Chess World Cup 2005

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.

Contents 1 Background 2 Playing conditions 3 Qualification 4 Participants 5 Final standings 6 Results, rounds 5-7 6.1 Round 5 6.2 Round 6 6.3 Round 7 7 Results, rounds 1-4 7.1 Section 1 7.2 Section 2 7.3 Section 3 7.4 Section 4 7.5 Section 5 7.6 Section 6 7.7 Section 7 7.8 Section 8 8 External links

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 fot the World Championship, which was held as an eight-player double round-robun 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 (Pentala 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.

Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), 2748  Etienne Bacrot (FRA), 2725  Levon Aronian (ARM), 2724  Alexander Grischuk (RUS), 2720  Boris Gelfand (ISR), 2717  Alexei Shirov (ESP), 2710  Vladimir Akopian (ARM), 2707  Teimur Radjabov (AZE), 2704  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), 2704  Sergei Tiviakov (NED), 2699  Ivan Sokolov (NED), 2696  Alexey Dreev (RUS), 2694  Gata Kamsky (USA), 2690  Viorel Bologan (MDA), 2682  Joel Lautier (FRA), 2679  Lazaro Bruzon (CUB), 2677  Evgeny Bareev (RUS), 2675  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE), 2674  Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), 2674  Ilia Smirin (ISR), 2673  Pentala Harikrishna (IND), 2673  Vladimir Malakhov (RUS), 2670  Konstantin Sakaev (RUS), 2668  Andrei Volokitin (UKR), 2666  Alexander Moiseenko (UKR), 2663  Krishnan Sasikiran (IND), 2663  Pavel Eljanov (UKR), 2663  Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2662  Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS), 2659  Sergey Karjakin (UKR), 2658  Artyom Timofeev (RUS), 2658  Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2658  Michal Krasenkow (POL), 2655  Emil Sutovsky (ISR), 2654  Alexander Areshchenko (UKR), 2653  Alexander Khalifman (RUS), 2653  Vadim Milov (SUI), 2652  Mikhail Gurevich (TUR), 2652  Sergei Rublevsky (RUS), 2652  Loek van Wely (NED), 2648  Ye Jiangchuan (CHN), 2648  Zviad Izoria (GEO), 2646  David Navara (CZE), 2646  Giovanni Vescovi (BRA), 2646  Karen Asrian (ARM), 2645  Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS), 2644  Evgeniy Najer (RUS), 2641  Arkadij Naiditsch (GER), 2641  Alexander Onischuk (USA), 2640  Julio Granda (PER), 2637  Zahar Efimenko (UKR), 2637  Pavel Smirnov (RUS), 2637  Sergei Movsesian (SVK), 2635  Mikhail Kobalia (RUS), 2634  Evgenij Miroshnichenko (UKR), 2634  Alexander Motylev (RUS), 2632  Evgeny Alekseev (RUS), 2632  Alexander G. Beliavsky (SLO), 2631  Vasilios Kotronias (GRE), 2626  Ruben Felgaer (ARG), 2624  Andrei Istratescu (ROM), 2622  Gilberto Milos (BRA), 2620  Robert Kempinski (POL), 2619  Ivan Cheparinov (BUL), 2618

Alexei Fedorov (BLR), 2616  Rafael A. Vaganian (ARM), 2614  Darmen Sadvakasov (KAZ), 2612  Lubomir Ftacnik (SVK), 2612  Gregory S. Kaidanov (USA), 2608  Ni Hua (CHN), 2603  Baadur Jobava (GEO), 2601  Murtas Kazhgaleyev (KAZ), 2601  Michael Roiz (ISR), 2600  Oleg Korneev (RUS), 2599  Zhang Zhong (CHN), 2598  Mark Paragua (PHI), 2596  Dmitry Bocharov (RUS), 2592  Bartlomiej Macieja (POL), 2591  Alexander Ivanov (USA), 2589  Valerij Popov (RUS), 2588  Pavel Kotsur (KAZ), 2587  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI), 2586  Rafael Leitao (BRA), 2586  Wang Yue (CHN), 2585  Utut Adianto (INA), 2584  Predrag Nikolic (BIH), 2584  Sergey Erenburg (ISR), 2582  Xu Jun (CHN), 2582  Artashes Minasian (ARM), 2581  Dao Thien Hai (VIE), 2581  Robert Markus (SCG), 2579  Levan Pantsulaia (GEO), 2578  Ernesto Inarkiev (RUS), 2577  Alexander Stripunsky (USA), 2576  Hichem Hamdouchi (MAR), 2574  Farrukh Ammonatov (TJK), 2572  Magnus Carlsen (NOR), 2570  Evgenij Agrest (SWE), 2570  Csaba Balogh (HUN), 2567  Yuri Shulman (USA), 2565  Surya Shekhar Ganguly (IND), 2562  Sergey Kudrin (USA), 2551  Alexei Iljushin (RUS), 2546  Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR), 2541  Sang Cao (HUN), 2538  Darcy Gustavo Lima (BRA), 2529  Wang Hao (CHN), 2519, no title  Yu Shaoteng (CHN), 2516  Walter Arencibia (CUB), 2510  Li Shilong (CHN), 2510  Nurlan Ibraev (KAZ), 2508, IM  Vasquez Rodrigo (CHI), 2506  Nikolai Kabanov (RUS), 2506, IM  Aleksei Pridorozhni (RUS), 2506, IM  Carlos Matamoros (ECU), 2501  Zhao Jun (CHN), 2500  Pascal Charbonneau (CAN), 2500, IM  Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL), 2491  Slim Belkhodja (TUN), 2490  Ahmed Adly (EGY), 2480  Diego Flores (ARG), 2479, IM  Gary Lane (AUS), 2445, IM  Kiril Kuderinov (KAZ), 2432, FM  Watu Kobese (RSA), 2400, IM  Gaston Needleman (ARG), 2381, no title  Ali Frhat (EGY), 2306, FM  Stanley Chumfwa (ZAM), 2303, no title  Aleksandr Sibriaev (RUS), 2264, FM

Final standings

Levon Aronian (Armenia)  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)  Etienne Bacrot (France)  Alexander Grischuk (Russia)  Evgeny Bareev (Russia)  Boris Gelfand (Israel)  Sergei Rublevsky (Russia)  Mikhail Gurevich (Turkey)

Gata Kamsky (USA)  Magnus Carlsen (Norway)  Vladimir Malakhov (Russia)  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)  Alexey Dreev (Russia)  Loek Van Wely (Netherlands)  Joel Lautier (France)  Konstantin Sakaev (Russia)

Results, rounds 5-7

Round 5

Quarterfinals

• (17) Evgeny Bareev 0.5–1.5 Ruslan Ponomariov (9)
• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 0.5–1.5 Etienne Bacrot (2)
• (3) Levon Aronian 1.5–0.5 Mikhail Gurevich (38)
• (5) Boris Gelfand 2–4 Alexander Grischuk (4)

For places 9–16

• (97) Magnus Carlsen 1.5–0.5 Joel Lautier (15)
• (13) Gata Kamsky 1.5–0.5 Konstantin Sakaev (23)
• (22) Vladimir Malakhov 1.5–0.5 Alexey Dreev (12)
• (19) Francisco Vallejo Pons 2.5–1.5 Loek van Wely (40)

Round 6

Semifinals

• (4) Alexander Grischuk 1–3 Ruslan Ponomariov (9)
• (2) Etienne Bacrot 0.5–1.5 Levon Aronian (3)

For places 5–8

• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1.5–2.5 Evgeny Bareev (17)
• (38) Mikhail Gurevich 0–2 Boris Gelfand (5)

For places 9–12

• (22) Vladimir Malakhov 2.5–3.5 Magnus Carlsen (97)
• (13) Gata Kamsky 3.5–2.5 Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)

For places 13–16

• (15) Joel Lautier 2.5–3.5 Loek van Wely (40)
• (12) Alexey Dreev 1.5–0.5 Konstantin Sakaev (23)

Round 7

Final

• (9) Ruslan Ponomariov 1–3 Levon Aronian (3)

3rd place match

• (2) Etienne Bacrot 2.5–1.5 Alexander Grischuk (4)

5th place match

• (5) Boris Gelfand 1.5–2.5 Evgeny Bareev (17)

7th place match

• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1.5–0.5 Mikhail Gurevich (38)

9th place match

• (97) Magnus Carlsen 1–3 Gata Kamsky (13)

11th place match

• (22) Vladimir Malakhov 1.5–0.5 Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)

13th place match

• (40) Loek van Wely 1.5–2.5 Alexey Dreev (12)

15th place match

• (15) Joel Lautier 3.5–3.5 Konstantin Sakaev (23)

Results, rounds 1-4

Section 1

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	1	Vassily Ivanchuk	1.5
	128	Aleksandr Sibriaev	0.5
						1	Vassily Ivanchuk	0.5
						64	Ivan Cheparinov	1.5
	64	Ivan Cheparinov	2.5
	65	Alexei Fedorov	1.5
											64	Ivan Cheparinov	1
										97	Magnus Carlsen	3
	32	Zurab Azmaiparashvili	1
	97	Magnus Carlsen	3
						97	Magnus Carlsen	1.5
						96	Farrukh Ammonatov	0.5
	33	Michal Krasenkow	1
	96	Farrukh Ammonatov	3
																97	Magnus Carlsen	1.5
															17	Evgeny Bareev	2.5
	16	Lazaro Bruzon	2.5
	113	Nikolai Kabanov	1.5
						16	Lazaro Bruzon	2.5
						49	Alexander Onischuk	1.5
	49	Alexander Onischuk	1.5
	80	Valerij Popov	0.5
											16	Lazaro Bruzon	1.5
										17	Evgeny Bareev	2.5
	17	Evgeny Bareev	1.5
	112	Vasquez Rodrigo	0.5
						17	Evgeny Bareev	1.5
						48	Arkadij Naiditsch	0.5
	48	Arkadij Naiditsch	1.5
	81	Pavel Kotsur	0.5

Section 2

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	2	Etienne Bacrot	2
	127	Stanley Chumfwa	0
						2	Etienne Bacrot	1.5
						63	Robert Kempinski	0.5
	63	Robert Kempinski	3
	66	Rafael A. Vaganian	1
											2	Etienne Bacrot	3
										34	Emil Sutovsky	1
	31	Artyom Timofeev	2.5
	98	Evgenij Agrest	1.5
						31	Artyom Timofeev	1.5
						34	Emil Sutovsky	2.5
	34	Emil Sutovsky	2.5
	95	Hichem Hamdouchi	1.5
																2	Etienne Bacrot	2.5
															15	Joel Lautier	1.5
	15	Joel Lautier	3
	114	Aleksei Pridorozhni	1
						15	Joel Lautier	1.5
						79	Alexander Ivanov	0.5
	50	Julio Granda	0.5
	79	Alexander Ivanov	1.5
											15	Joel Lautier	3.5
										47	Evgeniy Najer	2.5
	18	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2.5
	111	Nurlan Ibraev	1.5
						18	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	3
						47	Evgeniy Najer	4
	47	Evgeniy Najer	1.5
	82	Ehsan Ghaem Maghami	0.5

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	0.5
	67	Darmen Sadvakasov	1.5
											3	Levon Aronian	1.5
										35	Alexander Areshchenko	0.5
	30	Sergey Karjakin	1.5
	99	Csaba Balogh	2.5
						99	Csaba Balogh	0.5
						35	Alexander Areshchenko	1.5
	35	Alexander Areshchenko	2
	94	Alexander Stripunsky	0
																3	Levon Aronian	2.5
															19	Francisco Vallejo Pons	1.5
	14	Viorel Bologan	2
	115	Carlos Matamoros	0
						14	Viorel Bologan	0
						51	Zahar Efimenko	2
	51	Zahar Efimenko	3
	78	Bartlomiej Macieja	1
											51	Zahar Efimenko	1
										19	Francisco Vallejo Pons	3
	19	Francisco Vallejo Pons	3
	110	Li Shilong	1
						19	Francisco Vallejo Pons	1.5
						83	Rafael Leitao	0.5
	46	Dmitry Jakovenko	1.5
	83	Rafael Leitao	2.5

Section 4

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	4	Alexander Grischuk	2
	125	Gaston Needleman	0
						4	Alexander Grischuk	2
						61	Andrei Istratescu	0
	61	Andrei Istratescu	2.5
	68	Lubomir Ftacnik	1.5
											4	Alexander Grischuk	2.5
										100	Yuri Shulman	1.5
	29	Vadim Zvjaginsev	3.5
	100	Yuri Shulman	3.5
						100	Yuri Shulman	3.5
						36	Alexander Khalifman	3.5
	36	Alexander Khalifman	2.5
	93	Ernesto Inarkiev	1.5
																4	Alexander Grischuk	1.5
															13	Gata Kamsky	0.5
	13	Gata Kamsky	1.5
	116	Zhao Jun	0.5
						13	Gata Kamsky	3
						77	Dmitry Bocharov	1
	52	Pavel Smirnov	0.5
	77	Dmitry Bocharov	1.5
											13	Gata Kamsky	3.5
										20	Ilia Smirin	2.5
	20	Ilia Smirin	2.5
	109	Walter Arencibia	1.5
						20	Ilia Smirin	2.5
						84	Wang Yue	1.5
	45	Karen Asrian	0.5
	84	Wang Yue	1.5

Section 5

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	5	Boris Gelfand	2
	124	Watu Kobese	0
						5	Boris Gelfand	2.5
						60	Ruben Felgaer	1.5
	60	Ruben Felgaer	1.5
	69	Gregory S. Kaidanov	0.5
											5	Boris Gelfand	4
										92	Levan Pantsulaia	2
	28	Hikaru Nakamura	0
	101	Surya Shekhar Ganguly	2
						101	Surya Shekhar Ganguly	1.5
						92	Levan Pantsulaia	2.5
	37	Vadim Milov	0.5
	92	Levan Pantsulaia	1.5
																5	Boris Gelfand	3.5
															12	Alexey Dreev	2.5
	12	Alexey Dreev	2
	117	Pascal Charbonneau	0
						12	Alexey Dreev	3.5
						76	Mark Paragua	2.5
	53	Sergei Movsesian	0.5
	76	Mark Paragua	1.5
											12	Alexey Dreev	2.5
										21	Pentala Harikrishna	1.5
	21	Pentala Harikrishna	3
	108	Yu Shaoteng	1
						21	Pentala Harikrishna	4
						44	Giovanni Vescovi	2
	44	Giovanni Vescovi	1.5
	85	Utut Adianto	0.5

Section 6

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	6	Alexei Shirov	1.5
	123	Kiril Kuderinov	0.5
						6	Alexei Shirov	2
						59	Vasilios Kotronias	0
	59	Vasilios Kotronias	1.5
	70	Ni Hua	0.5
											6	Alexei Shirov	0.5
										38	Mikhail Gurevich	1.5
	27	Pavel Eljanov	2.5
	102	Sergey Kudrin	1.5
						27	Pavel Eljanov	1.5
						38	Mikhail Gurevich	2.5
	38	Mikhail Gurevich	2.5
	91	Robert Markus	1.5
																38	Mikhail Gurevich	2.5
															22	Vladimir Malakhov	1.5
	11	Ivan Sokolov	1.5
	118	Antoaneta Stefanova	0.5
						11	Ivan Sokolov	2
						75	Zhang Zhong	0
	54	Mikhail Kobalia	1.5
	75	Zhang Zhong	2.5
											11	Ivan Sokolov	0.5
										22	Vladimir Malakhov	1.5
	22	Vladimir Malakhov	1.5
	107	Wang Hao	0.5
						22	Vladimir Malakhov	2
						86	Predrag Nikolic	0
	43	David Navara	3.5
	86	Predrag Nikolic	3.5

Section 7

	First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round
	7	Vladimir Akopian
	122	Gary Lane	w/o
						122	Gary Lane	0.5
						71	Baadur Jobava	1.5
	58	Alexander G. Beliavsky	1
	71	Baadur Jobava	3
											71	Baadur Jobava	1.5
										39	Sergei Rublevsky	2.5
	26	Krishnan Sasikiran	1.5
	103	Alexei Iljushin	0.5
						26	Krishnan Sasikiran	2.5
						39	Sergei Rublevsky	3.5
	39	Sergei Rublevsky	1.5
	90	Dao Thien Hai	0.5
																39	Sergei Rublevsky	1.5
															23	Konstantin Sakaev	0.5
	10	Sergei Tiviakov	2
	119	Slim Belkhodja	0
						10	Sergei Tiviakov	4
						74	Oleg Korneev	3
	55	Evgenij Miroshnichenko	1.5
	74	Oleg Korneev	2.5
											10	Sergei Tiviakov	0
										23	Konstantin Sakaev	2
	23	Konstantin Sakaev	2
	106	Darcy Gustavo Lima	0
						23	Konstantin Sakaev	2.5
						87	Sergey Erenburg	1.5
	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	2.5
						72	Murtas Kazhgaleyev	1.5
	57	Evgeny Alekseev	0.5
	72	Murtas Kazhgaleyev	1.5
											8	Teimur Radjabov	1.5
										40	Loek van Wely	2.5
	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	1.5
	120	Ahmed Adly	0.5
						9	Ruslan Ponomariov	2.5
						56	Alexander Motylev	1.5
	56	Alexander Motylev	1.5
	73	Michael Roiz	0.5
											9	Ruslan Ponomariov	2
										88	Xu Jun	0
	24	Andrei Volokitin	0.5
	105	Sang Cao	1.5
						105	Sang Cao	0.5
						88	Xu Jun	1.5
	41	Ye Jiangchuan	0.5
	88	Xu Jun	1.5

External links

• Official site
• World Cup 2005 regulations

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