Chess World Cup 2015
International chess tournament in 2015
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)Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS ) , 2759 (E14)Sergey Karjakin (RUS ) , 2753 (R)Evgeny Tomashevsky (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)Pavel Eljanov (UKR ) , 2723 (E14)Dmitry Andreikin (RUS ) , 2720 (WC)Nikita Vitiugov (RUS ) , 2719 (R)Peter Leko (HUN ) , 2714 (R)Ni Hua (CHN ) , 2713 (AS14)Laurent Fressinet (FRA ) , 2710 (E14)Alexander Moiseenko (UKR ) , 2710 (E15)Wang Hao (CHN ) , 2705 (R)Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS ) , 2705 (E15)Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB ) , 2704 (AS14)Igor Kovalenko (LAT ) , 2702 (PN)Lê Quang Liêm (VIE ) , 2699 (Z3.3)Anton Korobov (UKR ) , 2699 (E15)Ivan Cheparinov (BUL ) , 2690 (E14)Maxim Matlakov (RUS ) , 2689 (E15)Ray Robson (USA ) , 2680 (Z2.1)Maxim Rodshtein (ISR ) , 2678 (E15)Igor Lysyj (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)Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (GER ) , 2667 (E15)Viktor Láznička (CZE ) , 2665 (E15)Sanan Sjugirov (RUS ) , 2664 (E15)Julio Granda (PER ) , 2663 (AM14)Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (VIE ) , 2662 (Z3.3)Alexander Onischuk (USA ) , 2662 (Z2.1)Ivan Šarić (CRO ) , 2661 (E14)Alexander Areshchenko (UKR ) , 2661 (E14)Ernesto Inarkiev (RUS ) , 2660 (PN)Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS ) , 2659 (E14)Lázaro Bruzón (CUB ) , 2659 (Z2.3)Csaba Balogh (HUN ) , 2659 (E14)Alexander Motylev (RUS ) , 2658 (E14)Evgeniy Najer (RUS ) , 2658 (E15)Sam Shankland (USA ) , 2655 (AM14)Ivan Bukavshin (RUS ) , 2655 (E15)Sergei Zhigalko (BLR ) , 2654 (E14)Ivan Popov (RUS ) , 2653 (E15)Rauf Mamedov (AZE ) , 2651 (ON)Boris Grachev (RUS ) , 2649 (E15)Eltaj Safarli (AZE ) , 2644 (ON)Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (IND ) , 2644 (AS15)Baskaran Adhiban (IND ) , 2643 (AS14)Yuniesky Quezada (CUB ) , 2643 (AM15)Denis Khismatullin (RUS ) , 2642 (E15)Bassem Amin (EGY ) , 2640 (AF)Andrei Volokitin (UKR ) , 2639 (E15)Robert Kempiński (POL ) , 2637 (E15)Alexandr Fier (BRA ) , 2636 (Z2.4)S. P. Sethuraman (IND ) , 2635 (Z3.7)Varuzhan Akobian (USA ) , 2635 (Z2.1)David Antón Guijarro (ESP ) , 2635 (E14)Romain Édouard (FRA ) , 2634 (ACP)Hrant Melkumyan (ARM ) , 2633 (E14)Rafael Leitão (BRA ) , 2632 (AM14)Surya Shekhar Ganguly (IND ) , 2631 (AS15)Mateusz Bartel (POL ) , 2631 (E15)Constantin Lupulescu (ROU ) , 2626 (E14)Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN ) , 2625 (AM15)Yuri Vovk (UKR ) , 2624 (E15)Gadir Guseinov (AZE ) , 2624 (PN)Alexander Ipatov (TUR ) , 2622 (E15)Dragan Šolak (TUR ) , 2622 (E14)Vasif Durarbayli (AZE ) , 2621 (ON)Wen Yang (CHN ) , 2618 (AS14)Anton Kovalyov (CAN ) , 2616 (AM15)Zhao Jun (CHN ) , 2616 (Z3.5)Miloš Perunović (SRB ) , 2614 (E14)Lu Shanglei (CHN ) , 2607 (J14)Ante Brkić (CRO ) , 2607 (E15)Sandro Mareco (ARG ) , 2605 (Z2.5)Aleksey Goganov (RUS ) , 2603 (E15)Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM ) , 2601 (E14)Zhou Jianchao (CHN ) , 2600 (AS15)Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ ) , 2600 (Z3.4)Tamir Nabaty (ISR ) , 2595 (E15)Salem A. R. Saleh (UAE ) , 2595 (AS14)Ahmed Adly (EGY ) , 2591 (AF)Viorel Iordăchescu (MDA ) , 2589 (E14)Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez (CUB ) , 2577 (AM14)M. R. Lalith Babu (IND ) , 2570 (AS15)Pouya Idani (IRI ) , 2568 (Z3.1)Federico Perez Ponsa (ARG ) , 2563 (AM15)Samuel Sevian (USA ) , 2553 (Z2.1)Emre Can (TUR ) , 2547 (E15)Mariya Muzychuk (UKR ) , 2528 (WWC)Max Illingworth , IM (AUS ) , 2514 (Z3.6)Cristobal Henriquez Villagra , IM (CHI ) , 2511 (Z2.5)Ziaur Rahman (BAN ) , 2509 (Z3.2)Ermes Espinoza Veloz , FM (CUB ) , 2495 (Z2.3)Ilia Iljiushenok , IM (RUS ) , 2491 (E15)Michael Wiedenkeller , IM (LUX ) , 2453 (PN)Tomas Krnan , IM (CAN ) , 2436 (Z2.2)Yusup Atabayev , IM (TKM ) , 2428 (Z3.4)Deysi Cori , WGM (PER ) , 2421 (Z2.4)Parham Maghsoodloo , untitled (IRI ) , 2416 (AS15)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)
Qualification paths
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
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
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
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