- Chess World Cup 2005
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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.
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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-robun 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:
- Three of the four semi-finalists of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 (Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Michael Adams and Teimour Radjabov); the fourth semi-finalist, Veselin Topalov, was the reigning FIDE World Champion and already had a berth in the next championship.
- Women's World Champion 2004 (Antoaneta Stefanova).
- Junior World Champion 2004 (Pendyala Harikrishna).
- 22 players with the highest Elo rating. The average ratings from July 2004 and January 2005 were used.
- 90 players qualified from the continental and zonal championships:
- 46 players from Europe,
- 19 players from the Americas,
- 19 players from Asia and Oceania,
- 6 players from Africa.
- 8 nominees of the FIDE President.
- 3 nominees of the local Organising Committee.
Participants
All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.
Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), 2748
Étienne Bacrot (FRA), 2725
Levon Aronian (ARM), 2724
Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2720
Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2717
Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2710- Vladimir Akopian (ARM), 2707
Teimur Radjabov (AZE), 2704- Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), 2704
Sergei Tiviakov (NED), 2699- Ivan Sokolov (NED), 2696
- Alexey Dreev (RUS), 2694
Gata Kamsky (USA), 2690
Viorel Bologan (MDA), 2682- Joël Lautier (FRA), 2679
Lazaro Bruzon (CUB), 2677- Evgeny Bareev (RUS), 2675
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE), 2674
- Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), 2674
- Ilia Smirin (ISR), 2673
Pendyala Harikrishna (IND), 2673- Vladimir Malakhov (RUS), 2670
- Konstantin Sakaev (RUS), 2668
- Andrei Volokitin (UKR), 2666
- Alexander Moiseenko (UKR), 2663
- Krishnan Sasikiran (IND), 2663
- Pavel Eljanov (UKR), 2663
- Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2662
- Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS), 2659
- Sergey Karjakin (UKR), 2658
- Artyom Timofeev (RUS), 2658
Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2658
Michał Krasenkow (POL), 2655- Emil Sutovsky (ISR), 2654
- Alexander Areshchenko (UKR), 2653
- Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2653
Vadim Milov (SUI), 2652
Mikhail Gurevich (TUR), 2652- Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2652
- Loek van Wely (NED), 2648
Ye Jiangchuan (CHN), 2648- Zviad Izoria (GEO), 2646
David Navara (CZE), 2646
Giovanni Vescovi (BRA), 2646- Karen Asrian (ARM), 2645
- Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS), 2644
- Evgeniy Najer (RUS), 2641
Arkadij Naiditsch (GER), 2641- Alexander Onischuk (USA), 2640
Julio Granda (PER), 2637- Zahar Efimenko (UKR), 2637
- Pavel Smirnov (RUS), 2637
Sergei Movsesian (SVK), 2635- Mikhail Kobalia (RUS), 2634
- Evgenij Miroshnichenko (UKR), 2634
- Alexander Motylev (RUS), 2632
- Evgeny Alekseev (RUS), 2632
Alexander G. Beliavsky (SLO), 2631
Vasilios Kotronias (GRE), 2626
Ruben Felgaer (ARG), 2624
Andrei Istrăţescu (ROM), 2622- Gilberto Milos (BRA), 2620
- Robert Kempinski (POL), 2619
Ivan Cheparinov (BUL), 2618
Alexei Fedorov (BLR), 2616- Rafael A. Vaganian (ARM), 2614
Darmen Sadvakasov (KAZ), 2612- Ľubomír Ftáčnik (SVK), 2612
- Gregory S. Kaidanov (USA), 2608
- Ni Hua (CHN), 2603
- Baadur Jobava (GEO), 2601
- Murtas Kazhgaleyev (KAZ), 2601
- Michael Roiz (ISR), 2600
- Oleg Korneev (RUS), 2599
- Zhang Zhong (CHN), 2598
Mark Paragua (PHI), 2596- Dmitry Bocharov (RUS), 2592
- Bartłomiej Macieja (POL), 2591
- Alexander Ivanov (USA), 2589
- Valerij Popov (RUS), 2588
- Pavel Kotsur (KAZ), 2587
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI), 2586- Rafael Leitao (BRA), 2586
- Wang Yue (CHN), 2585
Utut Adianto (INA), 2584
Predrag Nikolić (BIH), 2584- Sergey Erenburg (ISR), 2582
- Xu Jun (CHN), 2582
- Artashes Minasian (ARM), 2581
Dao Thien Hai (VIE), 2581
Robert Markuš (SCG), 2579- Levan Pantsulaia (GEO), 2578
- Ernesto Inarkiev (RUS), 2577
- Alexander Stripunsky (USA), 2576
Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR), 2574
Farrukh Ammonatov (TJK), 2572
Magnus Carlsen (NOR), 2570
Evgenij Agrest (SWE), 2570
Csaba Balogh (HUN), 2567- Yuri Shulman (USA), 2565
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly (IND), 2562
- Sergey Kudrin (USA), 2551
- Alexei Iljushin (RUS), 2546
- Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR), 2541
- Sang Cao (HUN), 2538
- Darcy Gustavo Lima (BRA), 2529
- Wang Hao (CHN), 2519, no title
- Yu Shaoteng (CHN), 2516
- Walter Arencibia (CUB), 2510
- Li Shilong (CHN), 2510
- Nurlan Ibraev (KAZ), 2508, IM
Vasquez Rodrigo (CHI), 2506- Nikolai Kabanov (RUS), 2506, IM
- Aleksei Pridorozhni (RUS), 2506, IM
Carlos Matamoros (ECU), 2501- Zhao Jun (CHN), 2500
Pascal Charbonneau (CAN), 2500, IM- Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), 2491
Slim Belkhodja (TUN), 2490
Ahmed Adly (EGY), 2480- Diego Flores (ARG), 2479, IM
Gary Lane (AUS), 2445, IM- Kiril Kuderinov (KAZ), 2432, FM
Watu Kobese (RSA), 2400, IM- Gaston Needleman (ARG), 2381, no title
- Ali Frhat (EGY), 2306, FM
Stanley Chumfwa (ZAM), 2303, no title- Aleksandr Sibriaev (RUS), 2264, FM
Final standings
Results, rounds 5-7
Round 5
- Quarterfinals
- (17) Evgeny Bareev ½–1½ Ruslan Ponomariov (9)
- (39) Sergei Rublevsky ½–1½ Étienne Bacrot (2)
- (3) Levon Aronian 1½–½ Mikhail Gurevich (38)
- (5) Boris Gelfand 2–4 Alexander Grischuk (4)
- For places 9–16
- (97) Magnus Carlsen 1½–½ Joël Lautier (15)
- (13) Gata Kamsky 1½–½ Konstantin Sakaev (23)
- (22) Vladimir Malakhov 1½–½ Alexey Dreev (12)
- (19) Francisco Vallejo Pons 2½–1½ Loek van Wely (40)
Round 6
- Semifinals
- (4) Alexander Grischuk 1–3 Ruslan Ponomariov (9)
- (2) Étienne Bacrot ½–1½ Levon Aronian (3)
- For places 5–8
- (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1½–2½ Evgeny Bareev (17)
- (38) Mikhail Gurevich 0–2 Boris Gelfand (5)
- For places 9–12
- (22) Vladimir Malakhov 2½–3½ Magnus Carlsen (97)
- (13) Gata Kamsky 3½–2½ Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)
- For places 13–16
- (15) Joël Lautier 2½–3½ Loek van Wely (40)
- (12) Alexey Dreev 1½–½ Konstantin Sakaev (23)
Round 7
- Final
- (9) Ruslan Ponomariov 1–3 Levon Aronian (3)
- 3rd place match
- (2) Étienne Bacrot 2½–1½ Alexander Grischuk (4)
- 5th place match
- (5) Boris Gelfand 1½–2½ Evgeny Bareev (17)
- 7th place match
- (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1½–½ Mikhail Gurevich (38)
- 9th place match
- (97) Magnus Carlsen 1–3 Gata Kamsky (13)
- 11th place match
- (22) Vladimir Malakhov 1½–½ Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)
- 13th place match
- (40) Loek van Wely 1½–2½ Alexey Dreev (12)
- 15th place match
- (15) Joël Lautier 3½–3½ Konstantin Sakaev (23)
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 External links
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