The top two finishers (apart from Carlsen) will earn a slot in the World Candidates tournament in 2022. In order to minimize the organizational risks, we decided to unify the Open Section with the Women’s Section – all games will be played at the same time and place. The World Cup is one of the most significant events on the chess calendar and is very attractive for the spectators thanks to its knock-out formula.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich gave comments at the press conference. The expanded format between diverse players will promise a few upsets and perhaps give rise to unknown talents. This tournament will last until August 6th and will include many of the top players including World Champion, Magnus Carlsen. In addition, the 2020 Chess Olympiad was canceled and will be hosted in Moscow next year.Īfter players migrated to online play for a year, there was a longing for the interactions that make chess such an interesting sport to watch. This will be the first event involving all federations since the COVID scourge swept the globe in early 2020. Today is a big day for the chess world as 309 players (206 open, 103 women) from 93 federations have assembled in Sochi, Russia to compete in the World Cup tournament.

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