Chess World Cup 2023

International chess tournament
FIDE Chess World Cup 2023
Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the 2023 FIDE World Cup.
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Dates30 July 2023–24 August 2023
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)Azerbaijan Chess Federation
Participants206
Final positions
ChampionNorway Magnus Carlsen
Runner-upIndia R Praggnanandhaa
3rd placeUnited States Fabiano Caruana
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The Chess World Cup 2023 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 July to 24 August 2023.[1] It was the 10th edition of the Chess World Cup. The winner, runner-up and third-place finisher of the tournament (Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Caruana) earned the right to the play in the 2024 Candidates Tournament.[2][3] In January 2024, Carlsen withdrew from the Candidates tournament, with the fourth-place finisher from the World Cup (Nijat Abasov) qualifying in his place.[4][5] The tournament was held in parallel with the Women's Chess World Cup 2023.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the defending champion.[6][7] He lost in the fifth round (last 16) to Fabiano Caruana.[8]

Format

Stamps of Azerbaijan

The tournament was an eight-round knockout event, with the top 50 seeds having been given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals played a match for third place. The players who finished first, second, and third qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2024, a tournament to decide the challenger for the upcoming World Championship.[9][10]

Each round consisted of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if they were required. The time limits were as follows:

Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30-minute increment on move 40, plus a 30-second increment per move from move 1, per player. If the match was tied after the classical games, players played two rapid chess games, with 25 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player. If the match was tied, players played two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player. If the match was still tied, players played two blitz games, with five minutes plus a three-second increment per move, per player. If the match was still tied, a single blitz game, with three minutes plus a two-second increment per move, was played to decide the match. A drawing of lots determined which player had white. If the game was drawn, the players switched colors and played again, and this process was repeated until a decisive result was obtained.

Schedule

Each round lasted three days: two for classical time control games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 ran from July 30 to August 7; August 8 was a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 ran from August 9 to 17; August 18 was a rest day; and the last two rounds ran from August 19 to 24.

Prize money

The total prize fund is US$1,834,000, with the first prize of US$110,000.

Prize money in US dollars
Ranking Prizes Total
Eliminated in Round 1
78 × 3,000
234,000
Eliminated in Round 2
64 × 6,000
384,000
Eliminated in Round 3
32 × 10,000
320,000
Eliminated in Round 4
16 × 16,000
256,000
Eliminated in Round 5
8 × 25,000
200,000
Eliminated in Round 6
4 × 35,000
140,000
4th place
1 × 50,000
50,000
3rd place
1 × 60,000
60,000
Runner-up
1 × 80,000
80,000
Winner
1 × 110,000
110,000
Total
1,834,000

Participants

The participants are seeded here by their FIDE rating of July 2023.[a] All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.[11]

01.    Magnus Carlsen (NOR), 2835 (WC)
02.    Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2787 (PN)
03.    Fabiano Caruana (USA), 2782 (Z2.1)
04.    Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS), 2779 (R)
05.    Anish Giri (NED), 2775 (R)
06.    Wesley So (USA), 2769 (Z2.1)
07.    Teimour Radjabov (AZE), 2747 (R)
08.    Gukesh D (IND), 2744 (R)
09.    Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE), 2742 (R)
10.    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), 2739 (R)
11.    Leinier Domínguez (USA), 2739 (Z2.1)
12.    Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2736 (R)
13.    Yu Yangyi (CHN), 2735 (R)
14.    Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL), 2732 (WC)
15.    Lê Quang Liêm (VIE), 2728 (R)
16.    Wei Yi (CHN), 2726 (R)
17.    Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), 2725 (R)
18.    Nikita Vitiugov (FIDE), 2720 (R)
19.    Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI), 2719 (R)
20.    Vidit Gujrathi (IND), 2719 (R)
21.    Daniil Dubov (RUS), 2716 (R)
22.    Sam Shankland (USA), 2711 (FN)
23.    Arjun Erigaisi (IND), 2710 (PN)
24.    Wang Hao (CHN), 2709 (R)
25.    Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), 2706 (FN)
26.    Bassem Amin (EGY), 2694 (AF22)
27.    Kirill Shevchenko (ROM), 2694 (E23)
28.    Jorden van Foreest (NED), 2693 (FN)
29.    Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROM), 2693 (E21)
30.    David Antón Guijarro (ESP), 2691 (E22)
31.    R Praggnanandhaa (IND), 2690 (AS22)
32.    Vincent Keymer (GER), 2690 (E21)
33.    Amin Tabatabaei (IRI), 2689 (FN)
34.    David Navara (CZE), 2689 (E21)
35.    Ray Robson (USA), 2689 (Z2.1)
36.    Nihal Sarin (IND), 2688 (FN)
37.    Peter Svidler (FIDE), 2688 (PN)
38.    Alexey Sarana (SRB), 2685 (E21)
39.    Nils Grandelius (SWE), 2684 (E23)
40.    Andrey Esipenko (FIDE), 2683 (E23)
41.    David Howell (ENG), 2677 (FN)
42.    Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO), 2676 (WC)
43.    Radosław Wojtaszek (POL), 2676 (FN)
44.    Andrei Volokitin (UKR), 2674 (FN)
45.    Matthias Bluebaum (GER), 2672 (E21)
46.    Alexander Donchenko (GER), 2668 (E23)
47.    Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2668 (E23)
48.    Anton Korobov (UKR), 2667 (E23)
49.    Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR), 2667 (PN)
50.    Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), 2664 (E22)
51.    Ivan Cheparinov (BUL), 2663 (E22)
52.    Etienne Bacrot (FRA), 2662 (E23)
53.    Salem Saleh (UAE), 2661 (FN)
54.    Gadir Guseinov (AZE), 2661 (E22)
55.    Javokhir Sindarov (UZB), 2659 (FN)
56.    Ivan Šarić (CRO), 2657 (E22)
57.    S. L. Narayanan (IND), 2656 (AS22)
58.    Jaime Santos Latasa (ESP), 2656 (E22)
59.    Jules Moussard (FRA), 2654 (E22)
60.    Laurent Fressinet (FRA), 2652 (FN)[12]
61.    Alexandr Predke (SRB), 2651 (E23)
62.    Awonder Liang (USA), 2649 (Z2.1)
63.    Benjámin Gledura (HUN), 2645 (E23)
64.    Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE), 2642 (E23)
65.    Aryan Tari (NOR), 2641 (E22)
66.    Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB), 2640 (Z3.4)
67.    Mustafa Yılmaz (TUR), 2639 (E21)
68.    Rauf Mamedov (AZE), 2636 (E21)
69.    Nijat Abasov (AZE), 2632 (E23)
70.    Vasif Durarbayli (AZE), 2631 (E22)
71.    Georg Meier (URU), 2629 (AM23)
72.    Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR), 2628 (E22)
73.    Rasmus Svane (GER), 2625 (E21)
74.    Markus Ragger (AUT), 2624 (E22)
75.    Jonas Buhl Bjerre (DEN), 2624 (E21)
76.    Anton Demchenko (SLO), 2623 (E21)
77.    Aleksandar Inđić (SRB), 2619 (E22)
78.    Frederik Svane (GER), 2618 (E23)
79.    Dmitrij Kollars (GER), 2618, (FN)[13]
80.    Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (CHI), 2618 (Z2.5)
81.    Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (ESP), 2617 (E22)
82.    Ferenc Berkes (HUN), 2615 (FN)
83.    Mateusz Bartel (POL), 2614 (E22)
84.    David Paravyan (FIDE), 2612 (E23)
85.    Daniele Vocaturo (ITA), 2609 (E21)
86.    Eric Hansen (CAN), 2609 (FN)
87.    Jerguš Pecháč (SVK), 2608 (E23)
88.    Ante Brkic (CRO), 2608 (E23)
89.    Eltaj Safarli (AZE), 2607 (FN)
90.    Mikhail Antipov (FIDE), 2606 (E21)
91.    Christopher Yoo (USA), 2606 (AM22)
92.    Abhimanyu Puranik (IND), 2605 (AS23)
93.    Axel Bachmann (PAR), 2604 (FN)
94.    Alexandr Fier (BRA), 2604 (Z2.4)
95.    Niclas Huschenbeth (GER), 2603 (E21)
96.    Denis Kadric (MNE), 2601 (FN)
97.    Daniel Dardha (BEL), 2600 (E23)
98.    Maxime Lagarde (FRA), 2599 (E21)
99.    Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB), 2597 (AS23)
100.    Kacper Piorun (POL), 2597 (E21)
101.    Ahmed Adly (EGY), 2596 (AF22)
102.    Ilia Smirin (ISR), 2595 (FN)
103.    Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (CUB), 2591 (Z2.3)
104.    Velimir Ivic (SRB), 2590 (E21)
105.    Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ), 2589 (FN)
106.    Sergei Azarov (FIDE), 2589 (E23)
107.    Nidjat Mamedov (AZE), 2589 (E21)
108.    Adhiban Baskaran (IND), 2587 (AS22)
109.    Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (GRE), 2587 (FN)[12]
110.    Aydin Suleymanli (AZE), 2586 (ON)
111.    Daniel Fridman (GER), 2586 (E21)
112.    Vahap Şanal (TUR), 2585 (E21)
113.    Luis Paulo Supi (BRA), 2582 (FN)[14]
114.    Peter Michalik (CZE), 2582 (FN)[12]
115.    Timur Gareyev (USA), 2581 (AM22)
116.    Temur Kuybokarov (AUS), 2581 (Z3.6)
117.    Bardiya Daneshvar (IRI), 2577 (AS23)
118.    Szymon Gumularz (POL), 2577 (E23)
119.    Valentin Dragnev (AUT), 2576 (E23)
120.    Tin Jingyao (SGP), 2573 (AS23)
121.    Bobby Cheng (AUS), 2572 (FN)
122.    Viktor Erdős (HUN), 2571 (E21)
123.    Emre Can (TUR), 2570 (FN)
124.    Fernando Peralta (ARG), 2568 (FN)
125.    Vugar Asadli (AZE), 2567 (ON)
126.    Tomas Laurusas (LTU), 2566 (FN)
127.    Karthik Venkataraman (IND), 2565 (Z3.7)
128.    Levan Pantsulaia (GEO), 2564 (E21)
129.    Harsha Bharathakoti (IND), 2563 (AS22)
130.    Gregory Kaidanov (USA), 2563 (AM22)
131.    Mikheil Mchedlishvili (GEO), 2561 (FN)
132.    Lê Tuấn Minh (VIE), 2557 (Z3.3)
133.    Arseniy Nesterov (FIDE), 2554 (E22)
134.    Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez (CUB), 2553 (FN)
135.    Grzegorz Nasuta (POL), 2552 (E23)
136.    Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE), 2551 (E22)
137.    Vladimir Baklan (UKR), 2550 (E22)
138.    Ori Kobo (ISR), 2548 (E22)
139.    Igor Janik (POL), 2548 (E23)
140.    Mahammad Muradli (AZE), 2546 (ON)
141.    Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), 2545 (E22)
142.    Emilio Cordova (PER), 2542 (FN)
143.    Ivan Ivanisevic (SRB), 2536 (FN)
144.    Adham Fawzy (EGY), 2533 (AF23)
145.    Zdenko Kozul (CRO), 2532 (E22)
146.    Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (GRE), IM, 2531 (E23)
147.    Xu Yinglun (CHN), 2531 (Z3.5)
148.    Felix Blohberger (AUT), 2522 (FN)
149.    Lance Henderson de La Fuente (AND), 2517 (Z1.10)
150.    Ivan Schitco (MLD), 2507 (FN)
151.    Susanto Megaranto (INA), 2505 (FN)
152.    Luka Paichadze (GEO), 2501 (E21)
153.    Ediz Gurel (TUR), IM, 2500 (E23)
154.    Alisher Suleymenov (KAZ), IM, 2499 (Z3.4)
155.    Santiago Avila Pavas (COL), 2499 (FN)
156.    Evandro Barbosa (BRA), 2493 (Z2.4)
157.    Pablo Ismael Acosta (ARG), IM, 2485 (Z2.5)
158.    Abdulla Gadimbayli (AZE), 2483 (U20)
159.    Yago De Moura Santiago (BRA), 2481 (AM23)
160.    Goh Wei Ming (SGP), 2473 (FN)
161.    Pablo Salinas Herrera (CHI), 2468 (FN)
162.    Fy Rakotomaharo (MAD), IM, 2463 (FN)[12]
163.    Gábor Nagy (HUN), 2461 (E21)
164.    Sumiya Bilguun (MGL), 2457 (Z3.3)
165.    Luis Fernando Ibarra Chami (MEX), 2448 (FN)
166.    Huang Renjie (CHN), untitled, 2445 (Z3.5)
167.    Josiah Stearman (USA), IM, 2444 (AM23)
168.    Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (PAN), IM, 2444 (Z2.3)
169.    Carlos Matamoros Franco (ECU), 2441 (FN)
170.    Mark Paragua (PHI), 2438 (FN)
171.    L M S T De Silva (SRI), IM, 2433 (FN)
172.    Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN), IM, 2428 (Z3.2)
173.    Trần Thanh Tú (JPN), CM, 2420 (FN)
174.    Abdelrahman Hesham (EGY), 2414 (AF22)
175.    Pouria Darini (IRI), 2412 (Z3.1)
176.    Ganzorig Amartuvshin (MGL), IM, 2407 (FN)
177.    Daniel Cawdery (RSA), IM, 2388 (FN)
178.    Enamul Hossain (BAN), 2386 (FN)
179.    Lee Jun Hyeok (KOR), IM, 2378 (FN)
180.    Amir Zaibi (TUN), 2375 (FN)
181.    Gianmarco Leiva (PER), IM, 2374 (AM23)
182.    Basheer Al Qudaimi (YEM), IM, 2374 (FN)
183.    Kareim Wageih (EGY), IM, 2369 (FN)
184.    Prin Laohawirapap (THA), FM, 2353 (FN)
185.    Mohamed Tissir (MAR), IM, 2347 (FN)[12]
186.    Bernardo Roselli (URU), IM, 2347 (FN)
187.    Leonel Figueredo Losada (MEX), IM, 2345 (AM22)
188.    Rodwell Makoto (ZIM), IM, 2312 (FN)[15]
189.    Lim Zhuo Ren (MAS), FM, 2310 (FN)
190.    Chitumbo Mwali (ZAM), IM, 2304 (FN)[16]
191.    Malek Koniahli (SYR), FM, 2296 (FN)
192.    Amro El Jawich (LBN), FM, 2288 (FN)
193.    Yuanchen Zhang (CAN), IM, 2281 (Z2.2)
194.    Eldiar Orozbaev (KGZ), FM, 2281 (FN)
195.    Alisher Karimov (TJK), FM, 2273 (FN)
196.    Oluwafemi Balogun (NGR), IM, 2235 (FN)
197.    Massinas Djabri (ALG), FM, 2231 (FN)
198.    Haruna Nsubuga (UGA), FM, 2223 (FN)
199.    Austin Yang Ching-Wei (TPE), FM, 2212 (FN)
200.    Providence Oatlhotse (BOT), IM, 2199 (FN)[12]
201.    Dante Beukes (NAM), IM, 2180 (FN)[12]
202.    Deng Cypriano Rehan (SSD), untitled, 2147 (FN)
203.    Rupesh Jaiswal (NEP), FM, 2122 (FN)
204.    Aydagnuhem Gezachew Abera (ETH), CM, 2121 (FN)
205.    Nay Lin Tun (MYA), CM, 2055 (FN)
206.    Yousef Alhassadi (LBA), untitled, 2030 (FN)[12]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifier explanation

The following 206 players qualified for the World Cup:[9]

Armenia did not nominate a player, and a third Organizer's nominee was invited instead.

The participants were seeded by their FIDE rating of July 2023.[9]

Replacements

The following are the players from the list of qualifiers[11] who declined to play, and their replacements:

Rounds 1–4

Pairings were published on July 4, on the official FIDE website.[34]

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
1 Norway M Carlsen Bye
- Bye 1
1 Norway M Carlsen 2
128 Georgia (country) L Pantsulaia 0
128 Georgia (country) L Pantsulaia 2½
129 India H Bharathakoti 1½
1 Norway M Carlsen 1½
65 Norway A Tari ½
65 Norway A Tari 2
192 Lebanon A El Jawich 0
65 Norway A Tari 1½
64 Czech Republic TDV Nguyen ½
64 Czech Republic TDV Nguyen 2
193 Canada Y Zhang 0
1 Norway M Carlsen 3½
32 Germany V Keymer 2½
33 Iran A Tabatabaei Bye
- Bye 33
33 Iran A Tabatabaei 1½
161 Chile P Salinas Herrera ½
96 Montenegro D Kadrić 0
161 Chile P Salinas Herrera 2
33 Iran A Tabatabaei 0
32 Germany V Keymer 2
97 Belgium D Dardha 1½
160 Singapore WM Goh ½
97 Belgium D Dardha ½
32 Germany V Keymer 1½
32 Germany V Keymer Bye
- Bye 32

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
17 Uzbekistan N Abdusattorov Bye
Bye 17
17 Uzbekistan N Abdusattorov ½
112 Turkey V Şanal 1½
112 Turkey V Şanal 5
145 Croatia Z Kožul 3
112 Turkey V Şanal 3
48 Ukraine A Korobov 1
81 Spain E Iturrizaga Bonelli 2½
176 Mongolia G Amartuvshin 1½
81 Spain E Iturrizaga Bonelli 1½
48 Ukraine A Korobov 2½
48 Ukraine A Korobov Bye
- Bye 48
112 Turkey V Şanal 2½
49 Ukraine V Ivanchuk 3½
49 Ukraine V Ivanchuk Bye
- Bye 49
49 Ukraine V Ivanchuk 4
80 Chile C Henriquez Villagra 2
80 Chile C Henriquez Villagra 1½
177 South Africa D Cawdery ½
49 Ukraine V Ivanchuk 2½
16 China Y Wei 1½
113 Brazil LP Supi 3
144 Egypt A Fawzy 1
113 Brazil LP Supi ½
16 China Y Wei 1½
16 China Y Wei Bye
- Bye 16

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
9 Azerbaijan S Mamedyarov Bye
- Bye 9
9 Azerbaijan S Mamedyarov ½
120 Singapore J Tin 1½
120 Singapore J Tin 1½
137 Ukraine V Baklan ½
120 Singapore J Tin ½
73 Germany R Svane 1½
73 Germany R Svane 1½
184 Thailand P Laohawirapap ½
73 Germany R Svane 1½
56 Croatia I Šarić ½
56 Croatia I Šarić 1½
201 Namibia D Beukes ½
73 Germany R Svane 4
24 China H Wang 5
41 England D Howell Bye
- Bye 41
41 England D Howell 3
88 Croatia A Brkić 1
88 Croatia A Brkić 4½
169 Ecuador C Matamoros Franco 3½
41 England D Howell 1½
24 China H Wang 2½
105 Kazakhstan R Jumabayev 3½
152 Georgia (country) L Paichedze 2½
105 Kazakhstan R Jumabayev ½
24 China H Wang 1½
24 China H Wang Bye
- Bye 24

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
25 Spain F Vallejo Pons Bye
- Bye 25
25 Spain F Vallejo Pons 2
104 Serbia V Ivić 0
104 Serbia V Ivić 3
153 Turkey E Gurel 1
25 Spain F Vallejo Pons 1
40 FIDE A Esipenko 3
89 Azerbaijan E Safarli 3
168 Panama R Sanchez Alvarez 1
89 Azerbaijan E Safarli 1
40 FIDE A Esipenko 3
40 FIDE A Esipenko Bye
- Bye 40
40 FIDE A Esipenko 1½
8 India Gukesh D 2½
57 India S. L. Narayanan 2
200 Botswana P Oatlhotse 0
57 India S. L. Narayanan 1½
72 Ukraine Y Kuzubov ½
72 Ukraine Y Kuzubov 2
185 Morocco M Tissir 0
57 India S. L. Narayanan ½
8 India Gukesh D 1½
121 Australia B Cheng 1½
136 Azerbaijan M Iskandarov 2½
136 Azerbaijan M Iskandarov 0
8 India Gukesh D 2
8 India Gukesh D Bye
- Bye 8

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
5 Netherlands A Giri Bye
- Bye 5
5 Netherlands A Giri 2½
133 FIDE A Nesterov 1½
124 Argentina F Peralta 2½
133 FIDE A Nesterov 3½
5 Netherlands A Giri 3½
69 Azerbaijan N Abasov 4½
69 Azerbaijan N Abasov 2
188 Zimbabwe R Makoto 0
69 Azerbaijan N Abasov 2½
60 France L Fressinet 1½
60 France L Fressinet 2
197 Algeria M Djabri 0
69 Azerbaijan N Abasov 2½
37 FIDE P Svidler 1½
37 FIDE P Svidler Bye
- Bye 37
37 FIDE P Svidler 1½
92 India A Puranik ½
92 India A Puranik 2
165 Mexico L Ibarra Chami 0
37 FIDE P Svidler 2½
28 Netherlands J van Foreest 1½
101 Egypt A Adly 1½
156 Brazil E Amorim Barbosa ½
101 Egypt A Adly ½
28 Netherlands J van Foreest 1½
28 Netherlands J van Foreest Bye
- Bye 28

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
21 FIDE D Dubov Bye
- Bye 21
21 FIDE D Dubov 1½
108 India A Baskaran ½
108 India A Baskaran 3
149 Andorra L Henderson de La Fuente 1
21 FIDE D Dubov ½
85 Italy D Vocaturo 1½
85 Italy D Vocaturo 2
172 Bangladesh R Fahad 0
85 Italy D Vocaturo 3
44 Ukraine A Volokitin 1
44 Ukraine A Volokitin Bye
- Bye 44
85 Italy D Vocaturo 1
53 United Arab Emirates S Saleh 3
53 United Arab Emirates S Saleh 2
204 Ethiopia A Gezachew Abera 0
53 United Arab Emirates S Saleh 1½
181 Peru G Leiva ½
76 Slovenia A Demchenko ½
181 Peru G Leiva 1½
53 United Arab Emirates S Saleh 2½
117 Iran B Daneshvar 1½
117 Iran B Daneshvar 1½
140 Azerbaijan M Muradli ½
117 Iran B Daneshvar 5
12 FIDE A Grischuk 4
12 FIDE A Grischuk Bye
- Bye 12

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
13 China Y Yu Bye
- Bye 13
13 China Y Yu 1½
116 Australia T Kuybokarov ½
116 Australia T Kuybokarov 1½
141 Ukraine V Bernadskiy ½
13 China Y Yu 1½
52 France É Bacrot 2½
77 Serbia A Inđić 2
180 Tunisia A Zaibi 0
77 Serbia A Inđić 1½
52 France É Bacrot 2½
52 France É Bacrot 2
205 Myanmar Nay Lin Tun 0
52 France É Bacrot ½
20 India V Gujrathi 1½
45 Germany M Blübaum Bye
- Bye 45
45 Germany M Blübaum 2½
84 FIDE D Paravyan 1½
84 FIDE D Paravyan 1½
173 Japan TT Trần ½
45 Germany M Blübaum 4
20 India V Gujrathi 5
109 Greece D Mastrovasilis 4
148 Austria F Blohberger 2
109 Greece D Mastrovasilis 3½
20 India V Gujrathi 4½
20 India V Gujrathi Bye
- Bye 20

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
29 Romania B–D Deac Bye
- Bye 29
29 Romania B–D Deac 2
157 Argentina Pablo Ismael Acosta 0
100 Poland K Piorun 2½
157 Argentina Pablo Ismael Acosta 3½
29 Romania B–D Deac 1½
36 India N Sarin 2½
93 Paraguay A Bachmann 1½
164 Mongolia S Bilguun ½
93 Paraguay A Bachmann 0
36 India N Sarin 2
36 India N Sarin Bye
- Bye 36
36 India N Sarin 1
4 FIDE I Nepomniachtchi 3
61 Serbia A Predke 2
196 Nigeria O Balogun 0
61 Serbia A Predke 2½
68 Azerbaijan R Mamedov 3½
68 Azerbaijan R Mamedov 2
189 Malaysia RZ Lim 0
68 Azerbaijan R Mamedov 1½
4 FIDE I Nepomniachtchi 2½
125 Azerbaijan V Asadli 2½
132 Vietnam MT Lê 1½
125 Azerbaijan V Asadli ½
4 FIDE I Nepomniachtchi 1½
4 FIDE I Nepomniachtchi Bye
- Bye 4

Section 9

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
3 United States F Caruana Bye
- Bye 3
3 United States F Caruana 2
131 Georgia (country) M Mchedlishvili 0
126 Lithuania T Laurušas 1½
131 Georgia (country) M Mchedlishvili 2½
3 United States F Caruana 3
67 Turkey M Yılmaz 1
67 Turkey M Yılmaz 2
190 Zambia C Mwali 0
67 Turkey M Yılmaz 4
62 United States A Liang 2
62 United States A Liang 1½
195 Tajikistan A Karimov ½
3 United States F Caruana 1½
35 United States R Robson ½
35 United States R Robson Bye
- Bye 35
35 United States R Robson 1½
94 Brazil A Fier ½
94 Brazil A Fier 1½
163 Hungary G Nagy ½
35 United States R Robson 1½
158 Azerbaijan A Gadimbayli ½
99 Uzbekistan S Vokhidov 1½
158 Azerbaijan A Gadimbayli 2½
158 Azerbaijan A Gadimbayli 2½
30 Spain D Antón Guijarro 1½
30 Spain D Antón Guijarro Bye
- Bye 30

Section 10

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
19 Iran P Maghsoodloo Bye
- Bye 19
19 Iran P Maghsoodloo 1½
110 Azerbaijan A Suleymanli ½
110 Azerbaijan A Suleymanli 5½
147 China Y Xu 4½
19 Iran P Maghsoodloo 1½
46 Germany A Donchenko ½
83 Poland M Bartel 2½
174 Egypt A Hesham 1½
83 Poland M Bartel 4
46 Germany A Donchenko 5
46 Germany A Donchenko Bye
- Bye 46
19 Iran P Maghsoodloo 2½
14 Poland J-K Duda 3½
51 Bulgaria I Cheparinov 1½
206 Libya Y Alhassadi ½
51 Bulgaria I Cheparinov 2½
78 Germany F Svane 1½
78 Germany F Svane 1½
179 South Korea JH Lee ½
51 Bulgaria I Cheparinov 1½
14 Poland J-K Duda 2½
115 United States T Gareyev 0
142 Peru E Córdova 2
142 Peru E Córdova ½
14 Poland J-K Duda 1½
14 Poland J-K Duda Bye
- Bye 14

Section 11

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
11 United States L Domínguez Bye
- Bye 11
11 United States L Domínguez 2
139 Poland I Janik 0
118 Poland S Gumularz 1
139 Poland I Janik 3
11 United States L Domínguez 1½
54 Azerbaijan G Guseinov ½
75 Denmark J Buhl Bjerre 1½
182 Yemen B Al Qudaimi ½
75 Denmark J Buhl Bjerre 3½
54 Azerbaijan G Guseinov 4½
54 Azerbaijan G Guseinov 1½
203 Nepal R Jaiswal ½
11 United States L Domínguez 3½
43 Poland R Wojtaszek 2½
43 Poland R Wojtaszek Bye
- Bye 43
43 Poland R Wojtaszek 1½
171 Sri Lanka LMST De Silva ½
86 Canada E Hansen [d]
171 Sri Lanka LMST De Silva w/o
43 Poland R Wojtaszek 3
150 Moldova I Schitco 1
107 Azerbaijan N Mamedov ½
150 Moldova I Schitco 1½
150 Moldova I Schitco 1½
22 United States S Shankland ½
22 United States S Shankland Bye
- Bye 22

Section 12

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
27 Romania K Shevchenko Bye
- Bye 27
27 Romania K Shevchenko 2
102 Israel I Smirin 0
102 Israel I Smirin 5
155 Colombia S Avila Pavas 3
27 Romania K Shevchenko ½
38 Serbia A Sarana 1½
91 United States C Yoo [e]
166 China R Huang w/o
166 China R Huang ½
38 Serbia A Sarana 1½
38 Serbia A Sarana Bye
- Bye 38
38 Serbia A Sarana 1½
6 United States W So ½
59 France J Moussard 1½
198 Uganda H Nsubuga ½
59 France J Moussard 1½
70 Azerbaijan V Durarbayli ½
70 Azerbaijan V Durarbayli 1½
187 Mexico L Figueredo Losada ½
59 France J Moussard 2½
6 United States W So 3½
123 Turkey E Can 2½
134 Cuba L Quesada Pérez 1½
123 Turkey E Can 1½
6 United States W So 2½
6 United States W So Bye
- Bye 6

Section 13

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
7 Azerbaijan T Radjabov Bye
- Bye 7
7 Azerbaijan T Radjabov 1½
122 Hungary V Erdős ½
122 Hungary V Erdős 1½
135 Poland G Nasuta ½
7 Azerbaijan T Radjabov 1½
58 Spain J Santos Latasa 2½
71 Uruguay G Meier 1½
186 Uruguay B Roselli ½
71 Uruguay G Meier 1½
58 Spain J Santos Latasa 2½
58 Spain J Santos Latasa 2
199 Chinese Taipei C-W Yang 0
58 Spain J Santos Latasa ½
39 Sweden N Grandelius 1½
39 Sweden N Grandelius Bye
- Bye 39
39 Sweden N Grandelius 2½
90 FIDE M Antipov 1½
90 FIDE M Antipov 1½
167 United States J Stearman ½
39 Sweden N Grandelius 2½
26 Egypt B Amin 1½
103 Cuba C Albornoz Cabrera 2½
154 Kazakhstan A Suleymenov 1½
103 Cuba C Albornoz Cabrera 1½
26 Egypt B Amin 2½
26 Egypt B Amin Bye
- Bye 26

Section 14

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
23 India A Erigaisi Bye
- Bye 23
23 India A Erigaisi 3½
106 FIDE S Azarov 2½
106 FIDE S Azarov 1½
151 Indonesia S Megaranto ½
23 India A Erigaisi 1½
42 Slovenia V Fedoseev ½
87 Slovakia J Pecháč 1½
170 Philippines M Paragua ½
87 Slovakia J Pecháč 1½
42 Slovenia V Fedoseev 2½
42 Slovenia V Fedoseev Bye
- Bye 42
23 India A Erigaisi 1½
55 Uzbekistan J Sindarov ½
55 Uzbekistan J Sindarov 2
202 South Sudan DC Rehan 0
55 Uzbekistan J Sindarov 2½
74 Austria M Ragger 1½
74 Austria M Ragger 2½
183 Egypt K Wageih 1½
55 Uzbekistan J Sindarov 1½
10 France M Vachier-Lagrave ½
119 Austria V Dragnev 1½
138 Israel O Kobo ½
119 Austria V Dragnev 1½
10 France M Vachier-Lagrave 2½
10 France M Vachier-Lagrave Bye
- Bye 10

Section 15

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
15 Vietnam LQ Lê Bye
- Bye 15
15 Vietnam LQ Lê 3
143 Serbia I Ivanišević 1
114 Czech Republic P Michalik ½
143 Serbia I Ivanišević 1½
15 Vietnam LQ Lê 2½
50 Ukraine R Ponomariov 3½
79 Germany D Kollars 1½
178 Bangladesh E Hossein ½
79 Germany D Kollars 3
50 Ukraine R Ponomariov 5
50 Ukraine R Ponomariov Bye
- Bye 50
50 Ukraine R Ponomariov ½
82 Hungary F Berkes 1½
47 Israel B Gelfand Bye
- Bye 47
47 Israel B Gelfand ½
82 Hungary F Berkes 1½
82 Hungary F Berkes 2½
175 Iran P Darini 1½
82 Hungary F Berkes 2½
18 FIDE N Vitiugov 1½
111 Germany D Fridman 1½
146 Greece S Kourkoulos-Arditis ½
111 Germany D Fridman ½
18 FIDE N Vitiugov 1½
18 FIDE N Vitiugov Bye
- Bye 18

Section 16

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
            
31 India R Praggnanandhaa Bye
- Bye 31
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 1½
98 France M Lagarde ½
98 France M Lagarde 1½
159 Brazil Y De Moura Santiago ½
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 1½
34 Czech Republic D Navara ½
95 Germany N Huschenbeth 1½
162 Madagascar F Rakotomaharo ½
95 Germany N Huschenbeth 2
34 Czech Republic D Navara 4
34 Czech Republic D Navara Bye
- Bye 34
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 3
2 United States H Nakamura 1
63 Hungary B Gledura 1½
194 Kyrgyzstan E Orozbaev ½
63 Hungary B Gledura 2½
66 Uzbekistan N Yakubboev 1½
66 Uzbekistan N Yakubboev 2
191 Syria M Koniahli 0
63 Hungary B Gledura ½
2 United States H Nakamura 1½
127 India V Karthik 1½
130 United States G Kaidanov ½
127 India V Karthik 1½
2 United States H Nakamura 2½
2 United States H Nakamura Bye
- Bye 2

Rounds 5–8

Fifth round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 2
49 Ukraine Vasyl Ivanchuk 0
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 1½
8 India Gukesh D ½
24 China Wang Hao ½
8 India Gukesh D 1½
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 1½
69 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov ½
69 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov 2
53 United Arab Emirates Salem Saleh 0
69 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov 1½
20 India Vidit Gujrathi ½
20 India Vidit Gujrathi 4
4 FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi 2
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 2½
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 1½
3 United States Fabiano Caruana 1½
14 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda ½
3 United States Fabiano Caruana 1½
11 United States Leinier Domínguez ½
11 United States Leinier Domínguez 1½
38 Serbia Alexey Sarana ½
3 United States Fabiano Caruana 2½
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 3½
39 Sweden Nils Grandelius ½ Third place
23 India Arjun Erigaisi 1½
23 India Arjun Erigaisi 4 69 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov 1
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 5 3 United States Fabiano Caruana 3
82 Hungary Ferenc Berkes ½
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 1½

Third place

Seed Name Aug 2023 rating 1 2 R1 R2 Total
69 Azerbaijan Nijat Abasov 2632 1 0 0 0 1
3 United States Fabiano Caruana 2782 0 1 1 1 3

Finals

Seed Name Aug 2023 rating 1 2 R1 R2 Total
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 2835 ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½
31 India R Praggnanandhaa 2690 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½

Notes

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  1. ^ Ding Liren would have been seeded first as the World Champion, but he declined to play in the World Cup.
  2. ^ Players who appear inactive at least once in the 6 FIDE rating lists from January to June 2023 are not eligible.
  3. ^ Nakamura initially qualified by rating, but declined his invitation due to unspecified summer plans. He later received a nomination by the FIDE president after his summer plans were cancelled.[33]
  4. ^ Hansen did not show up for his matches due to travel issues.[35]
  5. ^ Yoo did not show up for his matches due to travel issues.

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