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The Chess World Cup 2007 served as a qualification tournament for the World Chess Championship 2009. It was held as a 128-player single-elimination tournament, between 24 November and 16 December 2007, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[1]

In an event attended by most leading players of the world, American Gata Kamsky emerged as the winner. He was unbeaten in the tournament, going into tie-break only once and defeating Spaniard Alexei Shirov, 2.5–1.5, in the four-game final. Two 17-year-old players, Sergey Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen, reached the semifinals.

Background

The 2007 World Cup is part of the cycle for the World Chess Championship 2009. Gata Kamsky, as the winner of this tournament, will play an eight game match against Veselin Topalov in 2008, for the right to be the challenger for the World Chess Championship in 2009. This will be a match against the winner of the World Chess Championship 2008 (between current World Champion Viswanathan Anand, and former champion Vladimir Kramnik).

Prominent non-participants

Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov were ineligible to participate, due to special privileges they already have in the 2008-2009 World Championship cycle.

All other leading players, including world champion Viswanathan Anand, were eligible to participate. However Anand, who is already seeded into the 2008-2009 cycle, elected not to play.

Three other players who had recently competed in the World Chess Championship 2007 in Mexico - Péter Lékó, Aleksandr Morozevich and Boris Gelfand - elected not to play. Lékó and Morozevich refused to take part as a form of protest against the special privileges given for the inclusion of Kramnik and Topalov in the World Chess Championship Cycle.[2][3]

The only other player from the Top 30 who did not participate was Judit Polgár.

Qualification

The final list of 128 qualifiers for the World Cup was as follows:[4]

Participants

All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

1 Izoria did not appear at the Cup due to visa problems. Gonzalez Zamora did not appear at the Cup due to illness.[5]

Playing conditions

The tournament is in the style of the FIDE World Chess Championships 1998-2004: each round consists of a two game match (except for the final round, which will be a four game match), followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required.[6][7]

The time control for regular games is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consist 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).

The prize money ranged from $6,000 for players eliminated in the first round to $80,000 for the losing finalist and $120,000 for the winner.

Results, rounds 5-7

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (best of 4)
         
17 Sergey Karjakin 2.5
8 Evgeny Alekseev 1.5
17 Sergey Karjakin 1.5
5 Alexei Shirov 2.5
13 Dmitry Jakovenko 0
5 Alexei Shirov 2
5 Alexei Shirov 1.5
11 Gata Kamsky 2.5
31 Ivan Cheparinov 0.5
10 Magnus Carlsen 1.5
10 Magnus Carlsen 0.5
11 Gata Kamsky 1.5
14 Ruslan Ponomariov 0.5
11 Gata Kamsky 1.5

Chessbase reports: Round five Game one; Round five Game two; Round five tie breaks; Round six Game one.

Final, 13 December – 16 December
Seed Name Rating 1 2 3 4 Total
5  Alexei Shirov (ESP) 2739 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1.5
11  Gata Kamsky (USA) 2714 ½ 1 ½ ½ 2.5

Results, rounds 1-4

Summary

Round 1

Most of the top seeds progressed. From the top 32, the only higher seeded players eliminated were Pavel Eljanov (19th seed), Konstantin Landa (25) and Pentala Harikrishna (32).[5]

Round 2

Players in the top 32 eliminated in regular games were Teimour Radjabov (seeded 3), Loek van Wely (24).[8][9] Top 32 players eliminated in tie breaks were Rustam Kasimdzhanov (22), Andrei Volokitin (26) and Vadim Zvjaginsev (30). This left 24 of the top 32 seeds in the final 32.

High seeds needing tie breaks to progress included Vassily Ivanchuk (1), Magnus Carlsen (10), Ruslan Ponomariov (14) and Wang Yue (15).[10]

Round 3

After the two regular games, 10 of the 16 matches had decisive results. Players going through on the regular games are: Alexei Shirov (seeded 5), Michael Adams (7), Evgeny Alekseev (8), Magnus Carlsen (10), Gata Kamsky (11), Vladimir Akopian (12), Dmitry Jakovenko (13), Ruslan Ponomariov (14), Wang Yue (15) and Ivan Cheparinov (31).[11][12] Cheparinov eliminated the number 2 seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

The other six matches were decided in the tie breaks. Winners were Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (33) (eliminating top seed Vassily Ivanchuk), Krishnan Sasikiran (35), Evgeny Bareev (41), Levon Aronian (4), Peter Svidler (6), Sergey Karjakin (17).[13]

Round 4

In the regular time control games, Shirov, Ponomariov, Carlsen, Karjakin and Cheparinov won their respective matches against Akopian, Sasikiran, Adams, Nisipeanu and Wang Yue. The other three matches (Jakovenko-Aronian, Svidler-Kamsky and Bareev-Alekseev) proceed to tie breaks,[14][15] with wins to Jakovenko, Kamsky and Alekseev.

Section 1

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
1 Vassily Ivanchuk 2
128 Pedro Aderito 0
1 Vassily Ivanchuk 2.5
65 Alexander Galkin 1.5
64 Mateusz Bartel 1
65 Alexander Galkin 3
1 Vassily Ivanchuk 2.5
33 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 3.5
32 Pentala Harikrishna 1.5
97 Zhao Jun 2.5
97 Zhao Jun 1.5
33 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2.5
33 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 1.5
96 Bassem Amin 0.5
33 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 0.5
17 Sergey Karjakin 1.5
16 Etienne Bacrot 1.5
113 Darwin Laylo 0.5
16 Etienne Bacrot 1.5
49 Michael Roiz 0.5
49 Michael Roiz 4
80 Varuzhan Akobian 3
16 Etienne Bacrot 1
17 Sergey Karjakin 3
17 Sergey Karjakin 2
112 Everaldo Matsuura 0
17 Sergey Karjakin 1.5
48 Zhang Pengxiang 0.5
48 Zhang Pengxiang 2.5
81 Merab Gagunashvili 1.5

Section 2

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
8 Evgeny Alekseev 2.5
121 Anuar Ismagambetov 1.5
8 Evgeny Alekseev 1.5
57 Konstantin Sakaev 0.5
57 Konstantin Sakaev 4
72 Nikita Vitiugov 3
8 Evgeny Alekseev 1.5
40 Laurent Fressinet 0.5
25 Konstantin Landa 0.5
104 Vladislav Nevednichy 1.5
104 Vladislav Nevednichy 0.5
40 Laurent Fressinet 1.5
40 Laurent Fressinet 2
89 Diego Flores 0
8 Evgeny Alekseev 3
41 Evgeny Bareev 1
9 Alexander Grischuk 1.5
120 Darcy Lima 0.5
9 Alexander Grischuk 1.5
56 Evgeniy Najer 0.5
56 Evgeniy Najer 1.5
73 Emanuel Berg 0.5
9 Alexander Grischuk 1.5
41 Evgeny Bareev 2.5
24 Loek van Wely 3.5
105 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2.5
24 Loek van Wely 0.5
41 Evgeny Bareev 1.5
41 Evgeny Bareev 2
88 Julio Becerra Rivero 0

Section 3

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
4 Levon Aronian 2
125 Juan Pablo Hobaica 0
4 Levon Aronian 1.5
68 Jan Gustafsson 0.5
61 Maxim Rodshtein 0.5
68 Jan Gustafsson 1.5
4 Levon Aronian 3
29 Ernesto Inarkiev 1
29 Ernesto Inarkiev 1.5
100 Fernando Peralta 0.5
29 Ernesto Inarkiev 1.5
36 Francisco Vallejo Pons 0.5
36 Francisco Vallejo Pons 1.5
93 Sergey Kudrin 0.5
4 Levon Aronian 1.5
13 Dmitry Jakovenko 2.5
13 Dmitry Jakovenko 2
116 Ziaur Rahman 0
13 Dmitry Jakovenko 1.5
77 Vladimir Belov 0.5
52 Alexander Khalifman 1.5
77 Vladimir Belov 2.5
13 Dmitry Jakovenko 1.5
20 Zoltan Almasi 0.5
20 Zoltan Almasi 1.5
109 Wen Yang 0.5
20 Zoltan Almasi 2
45 Bartosz Socko 0
45 Bartosz Socko 2
84 Vladimir Georgiev 0

Section 4

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
5 Alexei Shirov 2
124 Robert Gwaze 0
5 Alexei Shirov 1.5
60 Yuri Shulman 0.5
60 Yuri Shulman 3
69 Rafael Leitao 1
5 Alexei Shirov 1.5
28 Alexander Onischuk 0.5
28 Alexander Onischuk 2.5
101 Zaven Andriasian 1.5
28 Alexander Onischuk 1.5
37 Predrag Nikolic 0.5
37 Predrag Nikolic 2
92 Artem Iljin 0
5 Alexei Shirov 1.5
12 Vladimir Akopian 0.5
12 Vladimir Akopian 2.5
117 Anton Filippov 1.5
12 Vladimir Akopian 1.5
76 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami 0.5
53 Zviad Izoria
76 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami w/o
12 Vladimir Akopian 1.5
21 Vladimir Malakhov 0.5
21 Vladimir Malakhov 2
108 Xu Yuhua 0
21 Vladimir Malakhov 2.5
44 Sergey Volkov 1.5
44 Sergey Volkov 1.5
85 Grzegorz Gajewski 0.5

Section 5

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2
127 Khaled Abdel Razik 0
2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1.5
63 Zdenko Kozul 0.5
63 Zdenko Kozul 3.5
66 Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2.5
2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0.5
31 Ivan Cheparinov 1.5
31 Ivan Cheparinov w/o
98 Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
31 Ivan Cheparinov 3.5
34 Vladislav Tkachiev 2.5
34 Vladislav Tkachiev 1.5
95 Csaba Balogh 0.5
31 Ivan Cheparinov 1.5
15 Wang Yue 0.5
15 Wang Yue 1.5
114 Aleksei Pridorozhni 0.5
15 Wang Yue 2.5
50 Sergei Tiviakov 1.5
50 Sergei Tiviakov 1.5
79 Surya Shekhar Ganguly 0.5
15 Wang Yue 1.5
18 Bu Xiangzhi 0.5
18 Bu Xiangzhi 2
111 Nikolai Kabanov 0
18 Bu Xiangzhi 3.5
47 Alexander Motylev 2.5
47 Alexander Motylev 1.5
82 Boris Savchenko 0.5

Section 6

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
7 Michael Adams 1.5
122 Igor Zugic 0.5
7 Michael Adams 1.5
58 Mikhail Gurevich 0.5
58 Mikhail Gurevich 2.5
71 Gregory S. Kaidanov 1.5
7 Michael Adams 1.5
90 Zhou Jianchao 0.5
26 Andrei Volokitin 1.5
103 Le Quang Liem 0.5
26 Andrei Volokitin 3
90 Zhou Jianchao 4
39 Emil Sutovsky 0.5
90 Zhou Jianchao 1.5
7 Michael Adams 0.5
10 Magnus Carlsen 1.5
10 Magnus Carlsen 2
119 Zhao Zong-Yuan 0
10 Magnus Carlsen 3
55 Arkadij Naiditsch 1
55 Arkadij Naiditsch 1.5
74 Julio E. Granda Zuniga 0.5
10 Magnus Carlsen 1.5
23 Lenier Dominguez Perez 0.5
23 Lenier Dominguez Perez 2
106 Alexei Iljushin 0
23 Lenier Dominguez Perez 1.5
87 David Baramidze 0.5
42 Nigel D. Short 1.5
87 David Baramidze 2.5

Section 7

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
3 Teimour Radjabov 2
126 Vladimir Genba 0
3 Teimour Radjabov 0
67 Bartlomiej Macieja 2
62 Viktor Laznicka 0.5
67 Bartlomiej Macieja 1.5
67 Bartlomiej Macieja 2
35 Krishnan Sasikiran 4
30 Vadim Zvjaginsev 2.5
99 Abhijit Kunte 1.5
30 Vadim Zvjaginsev 2
35 Krishnan Sasikiran 4
35 Krishnan Sasikiran 3.5
94 Sergei Zhigalko 2.5
35 Krishnan Sasikiran 0.5
14 Ruslan Ponomariov 1.5
14 Ruslan Ponomariov 2.5
115 Essam El Gindy 1.5
14 Ruslan Ponomariov 2.5
51 Wang Hao 1.5
51 Wang Hao 1.5
78 Robert Markus 0.5
14 Ruslan Ponomariov 1.5
46 Evgeny Tomashevsky 0.5
19 Pavel Eljanov 0.5
110 Enamul Hossain 1.5
110 Enamul Hossain 0.5
46 Evgeny Tomashevsky 1.5
46 Evgeny Tomashevsky 3.5
83 Rauf Mamedov 2.5

Section 8

First round Quarter-finals Third round Fourth round
            
6 Peter Svidler 2
123 Eduardo Iturrizaga 0
6 Peter Svidler 2
70 Dusko Pavasovic 0
59 Alexander Shabalov 0.5
70 Dusko Pavasovic 1.5
6 Peter Svidler 2.5
27 Sergei Rublevsky 1.5
27 Sergei Rublevsky 1.5
102 Imre Hera, Jr. 0.5
27 Sergei Rublevsky 3.5
38 David Navara 2.5
38 David Navara 1.5
91 Alexander Ivanov 0.5
6 Peter Svidler 1.5
11 Gata Kamsky 2.5
11 Gata Kamsky 1.5
118 Ahmed Adly 0.5
11 Gata Kamsky 1.5
54 Boris Avrukh 0.5
54 Boris Avrukh 3
75 Gilberto Milos 1
11 Gata Kamsky 1.5
43 Kiril Georgiev 0.5
22 Rustam Kasimdzhanov 4
107 G.N. Gopal 2
22 Rustam Kasimdzhanov 3
43 Kiril Georgiev 4
43 Kiril Georgiev 2
86 Susanto Megaranto 0

References

  1. ^ "Chess in Khanty-Mansiysk".
  2. ^ "Morozevich: "I cannot play without motivation"". Chessbase. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Leko's manager Carsten Hensel: "the privilege that Topalov is getting, to play against the winner of the World Cup or to immediately challenge Kramnik in a world championship match, must be of concern to the other top players. I expect all top grandmasters, including Peter Leko, to protest against this special privilege."". Chessbase. 11 July 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007 from fide.com, accessed 2008-04-10
  5. ^ a b Round 1 Tiebreaks - Chessbase, November 26 2007
  6. ^ Regulations for the 2007 - 2009 World Chess Championship Cycle, section 3.2, FIDE online.
  7. ^ "Veselin Topalov and the new FIDE world championship cycle". Chessbase. 24 June 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Round 2, Game 1 report at Chessbase
  9. ^ Round 2, Game 2 report at Chessbase
  10. ^ "The Week in Chess".
  11. ^ Round three Game one, Chessbase, 30 November 2007
  12. ^ Round three Game two, Chessbase, 1 December 2007
  13. ^ Round three tie breaks, Chessbase, 1 December 2007
  14. ^ Round four Game one, Chessbase, 3 December 2007
  15. ^ Round four Game two, Chessbase, 4 December 2007
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