Tournament information | |
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Sport | Chess |
Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Dates | 10 September 2015–5 October 2015 |
Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Single-elimination tournament |
Host(s) | Chess Federation of Azerbaijan |
Final positions | |
Champion | Sergey Karjakin |
Runner-up | Peter Svidler |
The Chess World Cup 2015 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 5 October 2015.
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.
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:
Round | Prize | Total |
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Round 1 | 64 × US $6,000 | US $384,000 |
Round 2 | 32 × US $10,000 | US $320,000 |
Round 3 | 16 × US $16,000 | US $256,000 |
Round 4 | 8 × US $25,000 | US $200,000 |
Round 5 | 4 × US $35,000 | US $140,000 |
Round 6 | 2 × US $50,000 | US $100,000 |
Runner-up | US $80,000 | US $80,000 |
Winner | US $120,000 | US $120,000 |
Total | US $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]
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.
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Round | Regular games | Tiebreaks |
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Round 1 | 11–12 September | 13 September |
Round 2 | 14–15 September | 16 September |
Round 3 | 17–18 September | 19 September |
Round 4 | 20–21 September | 22 September |
Quarterfinals | 23–24 September | 25 September |
Semifinals | 27–28 September | 29 September |
Final | 1–4 October | 5 October |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Veselin Topalov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
128 | Oladapo Adu | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Veselin Topalov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Sergei Zhigalko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Sergei Zhigalko | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
64 | Ivan Bukavshin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Veselin Topalov | 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 | Alexander Moiseenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Veselin Topalov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Teimour Radjabov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
112 | Samuel Sevian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Teimour Radjabov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Ilya Smirin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
81 | Romain Édouard | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Ilya Smirin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Teimour Radjabov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
80 | David Antón Guijarro | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
113 | Emre Can | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 1½ |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Levon Aronian | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
120 | Michael Wiedenkeller | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Levon Aronian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Alexander Areshchenko | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
73 | Denis Khismatullin | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Alexander Areshchenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Alexander Areshchenko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Wei Yi | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Ray Robson | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Yuri Vovk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Yuri Vovk | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Wei Yi | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
105 | Salem A. R. Saleh | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Wei Yi | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Wei Yi | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Ding Liren | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
25 | David Navara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
104 | Tamir Nabaty | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | David Navara | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
89 | Gadir Guseinov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
89 | Gadir Guseinov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Maxim Matlakov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
89 | Gadir Guseinov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Ding Liren | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Ernesto Inarkiev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Yuniesky Quezada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Ernesto Inarkiev | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Ding Liren | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
121 | Tomas Krnan | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Ding Liren | 1½ |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Wesley So | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
124 | Parham Maghsoodloo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Wesley So | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Csaba Balogh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Eltaj Safarli | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Csaba Balogh | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Wesley So | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Lê Quang Liêm | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Lê Quang Liêm | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
92 | Vasif Durarbayli | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Lê Quang Liêm | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Nikita Vitiugov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
101 | Samvel Ter-Sahakyan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Nikita Vitiugov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Wesley So | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
108 | Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Gabriel Sargissian | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
85 | Mateusz Bartel | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Gabriel Sargissian | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
76 | Robert Kempiński | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
117 | Ziaur Rahman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | 3 |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Boris Gelfand | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
116 | Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
116 | Cristóbal Henríquez Villagra | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Julio Granda | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Alexandr Fier | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Julio Granda | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Julio Granda | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Radosław Wojtaszek | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Vladislav Artemiev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
84 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Vladislav Artemiev | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Radosław Wojtaszek | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
109 | Lalith Babu | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Radosław Wojtaszek | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Radosław Wojtaszek | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Anish Giri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Peter Leko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
100 | Aleksey Goganov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Peter Leko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
93 | Wen Yang | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
93 | Wen Yang | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
36 | Igor Kovalenko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Peter Leko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Anish Giri | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
61 | Alexander Motylev | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
68 | Boris Grachev | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
61 | Alexander Motylev | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Anish Giri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
125 | Arthur Ssegwanyi | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Anish Giri | 1½ |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Fabiano Caruana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
126 | Amir Zaibi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Fabiano Caruana | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Rauf Mamedov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Rauf Mamedov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Evgeniy Najer | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Fabiano Caruana | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Anton Kovalyov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Anton Kovalyov | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Anton Kovalyov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
99 | Sandro Mareco | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
99 | Sandro Mareco | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Ni Hua | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Fabiano Caruana | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
110 | Pouya Idani | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Hou Yifan | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
83 | Rafael Leitão | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Hou Yifan | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
78 | S. P. Sethuraman | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Sanan Sjugirov | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
78 | S. P. Sethuraman | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
78 | S. P. Sethuraman | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Pentala Harikrishna | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
115 | Max Illingworth | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Pentala Harikrishna | 1½ |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
118 | Ernes Espinoza Veloz | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Alexander Onischuk | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
75 | Andrei Volokitin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Alexander Onischuk | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Yu Yangyi | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Igor Lysyj | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
86 | Constantin Lupulescu | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Igor Lysyj | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Yu Yangyi | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
107 | Viorel Iordăchescu | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Yu Yangyi | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Dmitry Andreikin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Dmitry Andreikin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
102 | Zhou Jianchao | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Dmitry Andreikin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Anton Korobov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Dragan Šolak | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Anton Korobov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Dmitry Andreikin | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vladimir Kramnik | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Lázaro Bruzón | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
70 | Santosh Gujrathi Vidit | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Lázaro Bruzón | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vladimir Kramnik | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
123 | Deysi Cori | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vladimir Kramnik | 2 |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Alexander Grischuk | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
122 | Yusup Atabayev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Alexander Grischuk | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
58 | Vladimir Fedoseev | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Baskaran Adhiban | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
58 | Vladimir Fedoseev | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Alexander Grischuk | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Pavel Eljanov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Ivan Cheparinov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
90 | Alexander Ipatov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
90 | Alexander Ipatov | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Pavel Eljanov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
103 | Rinat Jumabayev | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Pavel Eljanov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Pavel Eljanov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Dmitry Jakovenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
106 | Ahmed Adly | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Maxim Rodshtein | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
87 | Eduardo Iturrizaga | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Maxim Rodshtein | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Vassily Ivanchuk | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Dmitry Jakovenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
55 | Ivan Šarić | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
74 | Bassem Amin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
74 | Bassem Amin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Dmitry Jakovenko | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
119 | Ilia Iljiushenok | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Dmitry Jakovenko | 5 |
First round | Quarter-finals | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Michael Adams | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
114 | Mariya Muzychuk | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Michael Adams | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Viktor Láznička | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
79 | Varuzhan Akobian | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Viktor Láznička | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Michael Adams | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Leinier Domínguez | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Gata Kamsky | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
82 | Hrant Melkumyan | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
82 | Hrant Melkumyan | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Leinier Domínguez | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
111 | Federico Pérez Ponsa | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Leinier Domínguez | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Michael Adams | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Laurent Fressinet | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
98 | Ante Brkić | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Laurent Fressinet | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
95 | Zhao Jun | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Sam Shankland | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Ivan Popov | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Sam Shankland | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
127 | Richmond Phiri | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 2 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final (best of 4) | ||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 3½ | ||||||||||||
24 | Wei Yi | 2½ | ||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 1½ | ||||||||||||
4 | Anish Giri | ½ | ||||||||||||
21 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | ½ | ||||||||||||
4 | Anish Giri | 1½ | ||||||||||||
16 | Peter Svidler | 4 | ||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 6 | ||||||||||||
19 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2 | ||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 4 | ||||||||||||
11 | Sergey Karjakin | 3½ | ||||||||||||
26 | Pavel Eljanov | 2½ | ||||||||||||
26 | Pavel Eljanov | 1½ | ||||||||||||
2 | Hikaru Nakamura | ½ |
Seed | Name | Sep 2015 rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | B1 | B2 | Total |
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16 | Peter Svidler (RUS) | 2727 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Sergey Karjakin (RUS) | 2762 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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