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Chess World Cup 2011

The Chess World Cup 2011 was a chess 128-player single-elimination tournament, played between 26 August and 21 September 2011, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Cup winner Peter Svidler, along with the two runners-up, Alexander Grischuk and Vassily Ivanchuk, qualified for the Candidates stage of the World Chess Championship 2013.

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 move one. If the 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 second increment) were played.
If the score was still tied, two rapid games (10 minutes plus 10 second increment) were played.
If theses two games were drawn, the opponents played two blitz-games (5 minutes plus 3 second increment).
If the score was still tied after pair of blitz games, a single armageddon game (white must win, black only needs to draw) would be played. White had 5 minutes, black had 4 minutes, and both players had three-second increments beginning with move 61. Eventually, two Armageddon game were played in round 1 and round 3.

In the final the regulation is the same with the exception that instead of two games with “long” time control the finalists are to play four. Those who lost in the semifinal round played an additional match (according to the same regulation as in the final) for third place and the right to participate in the Candidates. The first two “tickets” to the Candidates are given to the finalists.

Participants

The players qualified for the event were:

¹ Wang Hao and Vladimir Akopian did not appear for their first round matches and lost on forfeit.

All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

Qualification paths:

Calendar

Round	Regular games	Tiebreaks
Round 1	28-29 August	30 August
Round 2	31 August-1 September	2 September
Round 3	3-4 September	5 September
Round 4	6-7 September	8 September
Quarterfinals	9-10 September	11 September
Semifinals	12-13 September	14 September
Final	16-19 September	20 September

Results, rounds 1-4

Section 1

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


1	Sergey Karjakin	2

128	Mejdi Kaabi	0
			1	Sergey Karjakin	2½

			64	Wesley So	1½
64	Wesley So	2½

65	Ding Liren	1½
						1	Sergey Karjakin	½

						33	Judit Polgár	1½
32	Sergei Movsesian	2

97	Hou Yifan	0
			32	Sergei Movsesian	½

			33	Judit Polgár	1½
33	Judit Polgár	2

96	Fidel Corrales Jimenez	0
									33	Judit Polgár	4½

									16	Leinier Domínguez	3½
16	Leinier Domínguez	1½

113	Elshan Moradi	½
			16	Leinier Domínguez	1½

			49	Viktor Bologan	½
49	Viktor Bologan	1½

80	Bartosz Soćko	½
						16	Leinier Domínguez	5

						81	Igor Lysyj	4
17	Wang Hao

112	Alexander Ivanov	w/o
			112	Alexander Ivanov	1½

			81	Igor Lysyj	2½
48	Mikhail Kobalia	1

81	Igor Lysyj	3

Section 2

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


8	Gata Kamsky	2½

121	Diego Di Berardino	1½
			8	Gata Kamsky	1½

			57	Rustam Kasimdzhanov	½
57	Rustam Kasimdzhanov	1½

72	Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu	½
						8	Gata Kamsky	3

						25	Ian Nepomniachtchi	1
25	Ian Nepomniachtchi	2

104	Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez	0
			25	Ian Nepomniachtchi	2½

			40	Alexander Riazantsev	1½
40	Alexander Riazantsev	1½

89	Mark Bluvshtein	½
									8	Gata Kamsky	0

									9	Peter Svidler	2
9	Peter Svidler	1½

120	Darcy Lima	½
			9	Peter Svidler	4

			73	Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son	2
56	Li Chao	½

73	Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son	1½
						9	Peter Svidler	3

						24	Fabiano Caruana	1
24	Fabiano Caruana	1½

105	Aleksei Pridorozhni	½
			24	Fabiano Caruana	1½

			88	Yuri Drozdovskij	½
41	Alexander Motylev	4

88	Yuri Drozdovskij	5

Section 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Ruslan Ponomariov

1½

125

3½

2½

3½

2½

2½

1½

1½

100

1½

1½

4½

3½

Francisco Vallejo Pons

2½

116

Jorge Cori

1½

Francisco Vallejo Pons

1½

Lázaro Bruzón

2½

Lázaro Bruzón

3½

Yuniesky Quesada Perez

2½

Lázaro Bruzón

2½

Lê Quang Liêm

1½

Lê Quang Liêm

1½

109

1½

1½

Section 4

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


5	Vugar Gashimov	2

124	Eric Hansen	0
			5	Vugar Gashimov	1½

			69	Sergei Azarov	½
60	Artyom Timofeev	½

69	Sergei Azarov	1½
						5	Vugar Gashimov	1½

						28	Evgeny Tomashevsky	½
28	Evgeny Tomashevsky	2

101	Zhao Zong-Yuan	0
			28	Evgeny Tomashevsky	1½

			37	Dmitry Andreikin	½
37	Dmitry Andreikin	1½

92	Murtas Kazhgaleyev	½
									5	Vugar Gashimov	4

									44	Peter Heine Nielsen	2
12	Zoltán Almási	2

117	Essam El-Gindy	0
			12	Zoltán Almási	½

			76	Mircea Pârligras	1½
53	Yu Yangyi	0

76	Mircea Pârligras	2
						76	Mircea Pârligras	1

						44	Peter Heine Nielsen	3
21	Michael Adams	1½

108	Mark Paragua	½
			21	Michael Adams	1½

			44	Peter Heine Nielsen	2½
44	Peter Heine Nielsen	5

85	Evgeny Postny	3

Section 5

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


2	Vassily Ivanchuk	2

127	Henry Robert Steel	0
			2	Vassily Ivanchuk	1½

			63	Evgeny Alekseev	½
63	Evgeny Alekseev	2½

66	Markus Ragger	1½
						2	Vassily Ivanchuk	3

						31	Emil Sutovsky	1
31	Emil Sutovsky	2½

98	Evgeny Vorobiov	1½
			31	Emil Sutovsky	1½

			34	Laurent Fressinet	½
34	Laurent Fressinet	2

95	Rinat Jumabayev	0
									2	Vassily Ivanchuk	3

									50	Bu Xiangzhi	1
15	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	1½

114	Ziaur Rahman	½
			15	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	1½

			50	Bu Xiangzhi	2½
50	Bu Xiangzhi	2

79	Ahmed Adly	0
						50	Bu Xiangzhi	1½

						82	Abhijeet Gupta	½
18	Peter Leko	½

111	Samuel Shankland	1½
			111	Samuel Shankland	½

			82	Abhijeet Gupta	1½
47	Rauf Mamedov	½

82	Abhijeet Gupta	1½

Section 6

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


7	Teimour Radjabov	2

122	Frank De La Paz Perdomo	0
			7	Teimour Radjabov	1½

			71	Parimarjan Negi	½
58	Vladimir Akopian

71	Parimarjan Negi	w/o
						7	Teimour Radjabov	1½

						26	Étienne Bacrot	½
26	Étienne Bacrot	4

103	Ray Robson	2
			26	Étienne Bacrot	3

			90	Anton Filippov	1
39	Sergei Zhigalko	0

90	Anton Filippov	2
									7	Teimour Radjabov	1½

									10	Dmitry Jakovenko	½
10	Dmitry Jakovenko	2

119	Saleh Salem	0
			10	Dmitry Jakovenko	1½

			55	Pendyala Harikrishna	½
55	Pendyala Harikrishna	1½

74	Maxim Rodshtein	½
						10	Dmitry Jakovenko	2

						23	Baadur Jobava	0
23	Baadur Jobava	2

106	Namig Guliyev	0
			23	Baadur Jobava	1½

			42	Radosław Wojtaszek	½
42	Radosław Wojtaszek	2

87	Arman Pashikian	0

Section 7

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


3	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2

126	Hatim Ibrahim	0
			3	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2½

			62	Daniel Fridman	1½
62	Daniel Fridman	1½

67	Constantin Lupulescu	½
						3	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	1½

						94	Yaroslav Zherebukh	2½
30	Vladimir Malakhov	1½

99	Rubén Felgaer	2½
			99	Rubén Felgaer	1

			94	Yaroslav Zherebukh	3
35	Pavel Eljanov	1½

94	Yaroslav Zherebukh	2½
									94	Yaroslav Zherebukh	0

									14	David Navara	2
14	David Navara	2

115	Nikolai Kabanov	0
			14	David Navara	1½

			51	Alexander Onischuk	½
51	Alexander Onischuk	1½

78	Ivan Ivanišević	½
						14	David Navara	4

						19	Alexander Moiseenko	2
19	Alexander Moiseenko	1½

110	Baris Esen	½
			19	Alexander Moiseenko	3

			46	Ernesto Inarkiev	1
46	Ernesto Inarkiev	1½

83	Ivan Salgado Lopez	½

Section 8

First round			Second round			Third round			Fourth round


6	Alexander Grischuk	1½

123	Vladimir Genba	½
			6	Alexander Grischuk	2½

			59	Sébastien Feller	1½
59	Sébastien Feller	2½

70	Viorel Iordăchescu	1½
						6	Alexander Grischuk	1½

						38	Alexander Morozevich	½
27	Wang Yue	½

102	Alexandr Fier	1½
			102	Alexandr Fier	0

			38	Alexander Morozevich	2
38	Alexander Morozevich	3

91	Stelios Halkias	1
									6	Alexander Grischuk	2½

									43	Vladimir Potkin	1½
11	Nikita Vitiugov	4

118	Alexei Bezgodov	2
			11	Nikita Vitiugov	1½

			54	Anton Korobov	½
54	Anton Korobov	2

75	Zhou Jianchao	0
						11	Nikita Vitiugov	1½

						43	Vladimir Potkin	2½
22	Alexei Shirov	1½

107	Manuel León Hoyos	½
			22	Alexei Shirov	0

			43	Vladimir Potkin	2
43	Vladimir Potkin	3½

86	Yury Shulman	2½