Index   FIDE 1948-1990   Pre-FIDE   Highlights   Best games   News/Feedback   Gifts   Site map

Home page

The World Chess Championship
Zonal Qualifiers 2020-2021 (C30)

Index of all ZonalsC30 Clippings

Players lists and full pairings of FIDE World Cups published
https://www.fide.com/news/1160

Tuesday, 22 Jun 2021 00:57

The final lists of the FIDE World Cup and the FIDE Women's World Cup's participants have been published. The knock-out events will be held from July 10th to August 8th 2021 in the Gazprom Mountain Resort in Sochi.

These top-rated events are part of the World Chess Championship cycles. The two finalists of the open event will qualify for the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, whilst the three best players of the women's competition will get spots in the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament.

Two hundred and six (206) players will compete in the FIDE World Cup (eight rounds of KO play), and there will be one hundred and three (103) participants in the FIDE Women's World Cup (seven rounds).

[...]

Participants:

FIDE World Cup
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYqG7FcDGo_-JXy9Cl8z92mHA742LR0-/view?usp=sharing

FIDE Women's World Cup
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y9P4vEdsUEso77gHsT50o75lTBkx232S/view

Reigning World Champion
GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
World Cup 2019 (4)
1. GM Teimour Radjabov (AZE) withdrew, replaced by GM Boris Gelfand (ISR)
2. GM Ding Liren (CHN) withdrew, replaced by GM Anton Korobov (UKR)
3. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)
4. GM Yu Yangyi (CHN)
U-20 Champion 2019
GM Evgeny Shtembuliak (UKR), withdrew, replaced by GM Vladimir Malakhov (RUS)
Reigning Women's World Champion
GM Ju Wenjun (CHN) withdrew, replaced by GM Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS)
Average Rating (13)
1. GM Fabiano Caruana (USA)
2. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) withdew, replaced by GM Pentala Harikrishna (IND)
3. GM Levon Aronian (ARM)
4. GM Alexander Grischuk (RUS)
5. GM Wesley So (USA) withdrew, replaced by GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (IND)
6. GM Anish Giri (NED)
7. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)
8. GM Richard Rapport (HUN) withd, replaced by GM Alexander Areschenko (UKR)
9. GM Wang Hao (CHN) withdrew, replaced by GM A. R. Saleh Salem (UAE)
10. GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA)
11. GM Sergey Karjakin (RUS)
12. GM Viswanathan Anand (IND) withdrew, replaced by GM Jorden van Foreest (NED)
13. GM Alireza Firouzja (FIDE)

EVENT
Africa (4)
Americas (20)
Asia (18)
Europe (47)

Continentals (qualifiers) 2021
1. GM Ahmed Adly (EGY)
2. GM Bassem Amin (EGY)
3. GM Adham Fawzy (EGY)
4. GM Abdelrahman Hesham (EGY)
1. GM Sandro Mareco (ARG)
2. GM Leandro Krysa (ARG)
3. GM Eishan Moradiabadi (USA)
4. GM Robert Hungaski (USA)
5. GM Andrew Tang (USA)
6. GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (CHI)
7. GM Axel Bachmann (PAR)
8. GM Krikor Mekhitarian (BRA)
HYBRID:
1. GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB)
2. IM Tin Jingyao (SGP)
3. GM M.Amin Tabatabaei (IRI)
4. IM Mohamad Irvan (INA)
5. GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB)
6. IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL)
7. GM Lu Shanglei (CHN), withdr., rep by GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI)
INDIAN QUAL:
GM P. Iniyan (IND)
RATING:
1. GM Jan-Krzyszfof Duda (POL)
2. GM Veselin Topalov (BUL) withd, rep by GM Kirill Alekseenko (RUS)
3. GM Dmitry Andreikin (RUS)
4. GM Peter Svidler (RUS)
5. GM Nikita Vitiugov (RUS)
6. GM Michael Adams (ENG) withdrew, replaced by GM Yuriy Krivoruchko (UKR)
7. GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP)
8. GM Daniil Dubov (RUS)
9. GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL)
10. GM David Navara (CZE)
HYBRID:
1. GM Vladislav Artemiev (RUS)
2. GM Aleksandar Ihdjic (SRB)
3. GM Pavel Ponkratov (RUS)
4. GM Haik M. Martirosyan (ARM)
5. GM Andrey Esipenko (RUS)
6. GM Maxim Matlakov (RUS)
7. GM Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS)
8. GM Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS)
9. GM Adam Kozak (HUN)
10. GM Baadur Jobava (GEO)
11. GM Evgeny Alekseev (RUS)
12. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROM)
13. GM Thai Dai Van Nguen (CZE)
14. GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM)
15. GM Grigoriy Oparin (RUS)
16. GM Alexandr Predke (RUS)
17. GM Alexander Motylev (RUS)
18. GM Ante Brkic (CRO)
19. GM Sanan Sjugirov (RUS)
20. GM Ivan Ivanisevic (SRB)
21. GM Rasmus Svane (GER)
22. GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (RUS)
23. GM Boris Savchenko (RUS)
24. GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan (ARM)
25. GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR)
26. GM Constantin Lupulescu (ROM)
27. IM Pawel Teclaf (POL)
28. GM Ivan Cheparinov (BUL)
29. GM Michal Krasenkow (POL)
30. GM Emre Can (TUR)
31. GM David Anton Guijarro (ESP)
32. GM Sasa Martinovic (CRO)
33. GM Victor Laznicka (CZE) withdr, replaced by GM Viktor Erdos (HUN)
34. GM Nikita Afanasiev (RUS)
35. GM Arik Braun (GER)
36. GM Luka Paichadze (GEO)

Zonals 2021
Zone 2.1 (n):
1. GM Jeffery Xiong (USA)
2. GM Sam Shankland (USA)
3. GM Samuel Sevian (USA)
4. GM Timur Gareyev (USA)
5. GM Alexander Onischuk (USA)
Zone 2.2 (n):
GM Evgeny Bareev (CAN)
Zone 2.3 (n):
1. GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz (CUB)
2. GM Sergio Barrientos (COL)
Zone 2.4 (n):
1. GM Darcy Lima (BRA)
2. GM Jorge Cori (PER)
Zone 2.5 (n):
1. GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez (PAR)
2. GM Federico Perez Ponsa (ARG)
Zone 3.1:
GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI)
Zone 3.2:
GM Ziaur Rahman (BAN)
Zone 3.3:
1. IM Daniel Quizon (PHI)
2. IM Michael Jr. Concio (PHI)
Zone 3.4:
1. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)
2. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB)
Zone 3.5:
1. Huang Renjie (CHN) withdrew
2. GM Bai Jinshi (CHN) withdrew
Zone 3.6:
GM Temur Kuybokarov (AUS) withdr, repl by CM Elmer Prudente (GUM)
Zone 3.7 (n):
GM Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)
Zone 1.10:
IM Michael Wiedenkeller (LUX) withdrew, replaced by GM Helgi Dam Ziska (FAI)

Organiser's nominees (2)
1. IM Rudik Makarian (RUS)
2. IM Kirill Shubin (RUS)

FEDERATION SPOTS (91)
Federation Nominee
1 ALG GM Bilel Youcef Bellahcene
2 ANG FM Sergio Miguel
3 ARG GM Alan Pichot
4 ARM GM Gabriel Sargissian
5 AUS GM Bobby Cheng
6 AUT GM Markus Ragger
7 AZE GM Vasif Durarbayli
8 BAN GM Niaz Murshed
9 BEL GM Alexandre Dgebuadze
10 BIH
11 BLR GM Kirill Stupak
12 BRA GM Alexandr Fier
13 BUL GM Momchil Nikolov
14 CAN GM Razvan Preotu
15 CHI GM Pablo Salinas
16 CHN
17 COL IM Esteban Valderrama Quiceno
18 CRC IM Sergio Minero Pineda
19 CRO GM Ivan Saric
20 CUB GM Yaser Quesada Perez
21 CZE GM Vojtech Plat
22 DEN GM Mads Andersen
23 EGY GM Essam El Gindy
24 ENG IM Ravi Haria
25 ESP GM Alexei Shirov
26 EST GM Kaido Kulaots
27 FIN IM Dmitry V. Sklyarov
28 FRA GM Etienne Bacrot
29 GEO GM Levan Pantsulaia
30 GER GM Matthias Bluebaum
31 GRE IM Evgenios Ioannidis
32 HUN GM Ferenc Berkes
33 INA GM Susanto Megaranto
34 IND GM Adhiban B
35 IRI GM Pouya Idani
36 IRQ FM Akar Ali Salih Salih
37 ISL GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson
38 ISR GM Victor Mikhalevski
39 ITA GM Daniele Vocaturo
40 JAP
41 JOR IM Sami Khader
42 KAZ GM Rinat Jumabayev
43 KGZ IM Asyl Abdyjapar
44 KOR
45 LAT GM Nikita Meshkovs
46 LBA FM Abobker Mohamed Rahoumah Elarabi
47 LBN FM Antoine Kassis
48 LTU FM Karolis Juksta
49 MAR IM Mohamed Tissir
50 MAS FM Sumant Subramaniam
51 MDA GM Viorel Iordachescu
52 MEX GM Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
53 MGL GM Dambasuren Batsuren
54 MKD GM Kiril Georgiev
55 MNE IM Luka Draskovic
56 MYA IM Wynn Zaw Htun
57 NED GM Benjamin Bok
58 NGR Olanrewaju Ajibola
59 NOR GM Aryan Tari
60 NZL FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan
61 PAR IM Guillermo Vazquez
62 PER
63 PHI IM Paulo Bersamina
64 POL GM Kacper Piorun
65 POR MI Andre Ventura Sousa
66 ROM GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras
67 RSA GM Daniel Barrish
68 RUS IM Volodar Murzin (RUS)
69 SGP GM Goh Wei Ming Kevin
70 SLO GM Matej Sebenik
71 SRB GM Velimir Ivich
72 SRI CM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage
73 SUI GM Sebastian Bogner
74 SVK IM Juraj Druska
75 SWE GM Nils Grandelius
76 SYR IM Bashir Eiti
77 TJK FM Alisher Karimov
78 TKM IM Saparmyrat Atabayev
79 TUN GM Amir Zaibi
80 TUR GM Vahap Sanal
81 UAE IM Noaman Omar
82 UGA IM Arthur Ssegwanyi
83 UKR GM Yuriy Kuzubov
84 URU GM Andres Rodriguez Vila
85 USA GM Yaroslav Zherebukh
86 UZB GM Jakhongir Vakhidov
87 VEN FM Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes
88 VIE
89 YEM IM Basheer Al Qudaimi
90 ZAM IM Chitumbo Mwali
91 ZIM IM Rodwell Makoto

FIDE President's wild cards, replacements of missing federation's nominees and Zonal 3.5.
GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA)
GM Gukesh D (IND)
CM Chiletso Chipanga (MAW)
GM Jergus Pechac (SVK)
GM Denis Kadric (BIH)
GM Nijat Abasov (AZE)
GM Vladislav Kovalev (BLR)
GM Praggnanandhaa R (IND)
GM Alexey Sarana (RUS)
GM David Paravyan (RUS)
GM Nihal Sarin (IND)
IM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA)

For the results of the players in the tournament, see:-
WCup Sochi (2021)