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    World Cup Baku 2015

    On July 3, this announcement from FIDE

    Chess Olympiad 2016 awarded to Baku

    The FIDE Congress has awarded the 2016 World Chess Olympiad to the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. The other two applications by Albena (Bulgaria) and Tallin (Estonia) were not approved.

    The FIDE World Cup 2015 is also awarded to the city of Baku.

    September 10, 2015 to October 5, 2015

    PARTICIPANTS of the WORLD CUP 2015

    a) World Cup 2013 semi-finalists

    01. V. Kramnik (RUS)
    02. D. Andreikin (RUS)
    03. M. Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)
    04. E. Tomashevsky (RUS)

    b) Women's World Champion 2014:

    05. M. Muzychuk (UKR)

    c) Junior World Champions 2013 & 2014:

    06. Yu Yangyi (CHN)
    07. Lu Shanglei (CHN)

    d) From FIDE Rating List, average 2/2014 up to 1/2015:

    08. L. Aronian (ARM) 2808.00
    09. F. Caruana (USA) 2803.66
    10. A. Grischuk (RUS) 2792.16
    11. V. Topalov (BUL) 2784.50
    12. H. Nakamura (USA) 2775.41
    13. S. Karjakin (RUS) 2772.00
    14. A. Giri (NED) 2756.91
    15. S. Mamedyarov (AZE) 2755.33
    16. B. Gelfand (ISR) 2752.00
    17. L. Dominguez (CUB) 2750.25
    18. Wesley So (USA) 2748.66
    19. M. Adams (ENG) 2747.66
    20. P. Svidler (RUS) 2747.41
    21. N. Vitiugov (RUS) 2740.83
    22. V. Ivanchuk (UKR) 2735.25
    23. P. Leko (HUN) 2731.08
    24. Ding Liren (CHN) 2726.50
    25. Wang Hao (CHN) 2724.83
    26. P. Harikrishna (IND) 2723.50

    e) 46 players from European Championships 2014 & 2015

    27. A. Motylev (RUS) 2014
    28. D. Anton Guijarro (ESP) 2014
    29. V. Fedoseev (RUS) 2014
    30. D. Solak (TUR) 2014
    31. P. Eljanov (UKR) 2014
    32. C. Lupulescu (ROU) 2014
    33. D. Navara (CZE) 2014
    34. I. Saric (CRO) 2014
    35. I. Lysyj (RUS) 2014
    36. H. Melkumyan (ARM) 2014
    37. R. Wojtaszek (POL) 2014
    38. D. Jakovenko (RUS) 2014
    39. V. Artemiev (RUS) 2014
    40. I. Smirin (ISR) 2014
    41. L. Fressinet (FRA) 2014
    42. G. Sargissian (ARM) 2014
    43. A. Areshchenko (UKR) 2014
    44. M. Perunovic (SRB) 2014
    45. I. Cheparinov (BUL) 2014
    46. V. Iordachescu (MDA) 2014
    47. S. Zhigalko (BLR) 2014
    48. S. Ter-Sahakyan (ARM) 2014
    49. C. Balogh (HUN) 2014
    50. E. Najer (RUS) 2015
    51. M. Bartel (POL) 2015
    52. D. Khismatullin (RUS) 2015
    53. Y. Vovk (UKR) 2015
    54. A. Korobov (UKR) 2015
    55. A. Ipatov (TUR) 2015
    56. A. Volokitin (UKR) 2015
    57. M. Matlakov (RUS) 2015
    58. S. Sjugirov (RUS) 2015
    59. A. Moiseenko (UKR) 2015
    60. I. Iljiushenok (RUS) 2015
    61. R. Kempinski (POL) 2015
    62. I. Popov (RUS) 2015
    63. V. Laznicka (CZE) 2015
    64. M. Rodshtein (ISR) 2015
    65. A. Brkic (CRO) 2015
    66. L. Nisipeanu (GER) 2015
    67. B. Grachev (RUS) 2015
    68. T. Nabaty (ISR) 2015
    69. E. Can (TUR) 2015
    70. I. Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2015
    71. A. Goganov (RUS) 2015
    72. I. Bukavshin (RUS) 2015

    f) 20 players from the Americas

    73. A. Fier (BRA) Zonal 2.4
    74. D. Cori (PER) Zonal 2.4
    75. L. Bruzon (CUB) Zonal 2.3
    76. E. Espinosa Veloz (CUB) Zonal 2.3
    77. R. Robson (USA) Zonal 2.1
    78. A. Onischuk (USA) Zonal 2.1
    79. G. Kamsky (USA) Zonal 2.1
    80. V. Akobian (USA) Zonal 2.1
    81. S. Sevian (USA) Zonal 2.1
    82. T. Krnan (CAN) Zonal 2.2
    83. Julio Granda (PER) Continental 2014
    84. S. Shankland (USA) Continental 2014
    85. Isan Ortiz (CUB) Continental 2014
    86. R. Leitao (BRA) Continental 2014
    87. Yuniesky Quesada (CUB) Continental 2015
    88. E. Iturrizaga (VEN) Continental 2015
    89. F. Perz Ponza (ARG) Continental 2015
    90. A. Kovalyov (CAN) Continental 2015
    91. Sndro Mareco (ARG) Zonal 2.5
    92. Cristóbal Villarga (CHI) Zonal 2.5

    g) 20 players from Asia/Oceania

    93. Ganguly Surya Shekhar (IND) Continental 2015
    94. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (IND) Continental 2015
    95. Zhou Jianchao (CHN) Continental 2015
    96. Maghsoodloo Parham (IRI) Continental 2015
    97. Lalith Babu M.R. (IND) Continental 2015
    98. Le Quang Liem (VIE) Zonal 3.3
    99. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE) Zonal 3.3
    100. Sethuraman S.P. (IND) Zonal 3.7
    101. Z. Rahman (BAN) Zonal 3.2
    102. Wei Yi (CHN) Zonal 3.5
    103. Zhao Jun (CHN) Zonal 3.5
    104. B. Adhiban (IND) Continental 2014
    105. Ni Hua (CHN) Continental 2014
    106. R. Kasimjanov (UZB) Continental 2014
    107. Wen Yang (CHN) Continental 2014
    108. Salem A.R. Saleh (UAE) Continental 2014
    109. M. Illingworth (AUS) Zonal 3.6
    110. Idani Pouya (IRI) Zonal 3.1
    111. R. Jumabayev (KAZ) Zonal 3.4
    112. Y. Atabayev (TKM) Zonal 3.4

    h) 6 players from Africa

    113. Amin Bassem (EGY) Egypt
    114. Ahmed Adly (EGY) Egypt
    115. Amir Zaibi (TUN) Tunisia
    116. Arthur Ssegwanyi (UGA) Uganda
    117. Richmond Phiri (ZAM) Zambia
    118. Oladapo Adu (NGR) Nigeria

    i) 5 nominees of the FIDE President

    119. Hou Yifan (CHN)
    120. G. Guseinov (AZE)
    121. I. Kovalenko (LAT)
    122. M. Wiedenkeller (LUX)
    123. E. Inarkiev (RUS)

    j) 4 nominees of the local Organising Committee

    124. R. Mamedov (AZE)
    125. E. Safarli (AZE)
    126. V. Durarbayli (AZE)
    127. T. Radjabov (AZE)

    k) 1 ACP Tour Qualifier

    128. R. Edouard (FRA)

    Total = 128 players

  • #2
    Re: World Cup Baku 2015

    World Cup Baku 2015

    Chess by the Numbers has already worked out the odds of winning

    https://chessnumbers.wordpress.com/w...015-world-cup/


    Seed Player Rating Odds REACHING FINALS Odds of WINNING

    1 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2816 26.5% 16.4%
    2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2814 24.9% 15.5%
    3 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2808 22.2% 13.4%
    4 Anish Giri (NED) 2793 17.1% 9.3%
    5 Wesley So (USA) 2779 12.1% 6.0%
    6 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2777 10.8% 5.4%
    7 Alexander Grisch.(RUS) 2771 9.1% 4.4%
    8 Ding Liren (CHN) 2770 8.9% 4.2%
    9 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2765 7.6% 3.4%
    10 Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 2759 6.2% 2.8%

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    • #3
      Re: World Cup Baku 2015

      World Cup Baku 2015

      From St. Louis Public Radio:

      July 30, 2015

      Every two years FIDE, the International Chess Federation, holds a World Chess Championship. One of the qualifying events to earn a seat at the tournament is the World Cup. The World Cup is different than most chess tournaments because it is a 128 player knockout event. Most chess competitions are Swiss-system or round-robin (all-play-all) events. However, the World Cup is similar to the NCAA March Madness as half the players are eliminated every round. The tournament takes a few weeks compared to most Grandmaster level events taking a mere 9-13 days.

      The 2015 World Cup will be held Sept. 10-Oct. 4 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The top two finishers will be automatically seeded into the 2016 Candidates Tournament. This tournament will then determine who will challenge World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen, at the end of 2016 for the title of World Champion.

      There are two very interesting things about this iteration of the World Cup. First, there are several Americans playing, with two of those Americans, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, having already qualified for the Candidates Tournament next year. So, why are they playing in the World Cup if they already qualified? The cash prizes are quite high, with the winner getting $120,000 and the runner-up receiving $80,000. Both Hikaru and Fabiano will be flying to Baku from St. Louis, where they will be participating in the Sinquefield Cup from Aug. 22-Sept. 3. The third American with good odds is Wesley So, ranked 8th in the world. So, Caruana and Nakamura are expected to strengthen the United States’ chances to go for gold in the 2016 Olympiad and 2017 World Team Championship.

      Even more startling news is that Levon Aronian, an Armenian, top 10 in the world, will be playing in Baku as well. Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia are on a decline and Aronian has never played chess in Baku. Assurances from the president of Azerbaijan made it possible for Aronian to play for the World Title. Occasionally in the world of chess, as with other sports, some athletes will not travel or are not allowed to visit other countries, but rarely has this affected the highest chess title.

      The 2015 World Cup will be one of the few events ever held with more than 100 grandmasters participating. The United States will have nine players participating including the world’s youngest GM, Sam Sevian. Sam also has Armenian roots, so it will be a great coup for the FIDE motto, “Gens una sumus” (Latin for ‘We are one people’). It is reassuring to see politically disputing countries still playing chess and battling it out on the chessboard.

      Other American participating are grandmasters Ray Robson (a student at Webster University), Gata Kamsky, Alex Onischuk, Sam Shankland and Var Akobian. All of the American grandmasters have visited St. Louis on several occasions.

      Ben Finegold

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      • #4
        Re: World Cup Baku 2015

        Pairings: http://www.fide.com/images/stories/N...p_Pairings.pdf

        Ding-Krnan

        Kasimdzanov-Kovalyov
        Last edited by David Ottosen; Thursday, 20th August, 2015, 08:42 AM.

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        • #5
          Re: World Cup Baku 2015

          Originally posted by David Ottosen View Post
          Pairings: http://www.fide.com/images/stories/N...p_Pairings.pdf

          Ding-Krnan

          Kasimdzanov-Kovalyov
          I think in a match format Kovalyov has decent chances to advance.
          "Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.

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          • #6
            Re: World Cup Baku 2015

            World Cup Baku 2015

            August 22, 2015

            The bracket has now been published with some changes. Anton Kovalyov meets Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the first round and Tomas Kman plays Ding Liren.

            The colours in game one will be determined at the opening ceremony.

            The bracket in all its magnificence can be seen at

            http://en.chessbase.com/post/2015-wo...ed-and-updated

            From chessbase.com

            The tournament is a knockout format with mini-matches of two games played at 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move from move one. If no winner emerges, then a third day will decide via tiebreaks, starting with two rapid games of 25 minutes plus ten seconds, and if no winner yet then two games at ten minutes plus ten seconds, then two games of five minutes plus three seconds, and finally, if still neither player was able to claim victory, a sudden death game.

            The seventh and final match will be of four games that otherwise follow the same structure as the previous rounds with the same tiebreak system. At the end of this event that can take as many as 16 standard games, not only will the winner take home the trophy and check for $96 thousand, but the two finalists will be seeded into the World Championship Candidates tournament, in which the winner will earn the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the world title.

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            • #7
              Re: World Cup Baku 2015

              Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
              World Cup Baku 2015

              Chess by the Numbers has already worked out the odds of winning

              https://chessnumbers.wordpress.com/w...015-world-cup/


              Seed Player Rating Odds REACHING FINALS Odds of WINNING

              1 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2816 26.5% 16.4%
              2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2814 24.9% 15.5%
              3 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2808 22.2% 13.4%
              4 Anish Giri (NED) 2793 17.1% 9.3%
              5 Wesley So (USA) 2779 12.1% 6.0%
              6 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2777 10.8% 5.4%
              7 Alexander Grisch.(RUS) 2771 9.1% 4.4%
              8 Ding Liren (CHN) 2770 8.9% 4.2%
              9 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2765 7.6% 3.4%
              10 Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 2759 6.2% 2.8%
              The 'real' betting odds are significantly different, Wayne. Aronian's performance at the Sinquefield Cup has made him the 3rd favourite at 59/10, behind only Nakamura at 5/1 and "Any Other" at 11/2. The latter gives you 100 participants, most notably including both Ding Liren and Wei Yi (:

              Amusingly, Aronian, Caruana, Giri, Nakamura, and Topalov are all 1/200 to win their R1 match (:

              https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/

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              • #8
                Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                They show a "draw" as a betting option. What does that mean? Draws are impossible. No?

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                • #9
                  Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                  Originally posted by Andy Shaw View Post
                  They show a "draw" as a betting option. What does that mean? Draws are impossible. No?
                  The odds are for the 2 games only, not taking into account the playoff format should the 2 games end 1 to 1 (i.e. either 2 draws or a win and a loss). A score of 1 to 1 is effectively a 'draw'. There will be new odds posted for any of the matches that go to a playoff.

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                  • #10
                    Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                    I agree with that statement! Will be very hard for Tomas.

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                    • #11
                      Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                      Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
                      The odds are for the 2 games only, not taking into account the playoff format should the 2 games end 1 to 1 (i.e. either 2 draws or a win and a loss). A score of 1 to 1 is effectively a 'draw'. There will be new odds posted for any of the matches that go to a playoff.
                      Do you bet on that website?

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                      • #12
                        Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                        World Cup Baku 2015

                        The schedule is now out:

                        https://www.fide.com/component/conte...l-website.html

                        and the official site is:

                        http://www.bakuworldcup2015.com/en

                        10th September:
                        ° 18h00: Technical informational meeting for the participants, arbiters and officials (Fairmont Hotel)
                        ° 19h30: Opening Ceremony at the Mugham Center. The transport from the technical meeting to the opening ceremony will be provided by the organizers.

                        11th September: Round 1, game 1
                        12th September: Round 1, game 2
                        13th September: Tie-break day

                        14th September: Round 2, game 1
                        15th September: Round 2, game 2
                        16th September: Tie break day

                        17th September: Round 3, game 1
                        18th September: Round 3, game 2
                        19th September: Tie break day

                        20th September: Round 4, game 1
                        21st September: Round 4, game 2
                        22nd September: Tie break day

                        23rd September: Round 5, game 1
                        24th September: Round 5, game 2
                        25th September: Tie break day

                        26th September: Free day on organizers' cost

                        27th September: Round 6, game 1
                        28th September: Round 6, game 2
                        29th September: Tie break day

                        30th September: Free day

                        1st October: Round 7, game 1
                        2nd October: Round 7, game 2
                        3rd October: Round 7, game 3
                        4th October: Round 7, game 4

                        5th October: Tie break day and closing ceremony on the evening

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                        • #13
                          Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                          Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
                          The 'real' betting odds are significantly different, Wayne. Aronian's performance at the Sinquefield Cup has made him the 3rd favourite at 59/10, behind only Nakamura at 5/1 and "Any Other" at 11/2. The latter gives you 100 participants, most notably including both Ding Liren and Wei Yi (:

                          Amusingly, Aronian, Caruana, Giri, Nakamura, and Topalov are all 1/200 to win their R1 match (:

                          https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/
                          A lot of late money has been placed on 'Any Other' as that's now the prohibitive favourite at 39/10 (a precipitous drop from 11/2). While I'd love to see Ding Liren and/or Wei Yi qualify for the Candidates, betting favourites is seldom prudent (:

                          https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/

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                          • #14
                            Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                            World Cup Baku 2015

                            September 10, 2015

                            Yesterday, Apple presented iPencil, which it calls a "precision input device" instead of an electronic stylus. They also touted new improvements to their Apple Watch.

                            Today, Israel Gelfer announced that as an anti-cheating measure, players are advised not to carry watches or pens.

                            This caused Hikaru Nakamura to tweet:

                            It's a sad day for chess when cheating has reached the point of no watches and pens being allowed.
                            Last edited by Wayne Komer; Thursday, 10th September, 2015, 06:45 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Re: World Cup Baku 2015

                              GM RvK and myself will be predictiong and analyzing the tournament tonight at 7 pm EST at www.chess.com/tv or www.twitch.tv/chess. Feel free to ask questions!

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