Chess World Cup 2013

Vladimir Kramnik, winner of the Chess World Cup 2013

The Chess World Cup 2013 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, played between 11 August and 2 September 2013, in the hotel Scandic Tromsø in Tromsø, Norway. It was won by Vladimir Kramnik, who defeated Dmitry Andreikin 2½-1½ in the final match. The finalists qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.

Format

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 on the next day. The format for the tie breaks was as follows:

Two rapid games (25 minutes plus 10 seconds increment) were to be played.
If the score was tied after two rapid games, two rapid games (10 minutes plus 10 seconds increment) were to be played.
If the score was tied after four rapid games, the opponents were to 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 would have five minutes and Black would have four minutes, and both players would have a three seconds per move increment beginning with move 61.

Prize money

Round	Prize	Total
Round 1	64 x US $6,000	US $384,000
Round 2	32 x US $10,000	US $320,000
Round 3	16 x US $16,000	US $256,000
Round 4	8 x US $25,000	US $200,000
Round 5	4 x US $35,000	US $140,000
Round 6	2 x 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

Participants

The participating players were seeded by their July 2013 FIDE ratings:

All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

Qualification paths

Prominent non-participants

Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, and Veselin Topalov qualified for the event, but they declined to participate. The only other player from the world's top 30 who did not participate is Ding Liren. Levon Aronian (who declined to play in 2009 and 2011) and Vladimir Kramnik (who had never played in a Chess World Cup) chose to participate because FIDE made participation in either the Chess World Cup or the FIDE Grand Prix series mandatory for qualification to the 2014 Candidates Tournament through rating.

Calendar

Round	Regular games	Tiebreaks
Round 1	11-12 August	13 August
Round 2	14-15 August	16 August
Round 3	17-18 August	19 August
Round 4	20-21 August	22 August
Quarterfinals	23-24 August	25 August
Semifinals	26-27 August	28 August
Final	30 August - 2 September	3 September

Results, rounds 1-4

Section 1

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


1	Levon Aronian	2

128	Mikhail Markov	0
			1	Levon Aronian	3

			64	Igor Lysyj	1
64	Igor Lysyj	1½

65	Andrei Istrăţescu	½
						1	Levon Aronian	½

						32	Evgeny Tomashevsky	1½
32	Evgeny Tomashevsky	5

97	Alejandro Ramírez	4
			32	Evgeny Tomashevsky	1½

			33	Wesley So	½
33	Wesley So	1½

96	Alexander Ipatov	½
									32	Evgeny Tomashevsky	4½

									16	Alexander Morozevich	3½
16	Alexander Morozevich	2½

113	Bator Sambuev	1½
			16	Alexander Morozevich	1½

			80	Rafael Leitão	½
49	Ernesto Inarkiev	2½

80	Rafael Leitão	3½
						16	Alexander Morozevich	4½

						17	Nikita Vitiugov	3½
17	Nikita Vitiugov	2

112	Conrad Holt	0
			17	Nikita Vitiugov	1½

			48	Markus Ragger	½
48	Markus Ragger	2½

81	Ivan Popov	1½

Section 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Gata Kamsky

3½

121

Lou Yiping

2½

Gata Kamsky

Aleksandr Shimanov

Aleksandr Shimanov

3½

2½

1½

1½

104

1½

2½

1½

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

1½

120

Samy Shoker

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

2½

Maxim Matlakov

1½

Maxim Matlakov

1½

Jan Smeets

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

2½

105

Wei Yi

1½

Ian Nepomniachtchi

105

Wei Yi

1½

105

Wei Yi

1½

Alexei Shirov

Hou Yifan

Section 3

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


4	Alexander Grischuk	2

125	Igor Bjelobrk	0
			4	Alexander Grischuk	1½

			68	Dariusz Świercz	½
61	Vadim Zvjaginsev	3½

68	Dariusz Świercz	4½
						4	Alexander Grischuk	1½

						29	Lê Quang Liêm	2½
29	Lê Quang Liêm	2

100	Oliver Barbosa	0
			29	Lê Quang Liêm	2½

			36	Francisco Vallejo Pons	1½
36	Francisco Vallejo Pons	2

93	Diego Flores	0
									29	Lê Quang Liêm	1½

									13	Peter Svidler	2½
13	Peter Svidler	3

116	Anna Ushenina	1
			13	Peter Svidler	2½

			52	Victor Bologan	1½
52	Victor Bologan	3½

77	Zbyněk Hráček	2½
						13	Peter Svidler	1½

						20	Teimour Radjabov	½
20	Teimour Radjabov	3½

109	Jorge Cori	2½
			20	Teimour Radjabov	4

			45	Lázaro Bruzón	2
45	Lázaro Bruzón	3

84	Evgeniy Najer	1

Section 4

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


5	Sergey Karjakin	1½

124	Ali Sebbar	½
			5	Sergey Karjakin	2½

			60	Krishnan Sasikiran	1½
60	Krishnan Sasikiran	2½

69	Constantin Lupulescu	1½
						5	Sergey Karjakin	4½

						37	Pavel Eljanov	3½
28	Dmitry Jakovenko	2

101	Mark Paragua	0
			28	Dmitry Jakovenko	½

			37	Pavel Eljanov	1½
37	Pavel Eljanov	1½

92	Sabino Brunello	½
									5	Sergey Karjakin	1

									21	Dmitry Andreikin	3
12	Wang Hao	1½

117	Liu Qingnan	½
			12	Wang Hao	1

			53	Alexey Dreev	3
53	Alexey Dreev	2½

76	Sergei Azarov	1½
						53	Alexey Dreev	2

						21	Dmitry Andreikin	4
21	Dmitry Andreikin	2½

108	Pouria Darini	1½
			21	Dmitry Andreikin	1½

			85	Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son	½
44	Vladimir Akopian	½

85	Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son	1½

Section 5

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


2	Fabiano Caruana	1½

127	G. Akash	½
			2	Fabiano Caruana	1½

			63	Yu Yangyi	½
63	Yu Yangyi	3

66	Alexander Beliavsky	1
						2	Fabiano Caruana	3

						31	Vladimir Malakhov	1
31	Vladimir Malakhov	1½

98	Eric Hansen	½
			31	Vladimir Malakhov	3

			34	Laurent Fressinet	1
34	Laurent Fressinet	1½

95	Larry Christiansen	½
									2	Fabiano Caruana	2

									50	Julio Granda	0
15	Peter Leko	1½

114	Leif Erlend Johannessen	½
			15	Peter Leko	½

			50	Julio Granda	1½
50	Julio Granda	5

79	Hrant Melkumyan	4
						50	Julio Granda	2½

						18	Anish Giri	1½
18	Anish Giri	1½

111	Saleh Salem	½
			18	Anish Giri	2

			47	Li Chao	0
47	Li Chao	2½

82	Evgeny Postny	1½

Section 6

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


7	Boris Gelfand	1½

122	Ziaur Rahman	½
			7	Boris Gelfand	1½

			71	Anton Filippov	½
58	Evgeny Romanov	½

71	Anton Filippov	1½
						7	Boris Gelfand	1½

						39	Alexander Moiseenko	½
26	Étienne Bacrot	2

103	Simen Agdestein	0
			26	Étienne Bacrot	1½

			39	Alexander Moiseenko	2½
39	Alexander Moiseenko	w/o

90	Ahmed Adly	w/d
									7	Boris Gelfand	1½

									23	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2½
10	Leinier Domínguez	2

119	Essam El-Gindy	0
			10	Leinier Domínguez	1½

			55	Alexander Onischuk	½
55	Alexander Onischuk	1½

74	Eduardo Iturrizaga	½
						10	Leinier Domínguez	½

						23	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	1½
23	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2

106	Alexander Shabalov	0
			23	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2

			87	Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez	0
42	Judit Polgár	½

87	Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez	1½

Section 7

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


3	Vladimir Kramnik	2

126	Gillan Bwalya	0
			3	Vladimir Kramnik	2½

			67	Mikhail Kobalia	1½
62	Denis Khismatullin	1½

67	Mikhail Kobalia	2½
						3	Vladimir Kramnik	3

						30	Alexander Areshchenko	1
30	Alexander Areshchenko	1½

99	Gregory Kaidanov	½
			30	Alexander Areshchenko	1½

			94	Rubén Felgaer	½
35	Alexander Riazantsev	2½

94	Rubén Felgaer	3½
									3	Vladimir Kramnik	1½

									19	Vassily Ivanchuk	½
14	Michael Adams	2½

115	Wan Yunguo	1½
			14	Michael Adams	1½

			51	Yuriy Kryvoruchko	2½
51	Yuriy Kryvoruchko	4

78	Parimarjan Negi	2
						51	Yuriy Kryvoruchko	1

						19	Vassily Ivanchuk	3
19	Vassily Ivanchuk	1½

110	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	½
			19	Vassily Ivanchuk	2

			83	Ray Robson	0
46	Andrei Volokitin	0

83	Ray Robson	2

Section 8

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


6	Hikaru Nakamura	2

123	Deysi Cori	0
			6	Hikaru Nakamura	1½

			59	Eltaj Safarli	½
59	Eltaj Safarli	3½

70	Bassem Amin	2½
						6	Hikaru Nakamura	2

						102	Baskaran Adhiban	0
27	Evgeny Alekseev	3

102	Baskaran Adhiban	5
			102	Baskaran Adhiban	1½

			91	Alexandr Fier	½
38	Radosław Wojtaszek	1½

91	Alexandr Fier	2½
									6	Hikaru Nakamura	½

									22	Anton Korobov	1½
11	Ruslan Ponomariov	1½

118	Torbjorn Ringdal Hansen	½
			11	Ruslan Ponomariov	4

			75	Daniil Dubov	5
54	Sergey Fedorchuk	0

75	Daniil Dubov	2
						75	Daniil Dubov	1½

						22	Anton Korobov	2½
22	Anton Korobov	3

107	Vasif Durarbayli	1
			22	Anton Korobov	3

			43	Baadur Jobava	1
43	Baadur Jobava	3

86	Martyn Kravtsiv	1