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.^[1][2] It was won by Vladimir Kramnik, who defeated Dmitry Andreikin 2½–1½ in the final match.^[3] 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

Participants

The participating players were seeded by their July 2013 FIDE ratings:^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

Post-tournament opinions

In particular, Alexander Grischuk was decidely negative about the organization, as was noted coach Vladimir Chuchelov.^[8][9]

Calendar

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

8

Gata Kamsky

3½

121

Lou Yiping

2½

8

Gata Kamsky

3

57

Aleksandr Shimanov

1

57

Aleksandr Shimanov

3½

72

Gawain Jones

2½

8

Gata Kamsky

1½

89

Jon Ludvig Hammer

½

25

David Navara

1½

104

Sandro Mareco

½

25

David Navara

1

89

Jon Ludvig Hammer

3

40

Sergei Movsesian

1½

89

Jon Ludvig Hammer

2½

8

Gata Kamsky

1½

9

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

½

9

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

1½

120

Samy Shoker

½

9

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

2½

56

Maxim Matlakov

1½

56

Maxim Matlakov

1½

73

Jan Smeets

½

9

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

2½

105

Wei Yi

1½

24

Ian Nepomniachtchi

½

105

Wei Yi

1½

105

Wei Yi

1½

41

Alexei Shirov

½

41

Alexei Shirov

4

88

Hou Yifan

2

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	Salem Saleh	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[10]	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

Results, rounds 5–7

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

32

Evgeny Tomashevsky

1½

8

Gata Kamsky

½

32

Evgeny Tomashevsky

1½

21

Dmitry Andreikin

2½

13

Peter Svidler

1½

21

Dmitry Andreikin

2½

21

Dmitry Andreikin

1½

3

Vladimir Kramnik

2½

2

Fabiano Caruana

1½

23

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

2½

23

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

1½

3

Vladimir Kramnik

2½

3

Vladimir Kramnik

1½

22

Anton Korobov

½

Final, 30 August – 2 September

Seed	Name	July rating	1	2	3	4	Total
21	Dmitry Andreikin (RUS)	2727	0	½	½	½	1½
3	Vladimir Kramnik (RUS)	2784	1	½	½	½	2½

References

External links

• Official website
• Chess World Cup 2013 games
• Chess World Cup 2013 at Chessdom