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.
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:
Two rapid games (25 minutes plus 10 seconds increment ).
If the score was tied after two rapid games, two rapid games (10 minutes plus 10 seconds increment).
If the score was tied after four rapid games, the opponents play two blitz games (five minutes plus three seconds increment).
If the score was tied after a pair of blitz games, an armageddon game (in which a draw counts as a win for Black) was played. White had 5 minutes and Black had 4 minutes, with an increment of 3 seconds/move starting from move 61.
Prize money
Round
Prize
Total
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]
Participants
The qualified players[ 2] FIDE ratings of August 2015. Eighteen players qualified by rating.[ 3] grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.
Veselin Topalov (BUL ) , 2816 (R)Hikaru Nakamura (USA ) , 2814 (R)Fabiano Caruana (USA ) , 2808 (R)Anish Giri (NED ) , 2793 (R)Wesley So (USA ) , 2779 (R)Vladimir Kramnik (RUS ) , 2777 (WC)Alexander Grischuk (RUS ) , 2771 (R)Ding Liren (CHN ) , 2770 (R)Levon Aronian (ARM ) , 2765 (R)(RUS ) , 2759 (E14)Sergey Karjakin (RUS ) , 2753 (R)(RUS ) , 2747 (WC)Boris Gelfand (ISR ) , 2741 (R)Pentala Harikrishna (IND ) , 2740 (R)Michael Adams (ENG ) , 2740 (R)Peter Svidler (RUS ) , 2739 (R)Teimour Radjabov (AZE ) , 2738 (ON)Leinier Domínguez (CUB ) , 2736 (R)Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE ) , 2735 (R)Radosław Wojtaszek (POL ) , 2733 (E14)Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA ) , 2731 (WC)Yu Yangyi (CHN ) , 2726 (J13)Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR ) , 2726 (R)Wei Yi (CHN ) , 2725 (Z3.5)David Navara (CZE ) , 2724 (E14)(UKR ) , 2723 (E14)Dmitry Andreikin (RUS ) , 2720 (WC)Nikita Vitiugov (RUS ) , 2719 (R)Peter Leko (HUN ) , 2714 (R)(CHN ) , 2713 (AS14)Laurent Fressinet (FRA ) , 2710 (E14)(UKR ) , 2710 (E15)Wang Hao (CHN ) , 2705 (R)Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS ) , 2705 (E15)Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB ) , 2704 (AS14)(LAT ) , 2702 (PN)Lê Quang Liêm (VIE ) , 2699 (Z3.3)(UKR ) , 2699 (E15)Ivan Cheparinov (BUL ) , 2690 (E14)(RUS ) , 2689 (E15)Ray Robson (USA ) , 2680 (Z2.1)(ISR ) , 2678 (E15)(RUS ) , 2673 (E14)Gabriel Sargissian (ARM ) , 2673 (E14)Vladislav Artemiev (RUS ) , 2671 (E14)Hou Yifan (CHN ) , 2671 (PN)Gata Kamsky (USA ) , 2670 (Z2.1)Ilya Smirin (ISR ) , 2669 (E14)(GER ) , 2667 (E15)(CZE ) , 2665 (E15)(RUS ) , 2664 (E15)(PER ) , 2663 (AM14)(VIE ) , 2662 (Z3.3)(USA ) , 2662 (Z2.1)(CRO ) , 2661 (E14)(UKR ) , 2661 (E14)(RUS ) , 2660 (PN)(RUS ) , 2659 (E14)Lázaro Bruzón (CUB ) , 2659 (Z2.3)(HUN ) , 2659 (E14)(RUS ) , 2658 (E14)(RUS ) , 2658 (E15)Sam Shankland (USA ) , 2655 (AM14)(RUS ) , 2655 (E15)(BLR ) , 2654 (E14)(RUS ) , 2653 (E15)(AZE ) , 2651 (ON)(RUS ) , 2649 (E15)(AZE ) , 2644 (ON)Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (IND ) , 2644 (AS15)Baskaran Adhiban (IND ) , 2643 (AS14)(CUB ) , 2643 (AM15)(RUS ) , 2642 (E15)(EGY ) , 2640 (AF)(UKR ) , 2639 (E15)(POL ) , 2637 (E15)(BRA ) , 2636 (Z2.4)(IND ) , 2635 (Z3.7)Varuzhan Akobian (USA ) , 2635 (Z2.1)(ESP ) , 2635 (E14)Romain Édouard (FRA ) , 2634 (ACP)(ARM ) , 2633 (E14)(BRA ) , 2632 (AM14)Surya Shekhar Ganguly (IND ) , 2631 (AS15)(POL ) , 2631 (E15)(ROU ) , 2626 (E14)(VEN ) , 2625 (AM15)(UKR ) , 2624 (E15)(AZE ) , 2624 (PN)(TUR ) , 2622 (E15)(TUR ) , 2622 (E14)(AZE ) , 2621 (ON)(CHN ) , 2618 (AS14)(CAN ) , 2616 (AM15)(CHN ) , 2616 (Z3.5)(SRB ) , 2614 (E14)(CHN ) , 2607 (J14)(CRO ) , 2607 (E15)(ARG ) , 2605 (Z2.5)(RUS ) , 2603 (E15)(ARM ) , 2601 (E14)(CHN ) , 2600 (AS15)(KAZ ) , 2600 (Z3.4)(ISR ) , 2595 (E15)(UAE ) , 2595 (AS14)(EGY ) , 2591 (AF)(MDA ) , 2589 (E14)(CUB ) , 2577 (AM14)(IND ) , 2570 (AS15)(IRI ) , 2568 (Z3.1)(ARG ) , 2563 (AM15)Samuel Sevian (USA ) , 2553 (Z2.1)(TUR ) , 2547 (E15)Mariya Muzychuk (UKR ) , 2528 (WWC)(AUS ) , 2514 (Z3.6)(CHI ) , 2511 (Z2.5)(BAN ) , 2509 (Z3.2)(CUB ) , 2495 (Z2.3)(RUS ) , 2491 (E15)(LUX ) , 2453 (PN)(CAN ) , 2436 (Z2.2)(TKM ) , 2428 (Z3.4)(PER ) , 2421 (Z2.4)(IRI ) , 2416 (AS15)(UGA ) , 2357 (Z4.2)(TUN ) , 2330 (Z4.1)(ZAM ) , 2291 (Z4.3)(NGR ) , 2241 (Z4.4)
Qualification paths
WC: Semi-finalists of the Chess World Cup 2013 (4)
WWC: Women's World Champion 2015 (1)
J13 and J14: World Junior Champions 2013 and 2014 (2)
R: Rating (average of all published ratings from February 2014 to January 2015 is used) (19)
E14 and E15: European Individual Championships 2014 (23) and 2015 (23)
AM14 and AM15: American Continental Championships 2014 (4) and 2015 (4)
AS14 and AS15: Asian Chess Championships 2014 (5) and 2015 (5)
AF: African Chess Championship 2015 (2)
Z2.1 (5), Z2.2 (1), Z2.3 (2), Z2.4 (2), Z2.5 (2), Z3.1 (1), Z3.2 (1), Z3.3 (2), Z3.4 (2), Z3.5 (2), Z3.6 (1), Z3.7 (1), Z4.1 (1), Z4.2 (1), Z4.3 (1), Z4.4 (1): Zonal tournamentsACP: highest-placed participant of the ACP Tour who has not qualified with the previous criteria (1)
PN: FIDE President nominee (5)
ON: Organizer nominee (4)
Calendar
Round
Regular games
Tiebreaks
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
Results, Rounds 1–4
Section 1
Section 2
First round
Quarter-finals
Third round
Fourth round
9
Levon Aronian 2
120
0
9
Levon Aronian
1
56
Alexander Areshchenko
3
73
½
56
Alexander Areshchenko
1½
56
½
24
Wei Yi 1½
41
Ray Robson
½
88
Yuri Vovk
1½
88
3½
24
Wei Yi 4½
105
½
24
Wei Yi 1½
24
Wei Yi 3½
8
Ding Liren
2½
25
David Navara 3
104
1
25
David Navara
½
89
Gadir Guseinov
1½
89
Gadir Guseinov
3
40
1
89
½
8
Ding Liren 1½
57
Ernesto Inarkiev
3
72
1
57
½
8
Ding Liren 1½
121
½
8
Ding Liren 1½
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
First round
Quarter-finals
Third round
Fourth round
7
Alexander Grischuk 5
122
3
7
Alexander Grischuk 3½
58
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
0
26
Pavel Eljanov
2
103
0
26
Pavel Eljanov
2
26
Pavel Eljanov
2½
10
1½
23
Vassily Ivanchuk 1½
106
½
23
Vassily Ivanchuk 1½
42
½
87
½
42
Maxim Rodshtein
1½
23
Vassily Ivanchuk
½
10
Dmitry Jakovenko
1½
55
0
74
Bassem Amin
2
74
1½
10
Dmitry Jakovenko
2½
119
3
10
Dmitry Jakovenko
5
Section 8
Results, rounds 5–7
Final, 1–5 October
Seed
Name
Sep 2015 rating
1
2
3
4
R1
R2
R3
R4
B1
B2
Total
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
References
External links
Early FIDE tournaments Part of the WCC cycle Women's Chess World Cup
Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov (BUL), 2816 (R)
Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2814 (R)
Anish Giri (NED), 2793 (R)
Ding Liren (CHN), 2770 (R)
Levon Aronian (ARM), 2765 (R)
Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2741 (R)
Pentala Harikrishna (IND), 2740 (R)
Michael Adams (ENG), 2740 (R)
Teimour Radjabov (AZE), 2738 (ON)
Leinier Domínguez (CUB), 2736 (R)
Radosław Wojtaszek (POL), 2733 (E14)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), 2731 (WC)
Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), 2726 (R)
David Navara (CZE), 2724 (E14)
Peter Leko (HUN), 2714 (R)
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB), 2704 (AS14)
Igor Kovalenko (LAT), 2702 (PN)
Lê Quang Liêm (VIE), 2699 (Z3.3)
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (GER), 2667 (E15)
Julio Granda (PER), 2663 (AM14)
Ivan Šarić (CRO), 2661 (E14)
Sergei Zhigalko (BLR), 2654 (E14)
Bassem Amin (EGY), 2640 (AF)
Alexandr Fier (BRA), 2636 (Z2.4)
David Antón Guijarro (ESP), 2635 (E14)
Constantin Lupulescu (ROU), 2626 (E14)
Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN), 2625 (AM15)
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Anton Kovalyov (CAN), 2616 (AM15)
Miloš Perunović (SRB), 2614 (E14)
Sandro Mareco (ARG), 2605 (Z2.5)
Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ), 2600 (Z3.4)
Salem A. R. Saleh (UAE), 2595 (AS14)
Viorel Iordăchescu (MDA), 2589 (E14)
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Max Illingworth, IM (AUS), 2514 (Z3.6)
Cristobal Henriquez Villagra, IM (CHI), 2511 (Z2.5)
Ziaur Rahman (BAN), 2509 (Z3.2)
Michael Wiedenkeller, IM (LUX), 2453 (PN)
Yusup Atabayev, IM (TKM), 2428 (Z3.4)
Arthur Ssegwanyi, IM (UGA), 2357 (Z4.2)
Amir Zaibi, FM (TUN), 2330 (Z4.1)
Richmond Phiri, IM (ZAM), 2291 (Z4.3)
Oladapo Adu, IM (NGR), 2241 (Z4.4)