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Chess World Cup 2005

The Chess World Cup 2005 served as a qualification tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. It was held as a 128-player tournament, between 27 November and 17 December 2005, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Top ten players qualified for the candidates matches of the World Chess Championship 2007. One of them (Étienne Bacrot) has qualified for the candidates matches via rating, freeing the place for the eleventh player at the World Cup (Vladimir Malakhov).

The World Cup was won by Levon Aronian.

Background

The 2005 World Cup was part of the cycle for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. Three of the players at the World Cup, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk and Boris Gelfand, went on to qualify for the World Championship, which was held as an eight-player double round-robin event, with Gelfand finishing third.

Four top finishers of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 (Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler and Alexander Morozevich) were already invited to the World Championship 2007 and thus exempt from the World Cup.

Playing conditions

The tournament was in the style of the FIDE World Chess Championships between 1998 and 2004: each round consisted of a two game match, followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required. In rounds 1-3 losing players were eliminated. However, in rounds 4-6 defeated players progressed to the next round, to determine standings of the 16 best players.

The time control for regular games was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (25 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two blitz games if required (5 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a single Armageddon chess game if required (white has 6 minutes and must win, black has 5 minutes and only needs to draw).

Qualification

The following players qualified for the World Cup:

Participants

All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

Note: 7th seed Akopian did not show up for his first round match against Lane and lost on forfeit.

Final standings

The top 11 qualified for the 2007 Candidates Tournament.

Results, rounds 5-7

Quarterfinals Semifinals (best of 2) Final (best of 2)
                 
5 Boris Gelfand 2
4 Alexander Grischuk 4
4 Alexander Grischuk 1
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 3
17 Evgeny Bareev ½
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 1½
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 1
3 Levon Aronian 3
39 Sergei Rublevsky ½
2 Étienne Bacrot 1½
2 Étienne Bacrot ½
3 Levon Aronian 1½
3 Levon Aronian 1½
38 Mikhail Gurevich ½

The losers in rounds 4-6 played further mini matches to establish the places 3-16.

Placement matches

Round 5
For places 9-16
Round 6
For places 5-8
For places 9-12
For places 13-16
Round 7
3rd place match
5th place match
7th place match
9th place match
11th place match
13th place match
15th place match

Results, rounds 1-4

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
1 Vassily Ivanchuk 1½
128 Aleksandr Sibriaev ½
1 Vassily Ivanchuk ½
64 Ivan Cheparinov 1½
64 Ivan Cheparinov 2½
65 Alexei Fedorov 1½
64 Ivan Cheparinov 1
97 Magnus Carlsen 3
32 Zurab Azmaiparashvili 1
97 Magnus Carlsen 3
97 Magnus Carlsen 1½
96 Farrukh Ammonatov ½
33 Michał Krasenkow 1
96 Farrukh Ammonatov 3
97 Magnus Carlsen 1½
17 Evgeny Bareev 2½
16 Lazaro Bruzon 2½
113 Nikolai Kabanov 1½
16 Lazaro Bruzon 2½
49 Alexander Onischuk 1½
49 Alexander Onischuk 1½
80 Valerij Popov ½
16 Lazaro Bruzon 1½
17 Evgeny Bareev 2½
17 Evgeny Bareev 1½
112 Vasquez Rodrigo ½
17 Evgeny Bareev 1½
48 Arkadij Naiditsch ½
48 Arkadij Naiditsch 1½
81 Pavel Kotsur ½

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
2 Étienne Bacrot 2
127 Stanley Chumfwa 0
2 Étienne Bacrot 1½
63 Robert Kempinski ½
63 Robert Kempinski 3
66 Rafael A. Vaganian 1
2 Étienne Bacrot 3
34 Emil Sutovsky 1
31 Artyom Timofeev 2½
98 Evgenij Agrest 1½
31 Artyom Timofeev 1½
34 Emil Sutovsky 2½
34 Emil Sutovsky 2½
95 Hichem Hamdouchi 1½
2 Étienne Bacrot 2½
15 Joël Lautier 1½
15 Joël Lautier 3
114 Aleksei Pridorozhni 1
15 Joël Lautier 1½
79 Alexander Ivanov ½
50 Julio Granda ½
79 Alexander Ivanov 1½
15 Joël Lautier 3½
47 Evgeniy Najer 2½
18 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2½
111 Nurlan Ibraev 1½
18 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3
47 Evgeniy Najer 4
47 Evgeniy Najer 1½
82 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami ½

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
3 Levon Aronian 2
126 Ali Frhat 0
3 Levon Aronian 2
67 Darmen Sadvakasov 0
62 Gilberto Milos ½
67 Darmen Sadvakasov 1½
3 Levon Aronian 1½
35 Alexander Areshchenko ½
30 Sergey Karjakin 1½
99 Csaba Balogh 2½
99 Csaba Balogh ½
35 Alexander Areshchenko 1½
35 Alexander Areshchenko 2
94 Alexander Stripunsky 0
3 Levon Aronian 2½
19 Francisco Vallejo Pons 1½
14 Viorel Bologan 2
115 Carlos Matamoros 0
14 Viorel Bologan 0
51 Zahar Efimenko 2
51 Zahar Efimenko 3
78 Bartłomiej Macieja 1
51 Zahar Efimenko 1
19 Francisco Vallejo Pons 3
19 Francisco Vallejo Pons 3
110 Li Shilong 1
19 Francisco Vallejo Pons 1½
83 Rafael Leitao ½
46 Dmitry Jakovenko 1½
83 Rafael Leitao 2½

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
4 Alexander Grischuk 2
125 Gaston Needleman 0
4 Alexander Grischuk 2
61 Andrei Istrăţescu 0
61 Andrei Istrăţescu 2½
68 Ľubomír Ftáčnik 1½
4 Alexander Grischuk 2½
100 Yuri Shulman 1½
29 Vadim Zvjaginsev 3½
100 Yuri Shulman 3½
100 Yuri Shulman 3½
36 Alexander Khalifman 3½
36 Alexander Khalifman 2½
93 Ernesto Inarkiev 1½
4 Alexander Grischuk 1½
13 Gata Kamsky ½
13 Gata Kamsky 1½
116 Zhao Jun ½
13 Gata Kamsky 3
77 Dmitry Bocharov 1
52 Pavel Smirnov ½
77 Dmitry Bocharov 1½
13 Gata Kamsky 3½
20 Ilia Smirin 2½
20 Ilia Smirin 2½
109 Walter Arencibia 1½
20 Ilia Smirin 2½
84 Wang Yue 1½
45 Karen Asrian ½
84 Wang Yue 1½

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
5 Boris Gelfand 2
124 Watu Kobese 0
5 Boris Gelfand 2½
60 Ruben Felgaer 1½
60 Ruben Felgaer 1½
69 Gregory S. Kaidanov ½
5 Boris Gelfand 4
92 Levan Pantsulaia 2
28 Hikaru Nakamura 0
101 Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2
101 Surya Shekhar Ganguly 1½
92 Levan Pantsulaia 2½
37 Vadim Milov ½
92 Levan Pantsulaia 1½
5 Boris Gelfand 3½
12 Alexey Dreev 2½
12 Alexey Dreev 2
117 Pascal Charbonneau 0
12 Alexey Dreev 3½
76 Mark Paragua 2½
53 Sergei Movsesian ½
76 Mark Paragua 1½
12 Alexey Dreev 2½
21 Pendyala Harikrishna 1½
21 Pendyala Harikrishna 3
108 Yu Shaoteng 1
21 Pendyala Harikrishna 4
44 Giovanni Vescovi 2
44 Giovanni Vescovi 1½
85 Utut Adianto ½

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
6 Alexei Shirov 1½
123 Kiril Kuderinov ½
6 Alexei Shirov 2
59 Vasilios Kotronias 0
59 Vasilios Kotronias 1½
70 Ni Hua ½
6 Alexei Shirov ½
38 Mikhail Gurevich 1½
27 Pavel Eljanov 2½
102 Sergey Kudrin 1½
27 Pavel Eljanov 1½
38 Mikhail Gurevich 2½
38 Mikhail Gurevich 2½
91 Robert Markuš 1½
38 Mikhail Gurevich 2½
22 Vladimir Malakhov 1½
11 Ivan Sokolov 1½
118 Antoaneta Stefanova ½
11 Ivan Sokolov 2
75 Zhang Zhong 0
54 Mikhail Kobalia 1½
75 Zhang Zhong 2½
11 Ivan Sokolov ½
22 Vladimir Malakhov 1½
22 Vladimir Malakhov 1½
107 Wang Hao ½
22 Vladimir Malakhov 2
86 Predrag Nikolić 0
43 David Navara 3½
86 Predrag Nikolić 3½

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
7 Vladimir Akopian
122 Gary Lane w/o
122 Gary Lane ½
71 Baadur Jobava 1½
58 Alexander G. Beliavsky 1
71 Baadur Jobava 3
71 Baadur Jobava 1½
39 Sergei Rublevsky 2½
26 Krishnan Sasikiran 1½
103 Alexei Iljushin ½
26 Krishnan Sasikiran 2½
39 Sergei Rublevsky 3½
39 Sergei Rublevsky 1½
90 Dao Thien Hai ½
39 Sergei Rublevsky 1½
23 Konstantin Sakaev ½
10 Sergei Tiviakov 2
119 Slim Belkhodja 0
10 Sergei Tiviakov 4
74 Oleg Korneev 3
55 Evgenij Miroshnichenko 1½
74 Oleg Korneev 2½
10 Sergei Tiviakov 0
23 Konstantin Sakaev 2
23 Konstantin Sakaev 2
106 Darcy Gustavo Lima 0
23 Konstantin Sakaev 2½
87 Sergey Erenburg 1½
42 Zviad Izoria 3
87 Sergey Erenburg 4

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
                       
8 Teimur Radjabov 2
121 Diego Flores 0
8 Teimur Radjabov 2½
72 Murtas Kazhgaleyev 1½
57 Evgeny Alekseev ½
72 Murtas Kazhgaleyev 1½
8 Teimur Radjabov 1½
40 Loek van Wely 2½
25 Alexander Moiseenko 2
104 Yuriy Kuzubov 0
25 Alexander Moiseenko 3
40 Loek van Wely 4
40 Loek van Wely 2
89 Artashes Minasian 0
40 Loek van Wely 0
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 2
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 1½
120 Ahmed Adly ½
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 2½
56 Alexander Motylev 1½
56 Alexander Motylev 1½
73 Michael Roiz ½
9 Ruslan Ponomariov 2
88 Xu Jun 0
24 Andrei Volokitin ½
105 Sang Cao 1½
105 Sang Cao ½
88 Xu Jun 1½
41 Ye Jiangchuan ½
88 Xu Jun 1½
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