanchuk 1½            
 
106 Ahmed Adly ½  
23 Vasyl Ivanchuk 1½
  42 Maxim Rodshtein ½  
87 Eduardo Iturrizaga ½
 
42 Maxim Rodshtein 1½  
23 Vasyl Ivanchuk ½
  10 Dmitri Yakovenko 1½  
55 Ivan Šarić 0      
 
74 Bass amine 2  
74 Bass amine 1½
  10 Dmitri Yakovenko 2½  
119 Ilya Iliuschenok 3
 
10 Dmitri Yakovenko 5  

Section 8

  First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
                                     
15th Michael Adams 1½                  
114 Maria Musychuk ½  
15th Michael Adams 5
  50 Viktor Láznička 4th  
79 Varuzhan Akobian ½
 
50 Viktor Láznička 1½  
15th Michael Adams 5
  18th Leinier Domínguez 3  
47 Gata Kamsky ½      
 
82 Hrant Melkumjan 1½  
82 Hrant Melkumjan ½
  18th Leinier Domínguez 1½  
111 Federico Perez Ponsa 1½
 
18th Leinier Domínguez 2½  
15th Michael Adams ½
  2 Hikaru Nakamura 1½
31 Laurent Fressinet 3            
 
98 Ante Brkić 1  
31 Laurent Fressinet 3½
  34 Jan Nepomnyashchi 4½  
95 Zhao Jun 1
 
34 Jan Nepomnyashchi 3  
34 Jan Nepomnyashchi 4th
  2 Hikaru Nakamura 5  
63 Samuel Shankland 1½      
 
66 Ivan Popov ½  
63 Samuel Shankland 1½
  2 Hikaru Nakamura 2½  
127 Richmond Phiri 0
 
2 Hikaru Nakamura 2  

Results rounds 5-7

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  16 Pyotr Swidler 3½        
24 Wei Yi 2½  
16 Pyotr Swidler 1½
  4th Anish Giri ½  
21st Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½
4th Anish Giri 1½  
16 Pyotr Swidler 4th
  11 Sergei Karjakin 6th
19th Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov 2    
11 Sergei Karjakin 4th  
11 Sergei Karjakin 3½
  26th Pavel Elyanov 2½  
26th Pavel Elyanov 1½
  2 Hikaru Nakamura ½  

Final October 1st to 5th

After four games with a classic time limit it was a draw, followed by two quick games when no decision had been made, another two quick games and, when there was still no winner, two blitz games.

Seat Surname Elo rating 1 2 3 4th R1 R2 R3 R4 B1 B2 Total
16 RussiaRussia Pyotr Swidler 2727 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4th
11 RussiaRussia Sergei Karjakin 2762 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6th

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World Cup 2015. In: FIDE Calendar. FIDE, accessed February 23, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Baku Finals TB: Karjakin Wins. chessbase.com, accessed October 5, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Regulations for the FIDE World Chess Cup 2015. (PDF (383 KB)) FIDE, accessed on April 6, 2015 (English).
  4. ↑ Participants of Worldcup 2015. (PDF) FIDE, accessed on September 13, 2015 (English).