Chess World Cup 2021

FIDE Chess World Cup 2021

2021 FIDE World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Sochi
Dates	12 July 2021–6 August 2021
Administrator(s)	FIDE
Tournament format(s)	Single elimination tournament
Host(s)	Chess Federation of Russia
Final positions
Champion	Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Runner-up	Sergey Karjakin
← Chess World Cup 2019  →

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 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who won without losing any games either in classical chess or in the rapid tiebreakers.^[2]

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:

• Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30 minute increment on move 40, plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1, per player.
• If the match was tied after the classical games, players played two rapid chess games, with 25 minutes plus a 10 second increment per move, per player.
• If the match was still tied, players then played two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10 second increment per move, per player.
• If the match was still tied, players then played two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3 second increment per move, per player.
• If the match was still tied, a single armageddon chess game was played to decide the match, with draw odds to Black, meaning White had to win but Black only needed to draw or win, to win the match. The players drew lots and the winner of the draw chose their color. White received 5 minutes, Black received 4 minutes, and each player received an extra 2 seconds per move beginning at move 61.

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 3.00pm 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

Round	Prizes	Total
Round 1	78 × 3,750	292,500
Round 2	64 × 6,000	384,000
Round 3	32 × 10,000	320,000
Round 4	16 × 16,000	256,000
Round 5	8 × 25,000	200,000
Round 6	4 × 35,000	140,000
4th place	1 × 50,000	50,000
3rd place	1 × 60,000	60,000
Runner-up	1 × 80,000	80,000
Winner	1 × 110,000	110,000
Total		1,892,500

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.

Players qualifying for the event included:

• The world chess champion
• The women's world chess champion (WWC)
• The 2019 World Junior Champion U20 (U20)
• The top four players in the Chess World Cup 2019 (WC)
• 89 players qualifying from Continental events:
  • Europe (47): High rating (ER, 10), Hybrid qualification (E, 36), Zonal 1.10 (Z1.10, 1)
  • America (11+9): Hybrid qualification (AM, 8), Zonals 2.1 (Z2.1, 5), 2.2 (Z2.2, 1), 2.3 (Z2.3, 2), 2.4 (Z2.4, 2), 2.5 (Z2.5, 2)
  • Asia (18): Hybrid Asian Championship 2021 (AS, 7), Indian Qualification (IAS, 1), Zonals 3.1 (Z3.1, 1), 3.2 (Z3.2, 1), 3.3 (Z3.3, 2), 3.4 (Z3.4, 2), 3.5 (Z3.5, 2), 3.6 (Z3.6, 1), 3.7 (Z3.7, 1)
  • Africa (4): African Chess Championship (AF, 4)
• The 13 highest-rated players from the average of 12 rating lists, from July 2020 to June 2021 (R)
• 91 federations spots selected according to the average rating of their 10 highest rated players (FN).
• 4 nominees of the FIDE President (PN)
• 2 nominees of the organizer (ON)

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:

•  Teimour Radjabov (AZE) (WC) →  Boris Gelfand (ISR) (R). Radjabov already had a wildcard placement for the 2022 Candidates.
•  Ding Liren (CHN) (WC) →  Anton Korobov (UKR) (R). Ding Liren did not play because of China's COVID-19 travel restrictions, and also because he was committed to playing in a Chinese tournament.^[9]
•  Evgeny Shtembuliak (UKR) (U20) →  Vladimir Malakhov (RUS) (R)
•  Ju Wenjun (CHN) (WWC) →  Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) (R)
•  Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) (R) →  Pentala Harikrishna (IND) (R). Nepomniachtchi was preparing for the World Chess Championship 2021 match against Carlsen.^[10][11]
•  Wesley So (USA) (R) →  Vidit Gujrathi (IND) (R). COVID-19 reasons.^[9]
•  Richárd Rapport (HUN) (R) →  Alexander Areshchenko (UKR) (R)
•  Wang Hao (CHN) (R) →  Salem Saleh (UAE) (R). Wang Hao had retired from competitive chess.^[12]
•  Viswanathan Anand (IND) (R) →  Jorden van Foreest (NED) (R). Anand was already committed to playing the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting between July 10 and 18.^[13]
•  Lu Shanglei (CHN) (AS) →  Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) (AS)
•  Veselin Topalov (BUL) (ER) →  Kirill Alekseenko (RUS) (ER)
•  Michael Adams (ENG) (ER) →  Yuriy Kryvoruchko (UKR) (ER)
•  Viktor Láznička (CZE) (E) →  Viktor Erdős (HUN) (E)
•  Michael Wiedenkeller (LUX) (Z1.10) →  Helgi Dam Ziska (FRO) (Z1.10)
•  Temur Kuybokarov (AUS) (Z3.6) →   (GUM) (Z3.6). Kuybokarov withdrew due to Australian travel restrictions due to COVID-19.^[14]
•   (CHN) (Z3.5) → an extra presidential nominee (PN)
•  Bai Jinshi (CHN) (Z3.5) → an extra presidential nominee (PN)

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]

•  Varuzhan Akobian (USA) (PN)
•  Chiletso Chipanga (MAW) (PN)
•  Denis Kadrić (BIH) (PN)
•  Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (IND) (PN)
•  Alexey Sarana (RUS) (PN)
•  David Paravyan (RUS) (PN)
•  Nihal Sarin (IND) (PN)
•  Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) (PN)

Results[]

Rounds 1–4[]

Section 1[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	1	Magnus Carlsen	Bye
	-	Bye 1
						1	Magnus Carlsen	2
						128	Saša Martinović	0
	128	Saša Martinović	1½
	129	Kaido Kulaots	½
											1	Magnus Carlsen	2
											64	Aryan Tari	0
	65	Evgeny Bareev	1½
	192	Daniel Quizon	½
						65	Evgeny Bareev	½
						64	Aryan Tari	1½
	64	Aryan Tari	2
	193	Daniel Barrish	0
																1	Magnus Carlsen	2½
																33	Radosław Wojtaszek	1½
	33	Radosław Wojtaszek	Bye
	-	Bye 33
						33	Radosław Wojtaszek	1½
						96	Evgeny Alekseev	½
	96	Evgeny Alekseev	2½
	161	Adham Fawzy	1½
											33	Radosław Wojtaszek	3
											32	Maxim Matlakov	1
	97	Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson	2½
	160	Kirill Stupak	1½
						97	Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson	½
						32	Maxim Matlakov	1½
	32	Maxim Matlakov	Bye
	-	Bye 32

Section 2[]

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

17

Daniil Dubov

Bye

Bye 17

17

Daniil Dubov

2½

112

Gukesh D

1½

112

Gukesh D

2½

145

Paweł Teclaf

1½

17

Daniil Dubov

1½

48

Vladimir Malakhov

½

81

Daniele Vocaturo

1½

176

Sugar Gan-Erdene

½

81

Daniele Vocaturo

½

48

Vladimir Malakhov

1½

48

Vladimir Malakhov

Bye

-

Bye 48

17

Daniil Dubov

2½

16

Andrey Esipenko

3½

49

Nijat Abasov

Bye

-

Bye 49

49

Nijat Abasov

2½

80

Shant Sargsyan

1½

80

Shant Sargsyan

2

177

Pedro R. Martinez Reyes

0

49

Nijat Abasov

½

16

Andrey Esipenko

1½

113

Thai Dai Van Nguyen

1½

144

Ádám Kozák

½

113

Thai Dai Van Nguyen

1½

16

Andrey Esipenko

2½

16

Andrey Esipenko

Bye

-

Bye 16

Section 3[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	9	Leinier Domínguez	Bye
	-	Bye 9
						9	Leinier Domínguez	1
						137	Jahongir Vakhidov	3
	120	Levan Pantsulaia	½
	137	Jahongir Vakhidov	1½
											137	Jahongir Vakhidov	1
											73	Pavel Ponkratov	3
	73	Pavel Ponkratov	1½
	184		½
						73	Pavel Ponkratov	1½
						56	Yuri Kuzubov	½
	56	Yuri Kuzubov	2
	201	Antoine Kassis	0
																73	Pavel Ponkratov	1½
																41	Étienne Bacrot	2½
	41	Étienne Bacrot	Bye
	-	Bye 41
						41	Étienne Bacrot	2½
						169	Ravi Haria	1½
	88	Vadim Zvjaginsev	1
	169	Ravi Haria	3
											41	Étienne Bacrot	2½
											24	Bassem Amin	1½
	105	Hovhannes Gabuzyan	3
	152	Bilel Bellahcene	1
						105	Hovhannes Gabuzyan	½
						24	Bassem Amin	1½
	24	Bassem Amin	Bye
	-	Bye 24

Section 4[]

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

25

Jorden van Foreest

Bye

-

Bye 25

25

Jorden van Foreest

1½

153

Juraj Druska

½

104

Mircea-Emilian Parligras

½

153

Juraj Druska

1½

25

Jorden van Foreest

½

89

Kacper Piorun

1½

89

Kacper Piorun

1½

168

Rudik Makarian

½

89

Kacper Piorun

1½

40

Markus Ragger

½

40

Markus Ragger

Bye

-

Bye 40

89

Kacper Piorun

1½

121

Javokhir Sindarov

½

57

Jorge Cori

1½

200

Alisher Karimov

½

57

Jorge Cori

3½

72

Sandro Mareco

2½

72

Sandro Mareco

2

185

Sami Khader

0

57

Jorge Cori

½

121

Javokhir Sindarov

1½

121

Javokhir Sindarov

1½

136

Andrew Tang

½

121

Javokhir Sindarov

3½

8

Alireza Firouzja

2½

8

Alireza Firouzja

Bye

-

Bye 8

Section 5[]

First round

Second round

Third

Fourth round

5

Alexander Grischuk

Bye

-

Bye 5

5

Alexander Grischuk

1½

124

Federico Perez Ponsa

½

124

Federico Perez Ponsa

3½

133

Momchil Nikolov

2½

5

Alexander Grischuk

1½

69

Alan Pichot

½

69

Alan Pichot

2

188

Sergio Minero Pineda

0

69

Alan Pichot

1½

60

Ivan Šarić

½

60

Ivan Šarić

2

197

Sergio Miguel

0

5

Alexander Grischuk

2½

37

Anton Korobov

1½

37

Anton Korobov

Bye

-

Bye 37

37

Anton Korobov

1½

92

Cristobal H. Villagra

½

92

Cristobal H. Villagra

2

165

Goh Wei Ming

0

37

Anton Korobov

1½

101

Kiril Georgiev

½

101

Kiril Georgiev

1½

156

Alexandre Dgebuadze

½

101

Kiril Georgiev

2½

28

Parham Maghsoodloo

1½

28

Parham Maghsoodloo

Bye

-

Bye 28

Section 6[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	21	Evgeny Tomashevsky	Bye
	-	Bye 21
						21	Evgeny Tomashevsky	2
						149	P. Iniyan	0
	108	Sebastian Bogner	½
	149	P. Iniyan	1½
											21	Evgeny Tomashevsky	1½
											85	Pouya Idani	2½
	85	Pouya Idani	2
	172	Ziaur Rahman	0
						85	Pouya Idani	1½
						44	David Antón Guijarro	½
	44	David Antón Guijarro	Bye
	-	Bye 44
																85	Pouya Idani	½
																12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	1½
	53	Samuel Sevian	2
	204	Sumant Subramaniam	0
						53	Samuel Sevian	4
						76	Benjamin Bok	2
	76	Benjamin Bok	2½
	181	Asyl Abdyjapar	1½
											53	Samuel Sevian	½
											12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	1½
	117	Nikita Meshkovs	½
	140	Guillermo Vázquez	1½
						140	Guillermo Vázquez	½
						12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	1½
	12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	Bye
	-	Bye 12

Section 7[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	13	Vidit Gujrathi	Bye
	-	Bye 13
						13	Vidit Gujrathi	2½
						116	Alexandr Fier	1½
	116	Alexandr Fier	3½
	141	Jerguš Pecháč	2½
											13	Vidit Gujrathi	4½
											52	Baskaran Adhiban	3½
	77	Neuris Delgado Ramírez	5
	180	Niaz Murshed	3
						77	Neuris Delgado Ramírez	0
						52	Baskaran Adhiban	2
	52	Baskaran Adhiban	2
	205	Chiletso Chipanga	0
																13	Vidit Gujrathi	2
																20	Jeffery Xiong	0
	45	Nils Grandelius	Bye
	-	Bye 45
						45	Nils Grandelius	2½
						84	Varuzhan Akobian	1½
	84	Varuzhan Akobian	2½
	173	Esteban V. Quiceno	1½
											45	Nils Grandelius	1½
											20	Jeffery Xiong	2½
	109	Victor Mikhalevski	w/o
	148	Wynn Zaw Htun
						109	Victor Mikhalevski	½
						20	Jeffery Xiong	1½
	20	Jeffery Xiong	Bye
	-	Bye 20

Section 8[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	29	David Navara	Bye
	-	Bye 29
						29	David Navara	1½
						100	Nodirbek Yakubboev	½
	100	Nodirbek Yakubboev	1½
	157	Razvan Preotu	½
											29	David Navara	½
											93	Vasif Durarbayli	1½
	93	Vasif Durarbayli	1½
	164	Dmitry V. Sklyarov	½
						93	Vasif Durarbayli	3
						36	Alexandr Predke	1
	36	Alexandr Predke	Bye
	-	Bye 36
																93	Vasif Durarbayli	4
																68	Nodirbek Abdusattorov	2
	61	Aravindh Chithambaram	2
	196	Michael Concio	0
						61	Aravindh Chithambaram	½
						68	Nodirbek Abdusattorov	1½
	68	Nodirbek Abdusattorov	w/o
	189	Mohamad Ervan
											68	Nodirbek Abdusattorov	3
											4	Anish Giri	1
	125	Boris Savchenko	2½
	132	Nikita Afanasiev	1½
						125	Boris Savchenko	0
						4	Anish Giri	2
	4	Anish Giri	Bye
	-	Bye 4

Section 9[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	3	Levon Aronian	Bye
	-	Bye 3
						3	Levon Aronian	[a]
						126	Bobby Cheng	w/o
	126	Bobby Cheng	3
	131	Vahap Şanal	1
											126	Bobby Cheng	½
											67	Vladislav Kovalev	1½
	67	Vladislav Kovalev	2
	190	Rodwell Makoto	0
						67	Vladislav Kovalev	3½
						62	Alexey Sarana	2½
	62	Alexey Sarana	2
	195	Olanrewaju Ajibola	0
																67	Vladislav Kovalev	0
																30	Vladimir Fedoseev	2
	35	Dmitry Jakovenko	Bye
	-	Bye 35
						35	Dmitry Jakovenko	1½
						94	Timur Gareyev	2½
	94	Timur Gareyev	4
	163	Tin Jingyao	2
											94	Timur Gareyev	½
											30	Vladimir Fedoseev	1½
	99	Axel Bachmann	1½
	158	Kirill Shubin	½
						99	Axel Bachmann	0
						30	Vladimir Fedoseev	2
	30	Vladimir Fedoseev	Bye
	-	Bye 30

Section 10[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	19	Francisco Vallejo Pons	Bye
	-	Bye 19
						19	Francisco Vallejo Pons	½
						110	Velimir Ivić	1½
	110	Velimir Ivić	1½
	147	Robert Hungaski	½
											110	Velimir Ivić	1½
											46	Matthias Blübaum	½
	83	Viktor Erdős	w/o
	174	Saparmyrat Atabayev
						83	Viktor Erdős	1½
						46	Matthias Blübaum	2½
	46	Matthias Blübaum	Bye
	-	Bye 46
																110	Velimir Ivić	3
																14	Dmitry Andreikin	1
	51	Sanan Sjugirov	2
	206		0
						51	Sanan Sjugirov	½
						78	Nihal Sarin	1½
	78	Nihal Sarin	1½
	179	Arthur Ssegwanyi	½
											78	Nihal Sarin	½
											14	Dmitry Andreikin	1½
	115	Emre Can	2
	142	Darcy Lima	0
						115	Emre Can	½
						14	Dmitry Andreikin	1½
	14	Dmitry Andreikin	Bye
	-	Bye 14

Section 11[]

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

11

Pentala Harikrishna

Bye

-

Bye 11

11

Pentala Harikrishna

1½

118

Yasser Quesada Pérez

½

118

Yasser Quesada Pérez

1½

139

Leandro Krysa

½

11

Pentala Harikrishna

1½

54

Constantin Lupulescu

½

75

Ahmed Adly

1½

182

Abdelrahman Hesham

2½

182

Abdelrahman Hesham

0

54

Constantin Lupulescu

2

54

Constantin Lupulescu

w/o

203

Allen Chi Zhou Fan

11

Pentala Harikrishna

½

86

Amin Tabatabaei

1½

43

Ferenc Berkes

Bye

-

Bye 43

43

Ferenc Berkes

1½

86

Amin Tabatabaei

2½

86

Amin Tabatabaei

2½

171

Basheer Al Qudaimi

1½

86

Amin Tabatabaei

1½

22

Yu Yangyi

½

107

Denis Kadrić

1½

150

Dambasuren Batsuren

½

107

Denis Kadrić

0

22

Yu Yangyi

2

22

Yu Yangyi

Bye

-

Bye 22

Section 12[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	27	Yuriy Kryvoruchko	Bye
	-	Bye 27
						27	Yuriy Kryvoruchko	½
						102	Ante Brkić	1½
	102	Ante Brkić	2
	155	Sergio Barrientos	0
											102	Ante Brkić	2
											38	Salem Saleh	0
	91	Aleksandar Inđić	2
	166	Luka Drašković	0
						91	Aleksandar Inđić	1
						38	Salem Saleh	3
	38	Salem Saleh	Bye
	-	Bye 38
																102	Ante Brkić	½
																59	Haik M. Martirosyan	1½
	59	Haik M. Martirosyan	3
	198	Chitumbo Mwali	1
						59	Haik M. Martirosyan	1½
						70	Mustafa Yilmaz	½
	70	Mustafa Yilmaz	1½
	187	Noaman Omar	½
											59	Haik M. Martirosyan	2½
											6	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	1½
	123	Krikor Mekhitarian	2½
	134	Juan C. González Zamora	1½
						123	Krikor Mekhitarian	1
						6	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	3
	6	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Bye
	-	Bye 6

Section 13[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	7	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Bye
	-	Bye 7
						7	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	1½
						122	Elshan Moradiabadi	½
	122	Elshan Moradiabadi	w/o
	135	Helgi Dam Ziska
											7	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	5
											71	David Paravyan	4
	71	David Paravyan	2
	186	Mohamed Tissir	0
						71	David Paravyan	2
						58	Alexander Onischuk	0
	58	Alexander Onischuk	2
	199	Akar Ali Salih Salih	0
																7	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	1½
																90	R. Praggnanandhaa	½
	39	Gabriel Sargissian	Bye
	-	Bye 39
						39	Gabriel Sargissian	0
						90	R. Praggnanandhaa	2
	90	R. Praggnanandhaa	1½
	167	Paulo Bersamina	½
											90	R. Praggnanandhaa	3
											103	Michał Krasenkow	1
	103	Michał Krasenkow	1½
	154	Matej Šebenik	½
						103	Michał Krasenkow	1½
						26	Kirill Alekseenko	½
	26	Kirill Alekseenko	Bye
	-	Bye 26

Section 14[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	23	Vladislav Artemiev	Bye
	-	Bye 23
						23	Vladislav Artemiev	2½
						151	Volodar Murzin	1½
	106	Viorel Iordachescu	2½
	151	Volodar Murzin	3½
											23	Vladislav Artemiev	3
											42	Boris Gelfand	1
	87	Arik Braun	1½
	170	Karolis Jukšta	½
						87	Arik Braun	½
						42	Boris Gelfand	1½
	42	Boris Gelfand	Bye
	-	Bye 42
																23	Vladislav Artemiev	2½
																10	Sergey Karjakin	3½
	55	Grigoriy Oparin	2
	202	Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage	0
						55	Grigoriy Oparin	2½
						74	Bogdan-Daniel Deac	1½
	74	Bogdan-Daniel Deac	w/o
	183	Amir Zaibi
											55	Grigoriy Oparin	½
											10	Sergey Karjakin	1½
	119	Luka Paichadze	0
	138	Shamsiddin Vokhidov	2
						138	Shamsiddin Vokhidov	0
						10	Sergey Karjakin	2
	10	Sergey Karjakin	Bye
	-	Bye 10

Section 15[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	15	Nikita Vitiugov	Bye
	-	Bye 15
						15	Nikita Vitiugov	1½
						143	Vojtěch Plát	½
	114	Carlos D. Albornoz Cabrera	½
	143	Vojtěch Plát	1½
											15	Nikita Vitiugov	1½
											50	Alexei Shirov	½
	79	Yaroslav Zherebukh	1½
	178	Evgenios Ioannidis	½
						79	Yaroslav Zherebukh	2
						50	Alexei Shirov	4
	50	Alexei Shirov	Bye
	-	Bye 50
																15	Nikita Vitiugov	1½
																18	Peter Svidler	2½
	47	Ivan Cheparinov	Bye
	-	Bye 47
						47	Ivan Cheparinov	5
						82	Rasmus Svane	4
	82	Rasmus Svane	2
	175	Essam El Gindy	0
											47	Ivan Cheparinov	1½
											18	Peter Svidler	2½
	111	Mads Andersen	½
	146	Pablo Salinas Herrera	1½
						146	Pablo Salinas Herrera	½
						18	Peter Svidler	1½
	18	Peter Svidler	Bye
	-	Bye 18

Section 16[]

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

31

Sam Shankland

Bye

-

Bye 31

31

Sam Shankland

1½

98

Baadur Jobava

½

98

Baadur Jobava

1½

159

Abhimanyu Mishra

½

31

Sam Shankland

2½

34

Alexander Areshchenko

1½

95

Ivan Ivanisevic

w/o

162

Andrés Rodríguez Vila

95

Ivan Ivanisevic

½

34

Alexander Areshchenko

1½

34

Alexander Areshchenko

Bye

-

Bye 34

31

Sam Shankland

1½

66

Rinat Jumabayev

½

63

Alexander Motylev

2

194

0

63

Alexander Motylev

½

66

Rinat Jumabayev

1½

66

Rinat Jumabayev

2

191

Bashir Eiti

0

66

Rinat Jumabayev

1½

2

Fabiano Caruana

½

127

Susanto Megaranto

2½

130

Ehsan Ghaem Maghami

1½

127

Susanto Megaranto

0[b]

2

Fabiano Caruana

2

2

Fabiano Caruana

Bye

-

Bye 2

Rounds 5–8[]

	Fifth round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Magnus Carlsen	5
	16	Andrey Esipenko	3
						1	Magnus Carlsen	2
						41	Étienne Bacrot	0
	41	Étienne Bacrot	4
	89	Kacper Piorun	2
											1	Magnus Carlsen	1½
											12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	2½
	5	Alexander Grischuk	1½
	12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	2½
						12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	1½
						13	Vidit Gujrathi	½
	13	Vidit Gujrathi	1½
	93	Vasif Durarbayli	½
																12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	1½
																10	Sergey Karjakin	½
	30	Vladimir Fedoseev	3
	110	Velimir Ivić	1
						30	Vladimir Fedoseev	1½
						86	Amin Tabatabaei	½
	86	Amin Tabatabaei	2½
	59	Haik M. Martirosyan	1½
											30	Vladimir Fedoseev	½
											10	Sergey Karjakin	1½
	7	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2½													Third place
	10	Sergey Karjakin	3½
						10	Sergey Karjakin	4								1	Magnus Carlsen	2
						31	Sam Shankland	2								30	Vladimir Fedoseev	0
	18	Peter Svidler	½
	31	Sam Shankland	1½

Third place[]

Seed	Name	Jul 2021 rating	1	2	Total
1	Magnus Carlsen	2847	1	1	2
30	Vladimir Fedoseev	2696	0	0	0

Finals[]

Seed	Name	Jul 2021 rating	1	2	Total
12	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	2738	½	1	1½
10	Sergey Karjakin	2757	½	0	½

Notes[]

References[]

See also[]

• Women's Chess World Cup 2021

External links[]

• FIDE World Cup 2021, official site, FIDE.