Chess World Cup 2021

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FIDE Chess World Cup 2021
Duda und Giri 2018 Dortmund (cropped).jpg
Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the winner of the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
Tournament information
Sport Chess
Location Sochi, Russia
Dates12 July 2021–6 August 2021
Administrator FIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s) Chess Federation of Russia
Final positions
Champion Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
3rd place Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen
  2019
2023  

The Chess World Cup 2021 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Sochi, Russia, beginning 12 July and ending 6 August 2021. [1] It was the 9th edition of the Chess World Cup. The winner of this tournament was the Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who won without losing any games either in classical chess or in the rapid tiebreakers. [2]

Contents

The two finalists (Duda and Sergey Karjakin) qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022. The rest of the final eight, except Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the FIDE Grand Prix 2022.

In parallel with this open tournament, an inaugural women-only version was held.

Format

The tournament was an 8-round knockout event, with the top 50 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals played a match for third place.

The two finalists, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Sergey Karjakin qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022, which is a tournament to decide the next challenger for the World Championship. Moreover, all quarter-finalists, except for World Champion Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the FIDE Grand Prix 2022, giving them another chance to qualify for the Candidates.

Each round consisted of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits were as follows:

Schedule

Each round lasted three days: two for classical time limit games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 ran from July 12 to 20; July 21 was a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 ran from July 22 to 30; July 31 was a rest day; and the last two rounds ran from August 1 to 6.

Play began at 3:00 pm local time (1200 UT) on all days. [1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was US$1,892,500, with the first prize of US$110,000. [3]

Prize money in US dollars
RoundPrizesTotal
Round 178 × 3,750292,500
Round 264 × 6,000384,000
Round 332 × 10,000320,000
Round 416 × 16,000256,000
Round 58 × 25,000200,000
Round 64 × 35,000140,000
4th place1 × 50,00050,000
3rd place1 × 60,00060,000
Runner-up1 × 80,00080,000
Winner1 × 110,000110,000
Total1,892,500

Media

IM Eric Rosen was one of the official photographers for the event. [4]

Participants

The following is the list of participants. [5] [6] Players were seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021, and all players were grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

0 1.  Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (NOR), 2847 (World Champion)
0 2.  Flag of the United States.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (USA), 2820 (R)
0 3.  Flag of Armenia.svg  Levon Aronian  (ARM), 2781 (R)
0 4.  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anish Giri  (NED), 2780 (R)
0 5.  Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Grischuk  (RUS), 2776 (R)
0 6.  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  (AZE), 2770 (R)
0 7.  Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (FRA), 2760 (WC)
0 8.  Flag of France.svg  Alireza Firouzja  (FRA), 2759 (R)
0 9.  Flag of the United States.svg  Leinier Domínguez  (USA), 2758 (R)
10.  Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Karjakin  (RUS), 2757 (R)
11.  Flag of India.svg  Pentala Harikrishna  (IND), 2730 (R)
12.  Flag of Poland.svg  Jan-Krzysztof Duda  (POL), 2729 (ER)
13.  Flag of India.svg  Vidit Gujrathi  (IND), 2726 (R)
14.  Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Andreikin  (RUS), 2724 (ER)
15.  Flag of Russia.svg  Nikita Vitiugov  (RUS), 2724 (ER)
16.  Flag of Russia.svg  Andrey Esipenko  (RUS), 2716 (E)
17.  Flag of Russia.svg  Daniil Dubov  (RUS), 2714 (ER)
18.  Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (RUS), 2714 (ER)
19.  Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Vallejo Pons  (ESP), 2710 (ER)
20.  Flag of the United States.svg  Jeffery Xiong  (USA), 2709 (Z2.1)
21.  Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Tomashevsky  (RUS), 2706 (E)
22.  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Yangyi  (CHN), 2705 (WC)
23.  Flag of Russia.svg  Vladislav Artemiev  (RUS), 2704 (E)
24.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Bassem Amin  (EGY), 2703 (AF)
25.  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jorden van Foreest  (NED), 2701 (R)
26.  Flag of Russia.svg  Kirill Alekseenko  (RUS), 2699 (ER)
27.  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuriy Kryvoruchko  (UKR), 2699 (ER)
28.  Flag of Iran.svg  Parham Maghsoodloo  (IRI), 2698 (AS)
29.  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (CZE), 2697 (ER)
30.  Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (RUS), 2696 (E)
31.  Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (USA), 2691 (Z2.1)
32.  Flag of Russia.svg  Maxim Matlakov  (RUS), 2688 (E)
33.  Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Wojtaszek  (POL), 2687 (ER)
34.  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Areshchenko  (UKR), 2687 (R)
35.  Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Jakovenko  (RUS), 2684 (R)
36.  Flag of Russia.svg  Alexandr Predke  (RUS), 2683 (E)
37.  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anton Korobov  (UKR), 2683 (R)
38.  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (UAE), 2682 (R)
39.  Flag of Armenia.svg  Gabriel Sargissian  (ARM), 2682 (FN)
40.  Flag of Austria.svg  Markus Ragger  (AUT), 2680 (FN)
41.  Flag of France.svg  Étienne Bacrot  (FRA), 2678 (FN)
42.  Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (ISR), 2675 (R)
43.  Flag of Hungary.svg  Ferenc Berkes  (HUN), 2673 (FN)
44.  Flag of Spain.svg  David Antón Guijarro  (ESP), 2673 (E)
45.  Flag of Sweden.svg  Nils Grandelius  (SWE), 2670 (FN)
46.  Flag of Germany.svg  Matthias Blübaum  (GER), 2669 (FN)
47.  Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Cheparinov  (BUL), 2667 (E)
48.  Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Malakhov  (RUS), 2666 (R)
49.  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Nijat Abasov  (AZE), 2665 (PN)
50.  Flag of Spain.svg  Alexei Shirov  (ESP), 2662 (FN)
51.  Flag of Russia.svg  Sanan Sjugirov  (RUS), 2661 (E)
52.  Flag of India.svg  Baskaran Adhiban  (IND), 2660 (FN)
53.  Flag of the United States.svg  Samuel Sevian  (USA), 2660 (Z2.1)
54.  Flag of Romania.svg  Constantin Lupulescu  (ROM), 2656 (E)
55.  Flag of Russia.svg  Grigoriy Oparin  (RUS), 2654 (E)
56.  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuri Kuzubov  (UKR), 2653 (FN)
57.  Flag of Peru.svg  Jorge Cori  (PER), 2652 (Z2.4)
58.  Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Onischuk  (USA), 2649 (Z2.1)
59.  Flag of Armenia.svg  Haik M. Martirosyan  (ARM), 2648 (E)
60.  Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Šarić  (CRO), 2645 (FN)
61.  Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (IND), 2641 (Z3.7)
62.  Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Sarana  (RUS), 2640 (PN)
63.  Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Motylev  (RUS), 2639 (E)
64.  Flag of Norway.svg  Aryan Tari  (NOR), 2639 (FN)
65.  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Evgeny Bareev  (CAN), 2638 (Z2.2)
66.  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (KAZ), 2637 (FN)
67.  FIDE flag icon.png  Vladislav Kovalev  (FIDE), 2637 (PN)
68.  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nodirbek Abdusattorov  (UZB), 2634 (Z3.4)
69.  Flag of Argentina.svg  Alan Pichot  (ARG), 2630 (FN)
70.  Flag of Turkey.svg  Mustafa Yılmaz  (TUR), 2630 (E)
71.  Flag of Russia.svg  David Paravyan  (RUS), 2629 (PN)
72.  Flag of Argentina.svg  Sandro Mareco  (ARG), 2629 (AM)
73.  Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Ponkratov  (RUS), 2627 (E)
74.  Flag of Romania.svg  Bogdan-Daniel Deac  (ROM), 2627 (E)
75.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Adly  (EGY), 2625 (AF)
76.  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Benjamin Bok  (NED), 2624 (FN)
77.  Flag of Paraguay.svg  Neuris Delgado Ramírez  (PAR), 2622 (Z2.5)
78.  Flag of India.svg  Nihal Sarin  (IND), 2620 (PN)
79.  Flag of the United States.svg  Yaroslav Zherebukh  (USA), 2620 (FN)
80.  Flag of Armenia.svg  Shant Sargsyan  (ARM), 2618 (E)
81.  Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Vocaturo  (ITA), 2617 (FN)
82.  Flag of Germany.svg  Rasmus Svane  (GER), 2615 (E)
83.  Flag of Hungary.svg  Viktor Erdős  (HUN), 2614 (E)
84.  Flag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (USA), 2614 (PN)
85.  Flag of Iran.svg  Pouya Idani  (IRI), 2614 (FN)
86.  Flag of Iran.svg  Amin Tabatabaei  (IRI), 2613 (AS)
87.  Flag of Germany.svg  Arik Braun  (GER), 2609 (E)
88.  Flag of Russia.svg  Vadim Zvjaginsev  (RUS), 2608 (E)
89.  Flag of Poland.svg  Kacper Piorun  (POL), 2608 (FN)
90.  Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (IND), 2608 (PN)
91.  Flag of Serbia.svg  Aleksandar Inđić  (SRB), 2607 (E)
92.  Flag of Chile.svg  Cristobal Henriquez Villagra  (CHI), 2606 (AM)
93.  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Vasif Durarbayli  (AZE), 2606 (FN)
94.  Flag of the United States.svg  Timur Gareyev  (USA), 2606 (Z2.1)
95.  Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivan Ivanišević  (SRB), 2606 (E)
96.  Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Alekseev  (RUS), 2605 (E)
97.  Flag of Iceland.svg  Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson  (ISL), 2603 (FN)
98.  Flag of Georgia.svg  Baadur Jobava  (GEO), 2603 (E)
99.  Flag of Paraguay.svg  Axel Bachmann  (PAR), 2599 (AM)
100.  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nodirbek Yakubboev  (UZB), 2598 (Z3.4)
101.  Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Kiril Georgiev  (MKD), 2594 (FN)
102.  Flag of Croatia.svg  Ante Brkić  (CRO), 2592 (E)
103.  Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Krasenkow  (POL), 2591 (E)
104.  Flag of Romania.svg  Mircea Pârligras  (ROM), 2591 (FN)
105.  Flag of Armenia.svg  Hovhannes Gabuzyan  (ARM), 2590 (E)
106.  Flag of Moldova.svg  Viorel Iordăchescu  (MDA), 2589 (FN)
107.  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Denis Kadrić  (BIH), 2586 (PN)
108.  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Sebastian Bogner  (SUI), 2581 (FN)
109.  Flag of Israel.svg  Victor Mikhalevski  (ISR), 2581 (FN)
110.  Flag of Serbia.svg  Velimir Ivić  (SRB), 2581 (FN)
111.  Flag of Denmark.svg  Mads Andersen  (DEN), 2579 (FN)
112.  Flag of India.svg  Gukesh D  (IND), 2578 (PN)
113.  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Thai Dai Van Nguyen  (CZE), 2577 (E)
114.  Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera  (CUB), 2573 (Z2.3)
115.  Flag of Turkey.svg  Emre Can  (TUR), 2569 (E)
116.  Flag of Brazil.svg  Alexandr Fier  (BRA), 2569 (FN)
117.  Flag of Latvia.svg  Nikita Meshkovs  (LAT), 2568 (FN)
118.  Flag of Cuba.svg  Yasser Quesada Pérez  (CUB), 2565 (FN)
119.  Flag of Georgia.svg  Luka Paichadze  (GEO), 2564 (E)
120.  Flag of Georgia.svg  Levan Pantsulaia  (GEO), 2564 (FN)
121.  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Javokhir Sindarov  (UZB), 2558 (AS)
122.  Flag of the United States.svg  Elshan Moradiabadi  (USA), 2555 (AM)
123.  Flag of Brazil.svg  Krikor Mekhitarian  (BRA), 2554 (AM)
124.  Flag of Argentina.svg  Federico Perez Ponsa  (ARG), 2554 (Z2.5)
125.  Flag of Russia.svg  Boris Savchenko  (RUS), 2553 (E)
126.  Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bobby Cheng  (AUS), 2552 (FN)
127.  Flag of Indonesia.svg  Susanto Megaranto  (INA), 2550 (FN)
128.  Flag of Croatia.svg  Saša Martinović  (CRO), 2548 (E)
129.  Flag of Estonia.svg  Kaido Kulaots  (EST), 2548 (FN)
130.  Flag of Iran.svg  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami  (IRI), 2547 (Z3.1)
131.  Flag of Turkey.svg  Vahap Şanal  (TUR), 2546 (FN)
132.  Flag of Russia.svg  Nikita Afanasiev  (RUS), 2542 (E)
133.  Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Momchil Nikolov  (BUL), 2542 (FN)
134.  Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Carlos González Zamora  (MEX), 2540 (FN)
135.  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Helgi Dam Ziska  (FRO), 2539 (Z1.10)
136.  Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Tang  (USA), 2538 (AM)
137.  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Jahongir Vakhidov  (UZB), 2534 (FN)
138.  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Shamsiddin Vokhidov  (UZB), 2530 (AS)
139.  Flag of Argentina.svg  Leandro Krysa  (ARG), 2527 (AM)
140.  Flag of Paraguay.svg  Guillermo Vázquez, IM (PAR), 2527 (FN)
141.  Flag of Slovakia.svg  Jerguš Pecháč  (SVK), 2523 (PN)
142.  Flag of Brazil.svg  Darcy Lima  (BRA), 2522 (Z2.4)
143.  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vojtěch Plát  (CZE), 2521 (FN)
144.  Flag of Hungary.svg  Ádám Kozák  (HUN), 2518 (E)
145.  Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Teclaf, IM (POL), 2514 (E)
146.  Flag of Chile.svg  Pablo Salinas Herrera  (CHI), 2514 (FN)
147.  Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Hungaski  (USA), 2514 (AM)
148.  Flag of Myanmar.svg  Wynn Zaw Htun, IM (MYA), 2508 (FN)
149.  Flag of India.svg  P. Iniyan  (IND), 2506 (IAS)
150.  Flag of Mongolia.svg  Dambasuren Batsuren  (MGL), 2504 (FN)
151.  Flag of Russia.svg  Volodar Murzin, IM (RUS), 2502 (FN)
152.  Flag of Algeria.svg  Bilel Bellahcene  (ALG), 2499 (FN)
153.  Flag of Slovakia.svg  Juraj Druska, IM (SVK), 2493 (FN)
154.  Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Šebenik  (SLO), 2492 (FN)
155.  Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Barrientos  (COL), 2490 (Z2.3)
156.  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alexandre Dgebuadze  (BEL), 2488 (FN)
157.  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Razvan Preotu  (CAN), 2487 (FN)
158.  Flag of Russia.svg  Kirill Shubin, IM (RUS), 2486 (ON)
159.  Flag of the United States.svg  Abhimanyu Mishra  (USA), 2485 (PN)
160.  Flag of Belarus.svg  Kirill Stupak  (BLR), 2485 (FN)
161.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Adham Fawzy  (EGY), 2485 (AF)
162.  Flag of Uruguay.svg  Andrés Rodríguez Vila  (URU), 2484 (FN)
163.  Flag of Singapore.svg  Tin Jingyao, IM (SGP), 2482 (AS)
164.  Flag of Finland.svg  Dmitry V. Sklyarov, IM (FIN), 2480 (FN)
165.  Flag of Singapore.svg  Goh Wei Ming  (SGP), 2478 (FN)
166.  Flag of Montenegro.svg  Luka Drašković, IM (MNE), 2469 (FN)
167.  Flag of the Philippines.svg  Paulo Bersamina, IM (PHI), 2462 (FN)
168.  Flag of Russia.svg  Rudik Makarian, IM (RUS), 2460 (ON)
169.  Flag of England.svg  Ravi Haria, IM (ENG), 2440 (FN)
170.  Flag of Lithuania.svg  Karolis Jukšta, FM (LTU), 2438 (FN)
171.  Flag of Yemen.svg  Basheer Al Qudaimi, IM (YEM), 2435 (FN)
172.  Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Ziaur Rahman, GM (BAN), 2434 (Z3.2)
173.  Flag of Colombia.svg  Esteban Valderrama Quiceno, IM (COL), 2430 (FN)
174.  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Saparmyrat Atabayev, IM (TKM), 2425 (FN)
175.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Essam El Gindy  (EGY), 2420 (FN)
176.  Flag of Mongolia.svg  Sugar Gan-Erdene, IM (MGL), 2419 (AS)
177.  Flag of Venezuela.svg  Pedro Ramón Martínez Reyes, FM (VEN), 2417 (FN)
178.  Flag of Greece.svg  Evgenios Ioannidis, IM (GRE), 2411 (FN)
179.  Flag of Uganda.svg  Arthur Ssegwanyi, IM (UGA), 2409 (FN)
180.  Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Niaz Murshed  (BAN), 2404 (FN)
181.  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Asyl Abdyjapar, IM (KGZ), 2403 (FN)
182.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdelrahman Hesham  (EGY), 2397 (AF)
183.  Flag of Tunisia.svg  Amir Zaibi  (TUN), 2396 (FN)
184.  Flag of Portugal.svg  André Ventura Sousa, IM (POR), 2390 (FN)
185.  Flag of Jordan.svg  Sami Khader, IM (JOR), 2382 (FN)
186.  Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Tissir, IM (MAR), 2379 (FN)
187.  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Noaman Omar, IM (UAE), 2367 (FN)
188.  Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Sergio Minero Pineda, IM (CRC), 2365 (FN)
189.  Flag of Indonesia.svg  Mohamad Ervan, IM (INA), 2356 (AS)
190.  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Rodwell Makoto, IM (ZIM), 2352 (FN)
191.  Flag of Syria.svg  Bashir Eiti, IM (SYR), 2340 (FN)
192.  Flag of the Philippines.svg  Daniel Quizon, IM (PHI), 2319 (Z3.3)
193.  Flag of South Africa.svg  Daniel Barrish, FM (RSA), 2313 (FN)
194.  Flag of Libya.svg  Abobker Mohamed Elarabi, FM (LBA), 2307 (FN)
195.  Flag of Nigeria.svg  Olanrewaju Ajibola, no title (NGR), 2302 (FN)
196.  Flag of the Philippines.svg  Michael Concio, IM (PHI), 2297 (Z3.3)
197.  Flag of Angola.svg  Sergio Miguel, FM (ANG), 2286 (FN)
198.  Flag of Zambia.svg  Chitumbo Mwali, IM (ZAM), 2281 (FN)
199.  Flag of Iraq.svg  Akar Ali Salih Salih, FM (IRQ), 2274 (FN)
200.  Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Alisher Karimov, FM (TJK), 2244 (FN)
201.  Flag of Lebanon.svg  Antoine Kassis, FM (LBN), 2205 (FN)
202.  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage, CM (SRI), 2203 (FN)
203.  Flag of New Zealand.svg  Allen Chi Zhou Fan, FM (NZL), 2193 (FN)
204.  Flag of Malaysia.svg  Sumant Subramaniam, FM (MAS), 2155 (FN)
205.  Flag of Malawi.svg  Chiletso Chipanga, CM (MWI), 2103 (PN)
206.  Flag of Guam.svg  Elmer Prudente, CM (GUM), 1998 (Z3.6)

Players qualifying for the event included:

The participants were seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021. For the first time, a hybrid format of online chess under arbiter supervision was allowed to be a part of the qualification process, due to the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in organizing over the board competition. [7] [8]

Replacements

The following are the players from the list of qualifiers [5] who declined to play, and their replacements:

In addition, six federations (Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Japan, South Korea, Peru, Vietnam) did not nominate a player. Because of this and the two Zone 3.5 withdrawals, the number of presidential nominees (PN) increased from four to twelve, with the eight extra being: [15] [5]

Rounds 1–4

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Flag of Norway.svg M Carlsen Bye
- Bye 1 1 Flag of Norway.svg M Carlsen 2
128 Flag of Croatia.svg S Martinović 128 Flag of Croatia.svg S Martinović 0
129 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kulaots ½ 1 Flag of Norway.svg M Carlsen 2
65 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bareev 64 Flag of Norway.svg A Tari 0
192 Flag of the Philippines.svg D Quizon ½ 65 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bareev ½
64 Flag of Norway.svg A Tari 264 Flag of Norway.svg A Tari
193 Flag of South Africa.svg D Barrish 0 1 Flag of Norway.svg M Carlsen
33 Flag of Poland.svg R Wojtaszek Bye33 Flag of Poland.svg R Wojtaszek
- Bye 33 33 Flag of Poland.svg R Wojtaszek
96 Flag of Russia.svg E Alekseev 96 Flag of Russia.svg E Alekseev ½
161 Flag of Egypt.svg A Fawzy 33 Flag of Poland.svg R Wojtaszek 3
97 Flag of Iceland.svg HS Gretarsson 32 Flag of Russia.svg M Matlakov 1
160 Flag of Belarus.svg K Stupak 97 Flag of Iceland.svg HS Gretarsson ½
32 Flag of Russia.svg M Matlakov Bye32 Flag of Russia.svg M Matlakov
- Bye 32

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
17 Flag of Russia.svg D Dubov Bye
Bye 17 17 Flag of Russia.svg D Dubov
112 Flag of India.svg Gukesh D 112 Flag of India.svg Gukesh D
145 Flag of Poland.svg P Teclaf 17 Flag of Russia.svg D Dubov
81 Flag of Italy.svg D Vocaturo 48 Flag of Russia.svg V Malakhov ½
176 Flag of Mongolia.svg S Gan-Erdene ½ 81 Flag of Italy.svg D Vocaturo ½
48 Flag of Russia.svg V Malakhov Bye 48 Flag of Russia.svg V Malakhov
- Bye 48 17 Flag of Russia.svg D Dubov
49 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg N Abasov Bye16 Flag of Russia.svg A Esipenko
- Bye 49 49 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg N Abasov
80 Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsyan 280 Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsyan
177 Flag of Venezuela.svg P Martínez Reyes 0 49 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg N Abasov ½
113 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg TDV Nguyen 16 Flag of Russia.svg A Esipenko
144 Flag of Hungary.svg A Kozák ½ 113 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg TDV Nguyen
16 Flag of Russia.svg A Esipenko Bye16 Flag of Russia.svg A Esipenko
- Bye 16

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Flag of the United States.svg L Domínguez Bye
- Bye 9 9 Flag of the United States.svg L Domínguez 1
120 Flag of Georgia.svg L Pantsulaia ½ 137 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Vakhidov 3
137 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Vakhidov 137 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Vakhidov 1
73 Flag of Russia.svg P Ponkratov 73 Flag of Russia.svg P Ponkratov 3
184 Flag of Portugal.svg A Ventura Sousa ½ 73 Flag of Russia.svg P Ponkratov
56 Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Kuzubov 256 Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Kuzubov ½
201 Flag of Lebanon.svg A Kassis 0 73 Flag of Russia.svg P Ponkratov
41 Flag of France.svg É Bacrot Bye41 Flag of France.svg É Bacrot
- Bye 41 41 Flag of France.svg É Bacrot
88 Flag of Russia.svg V Zvjaginsev 1 169 Flag of England.svg R Haria
169 Flag of England.svg R Haria 341 Flag of France.svg É Bacrot
105 Flag of Armenia.svg H Gabuzyan 324 Flag of Egypt.svg B Amin
152 Flag of Algeria.svg B Bellahcene 1 105 Flag of Armenia.svg H Gabuzyan ½
24 Flag of Egypt.svg B Amin Bye24 Flag of Egypt.svg B Amin
- Bye 24

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Foreest Bye
- Bye 25 25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Foreest
104 Flag of Romania.svg M Pârligras ½ 153 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Druska ½
153 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Druska 25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Foreest ½
89 Flag of Poland.svg K Piorun 89 Flag of Poland.svg K Piorun
168 Flag of Russia.svg R Makarian ½ 89 Flag of Poland.svg K Piorun
40 Flag of Austria.svg M Ragger Bye 40 Flag of Austria.svg M Ragger ½
- Bye 40 89 Flag of Poland.svg K Piorun
57 Flag of Peru.svg J Cori 121 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Sindarov ½
200 Flag of Tajikistan.svg A Karimov ½ 57 Flag of Peru.svg J Cori
72 Flag of Argentina.svg S Mareco 272 Flag of Argentina.svg S Mareco
185 Flag of Jordan.svg S Khader 0 57 Flag of Peru.svg J Cori ½
121 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Sindarov 121 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Sindarov
136 Flag of the United States.svg A Tang ½ 121 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg J Sindarov
8 Flag of France.svg A Firouzja Bye8 Flag of France.svg A Firouzja
- Bye 8

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Flag of Russia.svg A Grischuk Bye
- Bye 5 5 Flag of Russia.svg A Grischuk
124 Flag of Argentina.svg F Perez Ponsa 124 Flag of Argentina.svg F Perez Ponsa ½
133 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Nikolov 5 Flag of Russia.svg A Grischuk
69 Flag of Argentina.svg A Pichot 269 Flag of Argentina.svg A Pichot ½
188 Flag of Costa Rica.svg S Minero Pineda 0 69 Flag of Argentina.svg A Pichot
60 Flag of Croatia.svg I Šarić 260 Flag of Croatia.svg I Šarić ½
197 Flag of Angola.svg S Miguel 0 5 Flag of Russia.svg A Grischuk
37 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Korobov Bye37 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Korobov
- Bye 37 37 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Korobov
92 Flag of Chile.svg C Henriquez Villagra 292 Flag of Chile.svg C Henriquez Villagra ½
165 Flag of Singapore.svg Goh Wei Ming 0 37 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Korobov
101 Flag of North Macedonia.svg K Georgiev 101 Flag of North Macedonia.svg K Georgiev ½
156 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Dgebuadze ½ 101 Flag of North Macedonia.svg K Georgiev
28 Flag of Iran.svg P Maghsoodloo Bye28 Flag of Iran.svg P Maghsoodloo
- Bye 28

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
21 Flag of Russia.svg E Tomashevsky Bye
- Bye 21 21 Flag of Russia.svg E Tomashevsky 2
108 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Bogner ½ 149 Flag of India.svg P Iniyan 0
149 Flag of India.svg P Iniyan 21 Flag of Russia.svg E Tomashevsky
85 Flag of Iran.svg P Idani 285 Flag of Iran.svg P Idani
172 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Z Rahman 0 85 Flag of Iran.svg P Idani
44 Flag of Spain.svg D Antón Guijarro Bye 44 Flag of Spain.svg D Antón Guijarro ½
- Bye 44 85 Flag of Iran.svg P Idani ½
53 Flag of the United States.svg S Sevian 212 Flag of Poland.svg J-K Duda
204 Flag of Malaysia.svg S Subramaniam 0 53 Flag of the United States.svg S Sevian 4
76 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Bok 76 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Bok 2
181 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg A Abdyjapar 53 Flag of the United States.svg S Sevian ½
117 Flag of Latvia.svg N Meshkovs ½ 12 Flag of Poland.svg J-K Duda
140 Flag of Paraguay.svg G Vázquez 140 Flag of Paraguay.svg G Vázquez ½
12 Flag of Poland.svg J-K Duda Bye12 Flag of Poland.svg J-K Duda
- Bye 12

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Flag of India.svg V Gujrathi Bye
- Bye 13 13 Flag of India.svg V Gujrathi
116 Flag of Brazil.svg A Fier 116 Flag of Brazil.svg A Fier
141 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Pecháč 13 Flag of India.svg V Gujrathi
77 Flag of Paraguay.svg N Delgado Ramírez 552 Flag of India.svg B Adhiban
180 Flag of Bangladesh.svg N Murshed 3 77 Flag of Paraguay.svg N Delgado Ramírez 0
52 Flag of India.svg B Adhiban 252 Flag of India.svg B Adhiban 2
205 Flag of Malawi.svg C Chipanga 0 13 Flag of India.svg V Gujrathi 2
45 Flag of Sweden.svg N Grandelius Bye20 Flag of the United States.svg J Xiong 0
- Bye 45 45 Flag of Sweden.svg N Grandelius
84 Flag of the United States.svg V Akobian 84 Flag of the United States.svg V Akobian
173 Flag of Colombia.svg E Valderrama Quiceno 45 Flag of Sweden.svg N Grandelius
109 Flag of Israel.svg V Mikhalevski w/o 20 Flag of the United States.svg J Xiong
148 Flag of Myanmar.svg Wynn Zaw Htun 109 Flag of Israel.svg V Mikhalevski ½
20 Flag of the United States.svg J Xiong Bye 20 Flag of the United States.svg J Xiong
- Bye 20

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Navara Bye
- Bye 29 29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Navara
100 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Yakubboev 100 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Yakubboev ½
157 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Preotu ½ 29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Navara ½
93 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg V Durarbayli 93 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg V Durarbayli
164 Flag of Finland.svg DV Sklyarov ½ 93 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg V Durarbayli 3
36 Flag of Russia.svg A Predke Bye 36 Flag of Russia.svg A Predke 1
- Bye 36 93 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg V Durarbayli 4
61 Flag of India.svg C Aravindh 268 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Abdusattorov 2
196 Flag of the Philippines.svg M Concio 0 61 Flag of India.svg C Aravindh ½
68 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Abdusattorov w/o 68 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Abdusattorov
189 Flag of Indonesia.svg M Ervan 68 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Abdusattorov 3
125 Flag of Russia.svg B Savchenko 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Giri 1
132 Flag of Russia.svg N Afanasiev 125 Flag of Russia.svg B Savchenko 0
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Giri Bye4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Giri 2
- Bye 4

Section 9

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Flag of Armenia.svg L Aronian Bye
- Bye 3 3 Flag of Armenia.svg L Aronian [lower-alpha 1]
126 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Cheng 3126 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Cheng w/o
131 Flag of Turkey.svg V Şanal 1 126 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Cheng ½
67 FIDE flag icon.png V Kovalev 267 FIDE flag icon.png V Kovalev
190 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg R Makoto 0 67 FIDE flag icon.png V Kovalev
62 Flag of Russia.svg A Sarana 262 Flag of Russia.svg A Sarana
195 Flag of Nigeria.svg O Ajibola 0 67 FIDE flag icon.png V Kovalev 0
35 Flag of Russia.svg D Jakovenko Bye30 Flag of Russia.svg V Fedoseev 2
- Bye 35 35 Flag of Russia.svg D Jakovenko
94 Flag of the United States.svg T Gareyev 494 Flag of the United States.svg T Gareyev
163 Flag of Singapore.svg J Tin 2 94 Flag of the United States.svg T Gareyev ½
99 Flag of Paraguay.svg A Bachmann 30 Flag of Russia.svg V Fedoseev
158 Flag of Russia.svg K Shubin ½ 99 Flag of Paraguay.svg A Bachmann 0
30 Flag of Russia.svg V Fedoseev Bye30 Flag of Russia.svg V Fedoseev 2
- Bye 30

Section 10

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
19 Flag of Spain.svg F Vallejo Pons Bye
- Bye 19 19 Flag of Spain.svg F Vallejo Pons ½
110 Flag of Serbia.svg V Ivić 110 Flag of Serbia.svg V Ivić
147 Flag of the United States.svg R Hungaski ½ 110 Flag of Serbia.svg V Ivić
83 Flag of Hungary.svg V Erdős w/o 46 Flag of Germany.svg M Blübaum ½
174 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg S Atabayev 83 Flag of Hungary.svg V Erdős
46 Flag of Germany.svg M Blübaum Bye 46 Flag of Germany.svg M Blübaum
- Bye 46 110 Flag of Serbia.svg V Ivić 3
51 Flag of Russia.svg S Sjugirov 214 Flag of Russia.svg D Andreikin 1
206 Flag of Guam.svg E Prudente 0 51 Flag of Russia.svg S Sjugirov ½
78 Flag of India.svg N Sarin 78 Flag of India.svg N Sarin
179 Flag of Uganda.svg A Ssegwanyi ½ 78 Flag of India.svg N Sarin ½
115 Flag of Turkey.svg E Can 214 Flag of Russia.svg D Andreikin
142 Flag of Brazil.svg D Lima 0 115 Flag of Turkey.svg E Can ½
14 Flag of Russia.svg D Andreikin Bye14 Flag of Russia.svg D Andreikin
- Bye 14

Section 11

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Flag of India.svg H Pentala Bye
- Bye 11 11 Flag of India.svg H Pentala
118 Flag of Cuba.svg Y Quesada Pérez 118 Flag of Cuba.svg Y Quesada Pérez ½
139 Flag of Argentina.svg L Krysa ½ 11 Flag of India.svg H Pentala
75 Flag of Egypt.svg A Adly 54 Flag of Romania.svg C Lupulescu ½
182 Flag of Egypt.svg A Hesham 182 Flag of Egypt.svg A Hesham 0
54 Flag of Romania.svg C Lupulescu w/o 54 Flag of Romania.svg C Lupulescu 2
203 Flag of New Zealand.svg ACZ Fan 11 Flag of India.svg H Pentala ½
43 Flag of Hungary.svg F Berkes Bye86 Flag of Iran.svg A Tabatabaei
- Bye 43 43 Flag of Hungary.svg F Berkes
86 Flag of Iran.svg A Tabatabaei 86 Flag of Iran.svg A Tabatabaei
171 Flag of Yemen.svg B Al Qudaimi 86 Flag of Iran.svg A Tabatabaei
107 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Kadrić 22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yangyi ½
150 Flag of Mongolia.svg D Batsuren ½ 107 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Kadrić 0
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yangyi Bye22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yangyi 2
- Bye 22

Section 12

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
27 Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Kryvoruchko Bye
- Bye 27 27 Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Kryvoruchko ½
102 Flag of Croatia.svg A Brkić 2102 Flag of Croatia.svg A Brkić
155 Flag of Colombia.svg S Barrientos 0 102 Flag of Croatia.svg A Brkić 2
91 Flag of Serbia.svg A Inđić 238 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg S Saleh 0
166 Flag of Montenegro.svg L Drašković 0 91 Flag of Serbia.svg A Inđić 1
38 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg S Saleh Bye 38 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg S Saleh 3
- Bye 38 102 Flag of Croatia.svg A Brkić ½
59 Flag of Armenia.svg HM Martirosyan 359 Flag of Armenia.svg HM Martirosyan
198 Flag of Zambia.svg C Mwali 1 59 Flag of Armenia.svg HM Martirosyan
70 Flag of Turkey.svg M Yılmaz 70 Flag of Turkey.svg M Yılmaz ½
187 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg N Omar ½ 59 Flag of Armenia.svg HM Martirosyan
123 Flag of Brazil.svg K Mekhitarian 6 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg S Mamedyarov
134 Flag of Mexico.svg J González Zamora 123 Flag of Brazil.svg K Mekhitarian 1
6 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg S Mamedyarov Bye6 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg S Mamedyarov 3
- Bye 6

Section 13

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Flag of France.svg M Vachier-Lagrave Bye
- Bye 7 7 Flag of France.svg M Vachier-Lagrave
122 Flag of the United States.svg E Moradiabadi w/o 122 Flag of the United States.svg E Moradiabadi ½
135 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HD Ziska 7 Flag of France.svg M Vachier-Lagrave 5
71 Flag of Russia.svg D Paravyan 271 Flag of Russia.svg D Paravyan 4
186 Flag of Morocco.svg M Tissir 0 71 Flag of Russia.svg D Paravyan 2
58 Flag of the United States.svg A Onischuk 258 Flag of the United States.svg A Onischuk 0
199 Flag of Iraq.svg AAS Salih 0 7 Flag of France.svg M Vachier-Lagrave
39 Flag of Armenia.svg G Sargissian Bye90 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa ½
- Bye 39 39 Flag of Armenia.svg G Sargissian 0
90 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 90 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 2
167 Flag of the Philippines.svg P Bersamina ½ 90 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 3
103 Flag of Poland.svg M Krasenkow 103 Flag of Poland.svg M Krasenkow 1
154 Flag of Slovenia.svg M Šebenik ½ 103 Flag of Poland.svg M Krasenkow
26 Flag of Russia.svg K Alekseenko Bye26 Flag of Russia.svg K Alekseenko ½
- Bye 26

Section 14

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
23 Flag of Russia.svg V Artemiev Bye
- Bye 23 23 Flag of Russia.svg V Artemiev
106 Flag of Moldova.svg V Iordăchescu 151 Flag of Russia.svg V Murzin
151 Flag of Russia.svg V Murzin 23 Flag of Russia.svg V Artemiev 3
87 Flag of Germany.svg A Braun 42 Flag of Israel.svg B Gelfand 1
170 Flag of Lithuania.svg K Jukšta ½ 87 Flag of Germany.svg A Braun ½
42 Flag of Israel.svg B Gelfand Bye 42 Flag of Israel.svg B Gelfand
- Bye 42 23 Flag of Russia.svg V Artemiev
55 Flag of Russia.svg G Oparin 210 Flag of Russia.svg S Karjakin
202 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg RD Liyanage 0 55 Flag of Russia.svg G Oparin
74 Flag of Romania.svg B-D Deac w/o 74 Flag of Romania.svg B-D Deac
183 Flag of Tunisia.svg A Zaibi 55 Flag of Russia.svg G Oparin ½
119 Flag of Georgia.svg L Paichadze 0 10 Flag of Russia.svg S Karjakin
138 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg S Vokhidov 2138 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg S Vokhidov 0
10 Flag of Russia.svg S Karjakin Bye10 Flag of Russia.svg S Karjakin 2
- Bye 10

Section 15

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Flag of Russia.svg N Vitiugov Bye
- Bye 15 15 Flag of Russia.svg N Vitiugov
114 Flag of Cuba.svg C Albornoz Cabrera ½ 143 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Plát ½
143 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Plát 15 Flag of Russia.svg N Vitiugov
79 Flag of the United States.svg Y Zherebukh 50 Flag of Spain.svg A Shirov ½
178 Flag of Greece.svg E Ioannidis ½ 79 Flag of the United States.svg Y Zherebukh 2
50 Flag of Spain.svg A Shirov Bye50 Flag of Spain.svg A Shirov 4
- Bye 50 15 Flag of Russia.svg N Vitiugov
47 Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Cheparinov Bye18 Flag of Russia.svg P Svidler
- Bye 47 47 Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Cheparinov 5
82 Flag of Germany.svg R Svane 282 Flag of Germany.svg R Svane 4
175 Flag of Egypt.svg E El-Gindy 0 47 Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Cheparinov
111 Flag of Denmark.svg M Andersen ½ 18 Flag of Russia.svg P Svidler
146 Flag of Chile.svg P Salinas Herrera 146 Flag of Chile.svg P Salinas Herrera ½
18 Flag of Russia.svg P Svidler Bye18 Flag of Russia.svg P Svidler
- Bye 18

Section 16

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
31 Flag of the United States.svg S Shankland Bye
- Bye 31 31 Flag of the United States.svg S Shankland
98 Flag of Georgia.svg B Jobava 98 Flag of Georgia.svg B Jobava ½
159 Flag of the United States.svg A Mishra ½ 31 Flag of the United States.svg S Shankland
95 Flag of Serbia.svg I Ivanišević w/o 34 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Areshchenko
162 Flag of Uruguay.svg A Rodríguez Vila 95 Flag of Serbia.svg I Ivanišević ½
34 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Areshchenko Bye34 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Areshchenko
- Bye 34 31 Flag of the United States.svg S Shankland
63 Flag of Russia.svg A Motylev 266 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg R Jumabayev ½
194 Flag of Libya.svg AM Elarabi 0 63 Flag of Russia.svg A Motylev ½
66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg R Jumabayev 266 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg R Jumabayev
191 Flag of Syria.svg B Eiti 0 66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg R Jumabayev
127 Flag of Indonesia.svg S Megaranto 2 Flag of the United States.svg F Caruana ½
130 Flag of Iran.svg E Ghaem-Maghami 127 Flag of Indonesia.svg S Megaranto 0 [lower-alpha 2]
2 Flag of the United States.svg F Caruana Bye2 Flag of the United States.svg F Caruana 2
- Bye 2

Rounds 5–8

Fifth round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 5
16 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Esipenko 3
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 2
41 Flag of France.svg Étienne Bacrot 0
41 Flag of France.svg Étienne Bacrot 4
89 Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Piorun 2
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen
12 Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda
5 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Grischuk
12 Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda
12 Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda
13 Flag of India.svg Vidit Gujrathi ½
13 Flag of India.svg Vidit Gujrathi
93 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Vasif Durarbayli ½
12 Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda
10 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin ½
30 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev 3
110 Flag of Serbia.svg Velimir Ivić 1
30 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev
86 Flag of Iran.svg Amin Tabatabaei ½
86 Flag of Iran.svg Amin Tabatabaei
59 Flag of Armenia.svg Haik M. Martirosyan
30 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev ½
10 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
7 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Third place
10 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin
10 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin 41 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 2
31 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Shankland 2 30 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev 0
18 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler ½
31 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Shankland

Third place

SeedNameJul 2021 rating12Total
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 2847112
30 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev 2696000

Finals

SeedNameJul 2021 rating12Total
12 Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2738½1
10 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Karjakin 2757½0½

Notes

  1. Aronian forfeited both games for health-related reasons. [16]
  2. Caruana won the first game by forfeit, after Megaranto's COVID-19 test was confirmed as positive, 15 moves into the first game. [17] As a result, Megaranto was forced to forfeit the second game. FIDE confirmed a mid-game forfeit had occurred, but did not name the player, citing "privacy regulations". [18]

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