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Jorge Aug 17, 2023

Tiebreaks for Round 6 of the World Cup. Only one match remaining in each section:

In the Women's section, the winner of Muzychuk vs Salimova will play the final against Goryachkina.

In the Open section, Pragg and Erigaisi play for the last spot in the semifinals (and the Candidates).

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 16, 2023

Round 6 Day 2 of the World Cup: quarterfinals in the open section and semifinals in the women's section

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 15, 2023

Round 6 of the World Cup begins: Quarterfinals in the open section and Semifinals in the Women's section:

Gukesh vs Carlsen, Vidit vs Abasov, Domínguez vs Caruana and Pragg vs Erigaisi; Muzychuk vs Salimova and Tan vs Goryachkina.

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 14, 2023

Tiebreaks of Round 5 of the World Cup.

In the Women's section, three quarterfinals are still undecided.

In the Open section, Nepo and Vidit play for the last ticket to quarterfinals.

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 13, 2023

Round 5 Day 2 of the World Cup

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 12, 2023

Round 5 of the World Cup: Carlsen, Caruana and Nepo continue their path to the final. And quarterfinals in the Women's Section

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 10, 2023

Round 4 Day 2 of the World Cup

Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So must win to continue on the tournament after losing yesterday.

Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi can't afford a loss.

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]

Jorge Aug 9, 2023

Round 4 Day 1 of the World Cup

* Vincent Keymer vs Magnus Carlsen
* Hikaru Nakamura vs Pragg
* Ray Robson vs Fabiano Caruana
* Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Nihal Sarin
and more

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FIDE World Chess Cup 2023 - Sopuli

The 2023 FIDE World Cup is a 206-player knockout taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 30 to August 24. The top 3 players qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ## Format Each match consists of two classical games of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw offers are allowed until after move 30. In case of a tie, a play-off is played the third day, consisting in two 25+10 rapid games, then two 10+10 games and then two 5+3 games. If still tied, individual 3+2 games until a player wins. ## Players 206 players are participating in the open section, and 103 in the Women’s section. The top 50 are seeded directly to round 2. The list of players includes Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ju Wenjun and many others. ## Schedule * Round 1: July 30-August 1 * Round 2: August 2-August 4 * Round 3: August 5-August 7 * Round 4: August 9-August 11 * Round 5: August 12-August 14 * Round 6: August 15-August 17 * Round 7: August 19-August 21 * Final & 3rd place match: August 22-August 24 ## Links * Official site [https://worldcup2023.fide.com/] * chess24 - Open Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-cup-2023] * chess24 - Women’s Section [https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/] * lichess - Open Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi] * lichess - Women’s Section [https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-womens-section/round-1-game-1/LU1RRBcy] * chess.com - Open Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-cup] * chess.com - Women’s Section [https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-womens-world-cup] * FIDE YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/fidechannel] * FIDE Twitch channel [https://twitch.tv/fide_chess] * chess24 Twitch channel [https://www.twitch.tv/chess24] * chess24 YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Chess24] * Interactive bracket [https://www.chessassess.com/follow] * Forecast [https://stachesstics.com/]