Chess World Cup 2015

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FIDE Chess World Cup 2015
Sergey Karjakin 2017.jpg
2015 FIDE World Cup winner Sergey Karjakin.
Tournament information
Sport Chess
Location Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates10 September 2015–5 October 2015
Administrator FIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)Chess Federation of Azerbaijan
Final positions
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler
  2013
2017  
Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2015 Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2015-1225suvenir.jpg
Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2015

The Chess World Cup 2015 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 5 October 2015.

Contents

Sergey Karjakin won the competition on tie-breaks after a four-game final against Peter Svidler. Both finalists qualified for the 2016 Candidates Tournament.

The winner of the Chess World Cup 2013, Vladimir Kramnik, was defeated by Dmitry Andreikin in the third round.

Format

Matches consisted of two games (except for the final, which consisted of four). Players had 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move from the start of the game. If a match was tied after the regular games, tie breaks were played the next day. The format for the tie breaks was as follows:

Prize money

RoundPrizeTotal
Round 164 × US $6,000US $384,000
Round 232 × US $10,000US $320,000
Round 316 × US $16,000US $256,000
Round 48 × US $25,000US $200,000
Round 54 × US $35,000US $140,000
Round 62 × US $50,000US $100,000
Runner-upUS $80,000US $80,000
WinnerUS $120,000US $120,000
TotalUS $1,600,000

According to the regulations, and contrary to many elite tournaments even including the FIDE Grand Prix, all players had to pay their own expenses for travel. [1]

Participants

The qualified players [2] are seeded by their FIDE ratings of August 2015. Eighteen players qualified by rating. [3] All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

  1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Veselin Topalov  (BUL), 2816 (R)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg  Hikaru Nakamura  (USA), 2814 (R)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (USA), 2808 (R)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anish Giri  (NED), 2793 (R)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg  Wesley So  (USA), 2779 (R)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (RUS), 2777 (WC)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Grischuk  (RUS), 2771 (R)
  8. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Liren  (CHN), 2770 (R)
  9. Flag of Armenia.svg  Levon Aronian  (ARM), 2765 (R)
  10. Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Jakovenko  (RUS), 2759 (E14)
  11. Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (RUS), 2753 (R)
  12. Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Tomashevsky  (RUS), 2747 (WC)
  13. Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (ISR), 2741 (R)
  14. Flag of India.svg  Pentala Harikrishna  (IND), 2740 (R)
  15. Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (ENG), 2740 (R)
  16. Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (RUS), 2739 (R)
  17. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Teimour Radjabov  (AZE), 2738 (ON)
  18. Flag of Cuba.svg  Leinier Domínguez  (CUB), 2736 (R)
  19. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  (AZE), 2735 (R)
  20. Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Wojtaszek  (POL), 2733 (E14)
  21. Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (FRA), 2731 (WC)
  22. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Yangyi  (CHN), 2726 (J13)
  23. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vassily Ivanchuk  (UKR), 2726 (R)
  24. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Yi  (CHN), 2725 (Z3.5)
  25. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (CZE), 2724 (E14)
  26. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Pavel Eljanov  (UKR), 2723 (E14)
  27. Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Andreikin  (RUS), 2720 (WC)
  28. Flag of Russia.svg  Nikita Vitiugov  (RUS), 2719 (R)
  29. Flag of Hungary.svg  Peter Leko  (HUN), 2714 (R)
  30. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ni Hua  (CHN), 2713 (AS14)
  31. Flag of France.svg  Laurent Fressinet  (FRA), 2710 (E14)
  32. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Moiseenko  (UKR), 2710 (E15)
  33. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (CHN), 2705 (R)
  34. Flag of Russia.svg  Ian Nepomniachtchi  (RUS), 2705 (E15)
  35. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Rustam Kasimdzhanov  (UZB), 2704 (AS14)
  36. Flag of Latvia.svg  Igor Kovalenko  (LAT), 2702 (PN)
  37. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (VIE), 2699 (Z3.3)
  38. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anton Korobov  (UKR), 2699 (E15)
  39. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Cheparinov  (BUL), 2690 (E14)
  40. Flag of Russia.svg  Maxim Matlakov  (RUS), 2689 (E15)
  41. Flag of the United States.svg  Ray Robson  (USA), 2680 (Z2.1)
  42. Flag of Israel.svg  Maxim Rodshtein  (ISR), 2678 (E15)
  43. Flag of Russia.svg  Igor Lysyj  (RUS), 2673 (E14)
  44. Flag of Armenia.svg  Gabriel Sargissian  (ARM), 2673 (E14)
  45. Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Artemiev  (RUS), 2671 (E14)
  46. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hou Yifan  (CHN), 2671 (PN)
  47. Flag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (USA), 2670 (Z2.1)
  48. Flag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (ISR), 2669 (E14)
  49. Flag of Germany.svg  Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu  (GER), 2667 (E15)
  50. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Viktor Láznička  (CZE), 2665 (E15)
  51. Flag of Russia.svg  Sanan Sjugirov  (RUS), 2664 (E15)
  52. Flag of Peru.svg  Julio Granda  (PER), 2663 (AM14)
  53. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn  (VIE), 2662 (Z3.3)
  54. Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Onischuk  (USA), 2662 (Z2.1)
  55. Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šarić  (CRO), 2661 (E14)
  56. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Areshchenko  (UKR), 2661 (E14)
  57. Flag of Russia.svg  Ernesto Inarkiev  (RUS), 2660 (PN)
  58. Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (RUS), 2659 (E14)
  59. Flag of Cuba.svg  Lázaro Bruzón  (CUB), 2659 (Z2.3)
  60. Flag of Hungary.svg  Csaba Balogh  (HUN), 2659 (E14)
  61. Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Motylev  (RUS), 2658 (E14)
  62. Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeniy Najer  (RUS), 2658 (E15)
  63. Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (USA), 2655 (AM14)
  64. Flag of Russia.svg  Ivan Bukavshin  (RUS), 2655 (E15)
  65. Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Zhigalko  (BLR), 2654 (E14)
  66. Flag of Russia.svg  Ivan Popov  (RUS), 2653 (E15)
  67. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rauf Mamedov  (AZE), 2651 (ON)
  68. Flag of Russia.svg  Boris Grachev  (RUS), 2649 (E15)
  69. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Eltaj Safarli  (AZE), 2644 (ON)
  70. Flag of India.svg  Vidit Santosh Gujrathi  (IND), 2644 (AS15)
  71. Flag of India.svg  Baskaran Adhiban  (IND), 2643 (AS14)
  72. Flag of Cuba.svg  Yuniesky Quezada  (CUB), 2643 (AM15)
  73. Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Khismatullin  (RUS), 2642 (E15)
  74. Flag of Egypt.svg  Bassem Amin  (EGY), 2640 (AF)
  75. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andrei Volokitin  (UKR), 2639 (E15)
  76. Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Kempiński  (POL), 2637 (E15)
  77. Flag of Brazil.svg  Alexandr Fier  (BRA), 2636 (Z2.4)
  78. Flag of India.svg  S. P. Sethuraman  (IND), 2635 (Z3.7)
  79. Flag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (USA), 2635 (Z2.1)
  80. Flag of Spain.svg  David Antón Guijarro  (ESP), 2635 (E14)
  81. Flag of France.svg  Romain Édouard  (FRA), 2634 (ACP)
  82. Flag of Armenia.svg  Hrant Melkumyan  (ARM), 2633 (E14)
  83. Flag of Brazil.svg  Rafael Leitão  (BRA), 2632 (AM14)
  84. Flag of India.svg  Surya Shekhar Ganguly  (IND), 2631 (AS15)
  85. Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Bartel  (POL), 2631 (E15)
  86. Flag of Romania.svg  Constantin Lupulescu  (ROU), 2626 (E14)
  87. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Eduardo Iturrizaga  (VEN), 2625 (AM15)
  88. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuri Vovk  (UKR), 2624 (E15)
  89. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Gadir Guseinov  (AZE), 2624 (PN)
  90. Flag of Turkey.svg  Alexander Ipatov  (TUR), 2622 (E15)
  91. Flag of Turkey.svg  Dragan Šolak  (TUR), 2622 (E14)
  92. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Vasif Durarbayli  (AZE), 2621 (ON)
  93. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wen Yang  (CHN), 2618 (AS14)
  94. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Anton Kovalyov  (CAN), 2616 (AM15)
  95. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Jun  (CHN), 2616 (Z3.5)
  96. Flag of Serbia.svg  Miloš Perunović  (SRB), 2614 (E14)
  97. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Shanglei  (CHN), 2607 (J14)
  98. Flag of Croatia.svg  Ante Brkić  (CRO), 2607 (E15)
  99. Flag of Argentina.svg  Sandro Mareco  (ARG), 2605 (Z2.5)
  100. Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Goganov  (RUS), 2603 (E15)
  101. Flag of Armenia.svg  Samvel Ter-Sahakyan  (ARM), 2601 (E14)
  102. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Jianchao  (CHN), 2600 (AS15)
  103. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (KAZ), 2600 (Z3.4)
  104. Flag of Israel.svg  Tamir Nabaty  (ISR), 2595 (E15)
  105. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem A. R. Saleh  (UAE), 2595 (AS14)
  106. Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Adly  (EGY), 2591 (AF)
  107. Flag of Moldova.svg  Viorel Iordăchescu  (MDA), 2589 (E14)
  108. Flag of Cuba.svg  Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez  (CUB), 2577 (AM14)
  109. Flag of India.svg  M. R. Lalith Babu  (IND), 2570 (AS15)
  110. Flag of Iran.svg  Pouya Idani  (IRI), 2568 (Z3.1)
  111. Flag of Argentina.svg  Federico Perez Ponsa  (ARG), 2563 (AM15)
  112. Flag of the United States.svg  Samuel Sevian  (USA), 2553 (Z2.1)
  113. Flag of Turkey.svg  Emre Can  (TUR), 2547 (E15)
  114. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Mariya Muzychuk  (UKR), 2528 (WWC)
  115. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Max Illingworth, IM (AUS), 2514 (Z3.6)
  116. Flag of Chile.svg  Cristobal Henriquez Villagra, IM (CHI), 2511 (Z2.5)
  117. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Ziaur Rahman  (BAN), 2509 (Z3.2)
  118. Flag of Cuba.svg  Ermes Espinoza Veloz, FM (CUB), 2495 (Z2.3)
  119. Flag of Russia.svg  Ilia Iljiushenok, IM (RUS), 2491 (E15)
  120. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Michael Wiedenkeller, IM (LUX), 2453 (PN)
  121. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tomas Krnan, IM (CAN), 2436 (Z2.2)
  122. Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Yusup Atabayev, IM (TKM), 2428 (Z3.4)
  123. Flag of Peru.svg  Deysi Cori, WGM (PER), 2421 (Z2.4)
  124. Flag of Iran.svg  Parham Maghsoodloo, untitled (IRI), 2416 (AS15)
  125. Flag of Uganda.svg  Arthur Ssegwanyi, IM (UGA), 2357 (Z4.2)
  126. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amir Zaibi, FM (TUN), 2330 (Z4.1)
  127. Flag of Zambia.svg  Richmond Phiri, IM (ZAM), 2291 (Z4.3)
  128. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Oladapo Adu, IM (NGR), 2241 (Z4.4)

Qualification paths

Calendar

RoundRegular gamesTiebreaks
Round 111–12 September13 September
Round 214–15 September16 September
Round 317–18 September19 September
Round 420–21 September22 September
Quarterfinals23–24 September25 September
Semifinals27–28 September29 September
Final1–4 October5 October

Results, Rounds 1–4

Section 1

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov 2
128 Flag of Nigeria.svg Oladapo Adu 0
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov
65 Flag of Belarus.svg Sergei Zhigalko ½
65 Flag of Belarus.svg Sergei Zhigalko 3
64 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Bukavshin 1
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov
97 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Shanglei
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Hao
96 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Perunović
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Hao ½
97 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Shanglei
97 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Shanglei
32 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Moiseenko
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov ½
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler
17 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Teimour Radjabov 3
112 Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Sevian 1
17 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Teimour Radjabov 3
48 Flag of Israel.svg Ilya Smirin 1
81 Flag of France.svg Romain Édouard ½
48 Flag of Israel.svg Ilya Smirin
17 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Teimour Radjabov
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler
49 Flag of Germany.svg Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
80 Flag of Spain.svg David Antón Guijarro ½
49 Flag of Germany.svg Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler
113 Flag of Turkey.svg Emre Can ½
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler

Section 2

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
9 Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Aronian 2
120 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Michael Wiedenkeller 0
9 Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Aronian 1
56 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Areshchenko 3
73 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Khismatullin ½
56 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Areshchenko
56 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Areshchenko ½
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi
41 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Robson ½
88 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuri Vovk
88 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuri Vovk
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi
105 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Salem A. R. Saleh ½
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Liren
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Navara 3
104 Flag of Israel.svg Tamir Nabaty 1
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Navara ½
89 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gadir Guseinov
89 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gadir Guseinov 3
40 Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Matlakov 1
89 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gadir Guseinov ½
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Liren
57 Flag of Russia.svg Ernesto Inarkiev 3
72 Flag of Cuba.svg Yuniesky Quezada 1
57 Flag of Russia.svg Ernesto Inarkiev ½
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Liren
121 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tomas Krnan ½
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Liren

Section 3

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
5 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley So 2
124 Flag of Iran.svg Parham Maghsoodloo 0
5 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley So 2
60 Flag of Hungary.svg Csaba Balogh 0
69 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Eltaj Safarli
60 Flag of Hungary.svg Csaba Balogh
5 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley So
37 Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Quang Liêm
37 Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Quang Liêm
92 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Vasif Durarbayli ½
37 Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Quang Liêm
28 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Vitiugov
101 Flag of Armenia.svg Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 1
28 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Vitiugov 3
5 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley So ½
21 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
21 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
108 Flag of Cuba.svg Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez ½
21 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
44 Flag of Armenia.svg Gabriel Sargissian ½
85 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Bartel
44 Flag of Armenia.svg Gabriel Sargissian
21 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 4
12 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Tomashevsky 2
53 Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
76 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kempiński ½
53 Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
12 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Tomashevsky
117 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Ziaur Rahman 1
12 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Tomashevsky 3

Section 4

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
13 Flag of Israel.svg Boris Gelfand
116 Flag of Chile.svg Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra
116 Flag of Chile.svg Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra 0
52 Flag of Peru.svg Julio Granda 2
77 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandr Fier ½
52 Flag of Peru.svg Julio Granda
52 Flag of Peru.svg Julio Granda ½
20 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Wojtaszek
45 Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav Artemiev
84 Flag of India.svg Surya Shekhar Ganguly ½
45 Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav Artemiev ½
20 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Wojtaszek
109 Flag of India.svg Lalith Babu ½
20 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Wojtaszek
20 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Wojtaszek 1
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri 3
29 Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko
100 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Goganov ½
29 Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko
93 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wen Yang ½
93 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wen Yang
36 Flag of Latvia.svg Igor Kovalenko ½
29 Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko ½
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri
61 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Motylev
68 Flag of Russia.svg Boris Grachev
61 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Motylev 1
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri 3
125 Flag of Uganda.svg Arthur Ssegwanyi ½
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri

Section 5

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana 2
126 Flag of Tunisia.svg Amir Zaibi 0
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
67 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rauf Mamedov ½
67 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rauf Mamedov
62 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniy Najer ½
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
94 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anton Kovalyov ½
35 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rustam Kasimdzhanov
94 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anton Kovalyov
94 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anton Kovalyov
99 Flag of Argentina.svg Sandro Mareco ½
99 Flag of Argentina.svg Sandro Mareco
30 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ni Hua ½
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana ½
19 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
19 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
110 Flag of Iran.svg Pouya Idani ½
19 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
46 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Yifan
83 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Leitão
46 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Yifan
19 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
78 Flag of India.svg S. P. Sethuraman ½
51 Flag of Russia.svg Sanan Sjugirov 0
78 Flag of India.svg S. P. Sethuraman 2
78 Flag of India.svg S. P. Sethuraman
14 Flag of India.svg Pentala Harikrishna ½
115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Illingworth ½
14 Flag of India.svg Pentala Harikrishna

Section 6

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin 2
118 Flag of Cuba.svg Ermes Espinosa Veloz 0
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin 4
54 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Onischuk 2
75 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrei Volokitin
54 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Onischuk
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yangyi ½
43 Flag of Russia.svg Igor Lysyj 4
86 Flag of Romania.svg Constantin Lupulescu 2
43 Flag of Russia.svg Igor Lysyj
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yangyi
107 Flag of Moldova.svg Viorel Iordăchescu 0
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yangyi 2
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
27 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Andreikin
27 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Andreikin
102 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Jianchao ½
27 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Andreikin
38 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anton Korobov ½
91 Flag of Turkey.svg Dragan Šolak ½
38 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anton Korobov
27 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Andreikin
6 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
59 Flag of Cuba.svg Lázaro Bruzón 3
70 Flag of India.svg Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 1
59 Flag of Cuba.svg Lázaro Bruzón ½
6 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik
123 Flag of Peru.svg Deysi Cori 0
6 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik 2

Section 7

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
7 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Grischuk 5
122 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Yusup Atabayev 3
7 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Grischuk
58 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev
71 Flag of India.svg Baskaran Adhiban
58 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev
7 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Grischuk 0
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov 2
39 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Cheparinov ½
90 Flag of Turkey.svg Alexander Ipatov
90 Flag of Turkey.svg Alexander Ipatov 0
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov 2
103 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Rinat Jumabayev 0
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov 2
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov
10 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Jakovenko
23 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vassily Ivanchuk
106 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Adly ½
23 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vassily Ivanchuk
42 Flag of Israel.svg Maxim Rodshtein ½
87 Flag of Venezuela.svg Eduardo Iturrizaga ½
42 Flag of Israel.svg Maxim Rodshtein
23 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vassily Ivanchuk ½
10 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Jakovenko
55 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Šarić 0
74 Flag of Egypt.svg Bassem Amin 2
74 Flag of Egypt.svg Bassem Amin
10 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Jakovenko
119 Flag of Russia.svg Ilia Iljiushenok 3
10 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Jakovenko 5

Section 8

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
15 Flag of England.svg Michael Adams
114 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Muzychuk ½
15 Flag of England.svg Michael Adams 5
50 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktor Láznička 4
79 Flag of the United States.svg Varuzhan Akobian ½
50 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktor Láznička
15 Flag of England.svg Michael Adams 5
18 Flag of Cuba.svg Leinier Domínguez 3
47 Flag of the United States.svg Gata Kamsky ½
82 Flag of Armenia.svg Hrant Melkumyan
82 Flag of Armenia.svg Hrant Melkumyan ½
18 Flag of Cuba.svg Leinier Domínguez
111 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Pérez Ponsa
18 Flag of Cuba.svg Leinier Domínguez
15 Flag of England.svg Michael Adams ½
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura
31 Flag of France.svg Laurent Fressinet 3
98 Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Brkić 1
31 Flag of France.svg Laurent Fressinet
34 Flag of Russia.svg Ian Nepomniachtchi
95 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Jun 1
34 Flag of Russia.svg Ian Nepomniachtchi 3
34 Flag of Russia.svg Ian Nepomniachtchi 4
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura 5
63 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Shankland
66 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Popov ½
63 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Shankland
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura
127 Flag of Zambia.svg Richmond Phiri 0
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura 2

Results, rounds 5–7

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (best of 4)
         
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri ½
21 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri
16 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler 4
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin 6
19 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin 4
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov
26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura ½

Final, 1–5 October

SeedNameSep 2015 rating1234R1R2R3R4B1B2Total
16Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (RUS)272711000110004
11Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (RUS)276200111001116

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