Chess World Cup 2013 Explained

FIDE Chess World Cup 2013
Sport:	Chess
Location:	Tromsø, Norway
Start Date:	11 August 2013
End Date:	2 September 2013
Administrator:	FIDE
Tournament Format:	Single-elimination tournament
Host:	Chess Federation of Norway
Teams:	-->
Champion:	Vladimir Kramnik
Runners-Up1:	Dmitry Andreikin
Runner-Up2:	-->
Previous:	Chess World Cup 2011
Next:	Chess World Cup 2015

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.

The winner of the Chess World Cup 2011, Peter Svidler, was defeated by Dmitry Andreikin in the quarter-finals.

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 × US $6,000	US $384,000
Round 2	32 × US $10,000	US $320,000
Round 3	16 × US $16,000	US $256,000
Round 4	8 × US $25,000	US $200,000
Round 5	4 × US $35,000	US $140,000
Round 6	2 × 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^[4]

Participants

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

See also: 1 and 1., 2813 (R)

See also: 2 and 5., 2796 (R)

See also: 3 and 7., 2784 (R)

See also: 4 and 3., 2780 (WC)

See also: 5 and 4., 2776 (R)

See also: 6 and 8., 2775 (R)

See also: 7 and 6., 2773 (R)

See also: 8 and 2., 2763 (R)

See also: 9 and 2., 2761 (R)

See also: 10 and 6., 2757 (R)

See also: 11 and 8., 2756 (WC)

See also: 12 and 4., 2752 (R)

See also: 13 and 3., 2746 (WC)

See also: 14 and 7., 2740 (R)

See also: 15 and 5., 2737 (R)

See also: 16 and 1., 2736 (R)

See also: 17 and 1., 2734 (E12)

See also: 18 and 5., 2734 (R)

See also: 19 and 7., 2733 (WC)

See also: 20 and 3., 2733 (R)

See also: 21 and 4., 2727 (E12)

See also: 22 and 8., 2720 (E13)

See also: 23 and 6., 2719 (PN)

See also: 24 and 2., 2717 (R)

See also: 25 and 2., 2715 (PN)

See also: 26 and 6., 2714 (E12)

See also: 27 and 8., 2714 (E13)

See also: 28 and 4., 2713 (E12)

See also: 29 and 3., 2712 (AS13)

See also: 30 and 7., 2709 (E13)

See also: 31 and 5., 2709 (E12)

See also: 32 and 1., 2709 (R)

See also: 33 and 1., 2708 (Z3.3)

See also: 34 and 5., 2708 (E12)

See also: 35 and 7., 2708 (E12)

See also: 36 and 3., 2706 (E12)

See also: 37 and 4., 2702 (E13)

See also: 38 and 8., 2701 (R)

See also: 39 and 6., 2699 (E13)

See also: 40 and 2., 2699 (E13)

See also: 41 and 2., 2696 (R)

See also: 42 and 6., 2696 (PN)

See also: 43 and 8., 2693 (E12)

See also: 44 and 4., 2691 (E12)

See also: 45 and 3., 2689 (Z2.3)

See also: 46 and 7., 2688 (E12)

See also: 47 and 5., 2686 (AS13)

See also: 48 and 1., 2680 (E13)

See also: 49 and 1., 2680 (E12)

See also: 50 and 5., 2679 (AM12)

See also: 51 and 7., 2678 (E12)

See also: 52 and 3., 2672 (E12)

See also: 53 and 4., 2668 (E12)

See also: 54 and 8., 2667 (E13)

See also: 55 and 6., 2667 (Z2.1)

See also: 56 and 2., 2665 (E12)

See also: 57 and 2., 2664 (E13)

See also: 58 and 6., 2662 (E13)

See also: 59 and 8., 2660 (E13)

See also: 60 and 4., 2660 (AS13)

See also: 61 and 3., 2659 (E13)

See also: 62 and 7., 2658 (E12)

See also: 63 and 5., 2657 (AS12)

See also: 64 and 1., 2656 (E13)

See also: 65 and 1., 2651 (E13)

See also: 66 and 5., 2651 (E13)

See also: 67 and 7., 2651 (E12)

See also: 68 and 3., 2650 (J11)

See also: 69 and 4., 2650 (E13)

See also: 70 and 8., 2650 (AF)

See also: 71 and 6., 2643 (Z3.4)

See also: 72 and 2., 2643 (E12)

See also: 73 and 2., 2643 (E12)

See also: 74 and 6., 2642 (Z2.3)

See also: 75 and 8., 2638 (E13)

See also: 76 and 4., 2636 (E12)

See also: 77 and 3., 2635 (E13)

See also: 78 and 7., 2634 (AS12)

See also: 79 and 5., 2632 (E13)

See also: 80 and 1., 2632 (Z2.4)

See also: 81 and 1., 2632 (E13)

See also: 82 and 5., 2631 (E13)

See also: 83 and 7., 2628 (Z2.1)

See also: 84 and 3., 2628 (E12)

See also: 85 and 4., 2625 (Z3.3)

See also: 86 and 8., 2620 (E13)

See also: 87 and 6., 2612 (AM13)

See also: 88 and 2., 2600 (PN)

See also: 89 and 2., 2599 (ON)

See also: 90 and 6., 2596 (AF)

See also: 91 and 8., 2595 (Z2.4)

See also: 92 and 4., 2593 (E13)

See also: 93 and 3., 2592 (AM13)

See also: 94 and 7., 2586 (Z2.5)

See also: 95 and 5., 2584 (Z2.1)

See also: 96 and 1., 2583 (J12)

See also: 97 and 1., 2583 (Z2.1)

See also: 98 and 5., 2581 (AM12)

See also: 99 and 7., 2577 (AM12)

See also: 100 and 3., 2572 (AS12)

See also: 101 and 4., 2569 (AS13)

See also: 102 and 8., 2567 (AS13)

See also: 103 and 6., 2567 (ON)

See also: 104 and 2., 2562 (Z2.5)

See also: 105 and 2., 2557 (PN)

See also: 106 and 6., 2553 (AM12)

See also: 107 and 8., 2549 (E12)

See also: 108 and 4., 2548 (Z3.1)

See also: 109 and 3., 2543 (AM13)

See also: 110 and 7., 2536, IM (PN)

See also: 111 and 5., 2531 (AS12)

See also: 112 and 1., 2530 (Z2.1)

See also: 113 and 1., 2530 (Z2.2)

See also: 114 and 5., 2520 (ON)

See also: 115 and 7., 2509, IM (Z3.5)

See also: 116 and 3., 2500 (WWC)

See also: 117 and 4., 2500, IM (AS12)

See also: 118 and 8., 2492, IM (ON)

See also: 119 and 6., 2490 (AF)

See also: 120 and 2., 2487, IM (Z4.2)

See also: 121 and 2., 2483, IM (Z3.5)

See also: 122 and 6., 2470 (Z3.2)

See also: 123 and 8., 2434, WGM (AM13)

See also: 124 and 4., 2371, untitled (Z4.1)

See also: 125 and 3., 2341, FM (Z3.6)

See also: 126 and 7., 2341, FM (Z4.3)

See also: 127 and 5., 2332, IM (Z3.7)

See also: 128 and 1., 2305, untitled (Z3.4)

All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

Qualification paths

• WC: Semi-finalists of the Chess World Cup 2011
• WWC: Women's World Champion
• J11 and J12: World Junior Champions 2011 and 2012
• R: Rating (average of all published ratings from March 2012 to January 2013 is used)
• E12 and E13: European Individual Championships 2012 and 2013
• AM12 and AM13: American Continental Championship 2012 and 2013

• AS12 and AS13: Asian Chess Championship 2012 and 2013
• AF: African Chess Championship 2013
• Z2.1, Z2.2, Z2.3, Z2.4, Z2.5, Z3.1, Z3.2, Z3.3, Z3.4, Z3.5, Z3.6, Z3.7, Z4.1, Z4.2, Z4.3: Zonal tournaments
• PN: FIDE president nominee
• ON: Organizer nominee

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 decidedly negative about the organization, as was noted coach Vladimir Chuchelov.^{[8] [9]}

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 8

Results, rounds 5–7

Final, 30 August – 2 September

Seed	Name	July rating	1	2	3	4	Total
21	align=left		2727	0	½	½	½	1½
3	align=left		2784	1	½	½	½	2½

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Cup 2013 . 24 August 2013.
2. Web site: Working visit in Tromso . FIDE . 7 March 2013 . 8 June 2013 . 26 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226061844/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6887-working-visit-in-tromso.html . dead .
3. Web site: Doggers, Peter . Kramnik wins Tromsø World Cup . ChessVibes . 2 September 2013 . 2 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904205246/http://www.chessvibes.com/kramnik-wins-troms%C3%B8-world-cup . 2013-09-04 . dead .
4. Web site: Regulations for the FIDE World Chess Cup 2013 . FIDE . 24 August 2013.
5. Web site: Starting list . chessworldcup2013.com . 24 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113215615/http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/players/starting-list . 13 November 2014 .
6. Web site: Doggers, Peter . World Cup: the pairings are there! . ChessVibes . 15 July 2013 . 24 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130718064320/http://www.chessvibes.com/world-cup-the-pairings-are-there . 18 July 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: FIDE World Cup in Tromsø begins on Sunday . ChessBase News . 8 August 2013 . 24 August 2013.
8. http://chess-news.ru/node/13376 Grischuk Criticizes Organisation of World Cup in Tromso
9. http://www.chess-news.ru/en/node/13380 "These Were the Worst Conditions I Have Experienced In Last Ten Years"