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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.

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-robin 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.

Note: 7th seed Akopian did not show up for his first round match against Lane and lost on forfeit.

Final standings

The top 11 qualified for the 2007 Candidates Tournament.

Results, rounds 5–7

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best of 2)					Final (best of 2)
	5	Boris Gelfand	2
	4	Alexander Grischuk	4
						4	Alexander Grischuk	1
						9	Ruslan Ponomariov	3
	17	Evgeny Bareev	½
	9	Ruslan Ponomariov	1½
											9	Ruslan Ponomariov	1
											3	Levon Aronian	3
	39	Sergei Rublevsky	½
	2	Étienne Bacrot	1½
						2	Étienne Bacrot	½
						3	Levon Aronian	1½
	3	Levon Aronian	1½
	38	Mikhail Gurevich	½

The losers in rounds 4-6 played further mini matches to establish the places 3-16.

Placement matches

Round 5

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

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

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 Amonatov

½

33

Michał Krasenkow

1

96

Farrukh Amonatov

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

Rodrigo Vasquez

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 Leitão	½
	46	Dmitry Jakovenko	1½
	83	Rafael Leitão	2½

Section 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

4

Alexander Grischuk

2

125

Gastón Needleman

0

4

Alexander Grischuk

2

61

Andrei Istrățescu

0

61

Andrei Istrățescu

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

Kirill 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 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

• Official site


• World Cup 2005 regulations