Pairings round 1 World Cup published

PeterDoggers

Updated: Aug 31, 2011, 2:50 AM | 0 | Chess Event Coverage

The FIDE World Cup 2009 will be a knockout tournament of 128 players, held from November 20th till December 15th, 2009 in Khanty-Maniysk, Russia, just like the previous two World Cups won by Levon Aronian and Gata Kamsky respectively. After the publication of the new rating list, FIDE immediately announced the pairings of the first round.

Khanty-Mansiysk is an oil boom town in Russia, the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. It is located on the Irtysh River, 15 km from its confluence with the Ob. Besides the World Cups, Khanty-Mansiysk was the venue of the 2003 Biathlon World Championships, and in 2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay (4×6 km) took place there.

World Cup format

There shall be 6 rounds of matches comprising two 2 games per round, with the winners progressing to the next round, plus the final seventh (7th) round comprising of four (4) games. Round 1 (November 21-23): 128 players Round 2 (November 24-26): 64 players Round 3 (November 27-29): 32 players Round 4 (November 30-December 2): 16 players Round 5 (December 3-5): 8 players Round 6 (December 6-8): 4 players Round 7 (December 10-14): 2 players

The time control shall be 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. For the first 6 rounds, each match shall be played over 2 games and the winner of a match shall be the first player to score 1.5 or more points. The final 7th round will be a match played over 4 games and the winner of the World Cup will be the first player to score 2.5 or more points.

Extended tiebreak

This edition will feature an extended format for tiebreaks. A maximum of four rapid games will be played, and if the score is still equal, there will be up to five pairs of blitz games. If the tie is broken after any pair of games, the tiebreak will end. Failing that, an armageddon game will be played, where players will have three-second increments beginning with move 61.

Prize fund

Round 1 losers:   64 x   USD   6,000  (net 4,800)  USD 384,000 
Round 2 losers:   32 x   USD  10,000  (net 8,000)  USD 320,000 
Round 3 losers:   16 x   USD  16,000  (net 12,800) USD 256,000 
Round 4 losers:    8 x   USD  25,000  (net 20,000) USD 200,000 
Round 5 losers:    4 x   USD  35,000  (net 28,000) USD 140,000 
Round 6 losers:    2 x   USD  50,000  (net 40,000) USD 100,000 
Runner-up:         1 x   USD  80,000  (net 64,000) USD  80,000 
World Cup winner:  1 x   USD 120,000  (net 96,000) USD 120,000 
 
Total:                                           USD 1,600,000

Pairings round 1

Table White Fed Black Fed

1 1 GM Gelfand, Boris ISR - 128 IM Obodchuk, Andrei RUS

2 2 GM Gashimov, Vugar AZE - 127 IM Sarwat, Walaa EGY

3 3 GM Svidler, Peter RUS - 126 IM Hebert, Jean CAN

4 4 GM Morozevich, Alexander RUS - 125 IM Abdel Razik, Khaled EGY

5 5 GM Radjabov, Teimour AZE - 124 IM Ezat, Mohamed EGY

6 6 GM Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR - 123 GM Bezgodov, Alexei RUS

7 7 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR - 122 GM El Gindy, Essam EGY

8 8 GM Grischuk, Alexander RUS - 121 IM Sriram, Jha IND

9 9 GM Jakovenko, Dmitry RUS - 120 GM Rizouk, Aimen ALG

10 10 GM Wang, Yue CHN - 119 GM Kabanov, Nikolai RUS

11 11 GM Eljanov, Pavel UKR - 118 GM Al Sayed, Mohamad N. QAT

12 12 GM Karjakin, Sergey UKR - 117 GM Rodriguez Vila, Andres URU

13 13 GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE - 116 GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS

14 14 GM Shirov, Alexei ESP - 115 GM Kunte, Abhijit IND

15 15 GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier CUB - 114 GM Smerdon, David AUS

16 16 GM Movsesian, Sergei SVK - 113 GM Yu, Yangyi CHN

17 17 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA - 112 GM Yu, Shaoteng CHN

18 18 GM Alekseev, Evgeny RUS - 111 IM Pridorozhni, Aleksei RUS

19 19 GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny RUS - 110 GM Ivanov, Alexander USA

20 20 GM Wang, Hao CHN - 109 GM Friedel, Joshua E USA

21 21 GM Navara, David CZE - 108 GM Laylo, Darwin PHI

22 22 GM Malakhov, Vladimir RUS - 107 GM Amin, Bassem EGY

23 23 GM Bacrot, Etienne FRA - 106 GM Nijboer, Friso NED

24 24 GM Rublevsky, Sergei RUS - 105 GM Morovic Fernandez, Ivan CHI

25 25 GM Jobava, Baadur GEO - 104 IM Robson, Ray USA

26 26 GM Motylev, Alexander RUS - 103 GM Hess, Robert L USA

27 27 GM Kamsky, Gata USA - 102 GM Antonio, Rogelio Jr PHI

28 28 GM Vitiugov, Nikita RUS - 101 GM Gupta, Abhijeet IND

29 29 GM Bologan, Viktor MDA - 100 GM Adly, Ahmed EGY

30 30 GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER - 99 GM Hou, Yifan CHN

31 31 GM Bu, Xiangzhi CHN - 98 GM Pelletier, Yannick SUI

32 32 GM Polgar, Judit HUN - 97 GM Pavasovic, Dusko SLO

33 33 GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROU - 96 GM Lupulescu, Constantin ROU

34 34 GM Sargissian, Gabriel ARM - 95 GM Li, Chao b CHN

35 35 GM Onischuk, Alexander USA - 94 GM Flores, Diego ARG

36 36 GM Cheparinov, Ivan BUL - 93 GM Kryvoruchko, Yuriy UKR

37 37 GM Efimenko, Zahar UKR - 92 GM Milos, Gilberto BRA

38 38 GM Sutovsky, Emil ISR - 91 GM Zhou, Weiqi CHN

39 39 GM Najer, Evgeniy RUS - 90 GM Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan IRI

40 40 GM Tiviakov, Sergei NED - 89 GM Iturrizaga, Eduardo VEN

41 41 GM Areshchenko, Alexander UKR - 88 GM Corrales Jimenez, Fidel CUB

42 42 GM Sasikiran, Krishnan IND - 87 GM L'Ami, Erwin NED

43 43 GM Smirin, Ilia ISR - 86 GM Ehlvest, Jaan USA

44 44 GM Baklan, Vladimir UKR - 85 GM Shabalov, Alexander USA

45 45 GM Ganguly, Surya Shekhar IND - 84 GM Filippov, Anton UZB

46 46 GM Fier, Alexandr BRA - 83 GM Khalifman, Alexander RUS

47 47 GM Fressinet, Laurent FRA - 82 GM Sjugirov, Sanan RUS

48 48 GM Meier, Georg GER - 81 GM Petrosian, Tigran L. ARM

49 49 GM Grachev, Boris RUS - 80 GM Bartel, Mateusz POL

50 50 GM Caruana, Fabiano ITA - 79 GM Bruzon Batista, Lazaro CUB

51 51 GM Sokolov, Ivan NED - 78 GM Fedorchuk, Sergey A. UKR

52 52 GM Milov, Vadim SUI - 77 GM Negi, Parimarjan IND

53 53 GM Timofeev, Artyom RUS - 76 GM Leitao, Rafael BRA

54 54 GM Inarkiev, Ernesto RUS - 75 GM Gustafsson, Jan GER

55 55 GM Savchenko, Boris RUS - 74 GM Shulman, Yuri USA

56 56 GM Kobalia, Mikhail RUS - 73 GM Sandipan, Chanda IND

57 57 GM Tkachiev, Vladislav FRA - 72 GM Le, Quang Liem VIE

58 58 GM Tregubov, Pavel V. RUS - 71 GM Akobian, Varuzhan USA

59 59 GM So, Wesley PHI - 70 GM Guseinov, Gadir AZE

60 60 GM Granda Zuniga, Julio E PER - 69 GM Sakaev, Konstantin RUS

61 61 GM Laznicka, Viktor CZE - 68 GM Papaioannou, Ioannis GRE

62 62 GM Andreikin, Dmitry RUS - 67 GM Nyback, Tomi FIN

63 63 GM Mamedov, Rauf AZE - 66 GM Zhou, Jianchao CHN

64 64 GM Amonatov, Farrukh TJK - 65 GM Volkov, Sergey RUS

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Pairings round 1 World Cup published

World Cup format

Extended tiebreak

Prize fund

Pairings round 1

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Table	White			Fed		Black			Fed

1	1	GM	Gelfand, Boris	ISR	-	128	IM	Obodchuk, Andrei	RUS
2	2	GM	Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	-	127	IM	Sarwat, Walaa	EGY
3	3	GM	Svidler, Peter	RUS	-	126	IM	Hebert, Jean	CAN
4	4	GM	Morozevich, Alexander	RUS	-	125	IM	Abdel Razik, Khaled	EGY
5	5	GM	Radjabov, Teimour	AZE	-	124	IM	Ezat, Mohamed	EGY
6	6	GM	Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	-	123	GM	Bezgodov, Alexei	RUS
7	7	GM	Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	-	122	GM	El Gindy, Essam	EGY
8	8	GM	Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	-	121	IM	Sriram, Jha	IND
9	9	GM	Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	-	120	GM	Rizouk, Aimen	ALG
10	10	GM	Wang, Yue	CHN	-	119	GM	Kabanov, Nikolai	RUS
11	11	GM	Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	-	118	GM	Al Sayed, Mohamad N.	QAT
12	12	GM	Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	-	117	GM	Rodriguez Vila, Andres	URU
13	13	GM	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	-	116	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	RUS
14	14	GM	Shirov, Alexei	ESP	-	115	GM	Kunte, Abhijit	IND
15	15	GM	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	CUB	-	114	GM	Smerdon, David	AUS
16	16	GM	Movsesian, Sergei	SVK	-	113	GM	Yu, Yangyi	CHN
17	17	GM	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	-	112	GM	Yu, Shaoteng	CHN
18	18	GM	Alekseev, Evgeny	RUS	-	111	IM	Pridorozhni, Aleksei	RUS
19	19	GM	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	RUS	-	110	GM	Ivanov, Alexander	USA
20	20	GM	Wang, Hao	CHN	-	109	GM	Friedel, Joshua E	USA
21	21	GM	Navara, David	CZE	-	108	GM	Laylo, Darwin	PHI
22	22	GM	Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	-	107	GM	Amin, Bassem	EGY
23	23	GM	Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	-	106	GM	Nijboer, Friso	NED
24	24	GM	Rublevsky, Sergei	RUS	-	105	GM	Morovic Fernandez, Ivan	CHI
25	25	GM	Jobava, Baadur	GEO	-	104	IM	Robson, Ray	USA
26	26	GM	Motylev, Alexander	RUS	-	103	GM	Hess, Robert L	USA
27	27	GM	Kamsky, Gata	USA	-	102	GM	Antonio, Rogelio Jr	PHI
28	28	GM	Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	-	101	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	IND
29	29	GM	Bologan, Viktor	MDA	-	100	GM	Adly, Ahmed	EGY
30	30	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	-	99	GM	Hou, Yifan	CHN
31	31	GM	Bu, Xiangzhi	CHN	-	98	GM	Pelletier, Yannick	SUI
32	32	GM	Polgar, Judit	HUN	-	97	GM	Pavasovic, Dusko	SLO
33	33	GM	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	ROU	-	96	GM	Lupulescu, Constantin	ROU
34	34	GM	Sargissian, Gabriel	ARM	-	95	GM	Li, Chao b	CHN
35	35	GM	Onischuk, Alexander	USA	-	94	GM	Flores, Diego	ARG
36	36	GM	Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	-	93	GM	Kryvoruchko, Yuriy	UKR
37	37	GM	Efimenko, Zahar	UKR	-	92	GM	Milos, Gilberto	BRA
38	38	GM	Sutovsky, Emil	ISR	-	91	GM	Zhou, Weiqi	CHN
39	39	GM	Najer, Evgeniy	RUS	-	90	GM	Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan	IRI
40	40	GM	Tiviakov, Sergei	NED	-	89	GM	Iturrizaga, Eduardo	VEN
41	41	GM	Areshchenko, Alexander	UKR	-	88	GM	Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	CUB
42	42	GM	Sasikiran, Krishnan	IND	-	87	GM	L'Ami, Erwin	NED
43	43	GM	Smirin, Ilia	ISR	-	86	GM	Ehlvest, Jaan	USA
44	44	GM	Baklan, Vladimir	UKR	-	85	GM	Shabalov, Alexander	USA
45	45	GM	Ganguly, Surya Shekhar	IND	-	84	GM	Filippov, Anton	UZB
46	46	GM	Fier, Alexandr	BRA	-	83	GM	Khalifman, Alexander	RUS
47	47	GM	Fressinet, Laurent	FRA	-	82	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	RUS
48	48	GM	Meier, Georg	GER	-	81	GM	Petrosian, Tigran L.	ARM
49	49	GM	Grachev, Boris	RUS	-	80	GM	Bartel, Mateusz	POL
50	50	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	-	79	GM	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	CUB
51	51	GM	Sokolov, Ivan	NED	-	78	GM	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	UKR
52	52	GM	Milov, Vadim	SUI	-	77	GM	Negi, Parimarjan	IND
53	53	GM	Timofeev, Artyom	RUS	-	76	GM	Leitao, Rafael	BRA
54	54	GM	Inarkiev, Ernesto	RUS	-	75	GM	Gustafsson, Jan	GER
55	55	GM	Savchenko, Boris	RUS	-	74	GM	Shulman, Yuri	USA
56	56	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail	RUS	-	73	GM	Sandipan, Chanda	IND
57	57	GM	Tkachiev, Vladislav	FRA	-	72	GM	Le, Quang Liem	VIE
58	58	GM	Tregubov, Pavel V.	RUS	-	71	GM	Akobian, Varuzhan	USA
59	59	GM	So, Wesley	PHI	-	70	GM	Guseinov, Gadir	AZE
60	60	GM	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	PER	-	69	GM	Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS
61	61	GM	Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	-	68	GM	Papaioannou, Ioannis	GRE
62	62	GM	Andreikin, Dmitry	RUS	-	67	GM	Nyback, Tomi	FIN
63	63	GM	Mamedov, Rauf	AZE	-	66	GM	Zhou, Jianchao	CHN
64	64	GM	Amonatov, Farrukh	TJK	-	65	GM	Volkov, Sergey	RUS