BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. The first classic party of the sixth round (1/4 finals among men, 1/2 finals among women) is being held within the World Chess Cup in Baku, Trend reports.
In the quarterfinals, Azerbaijani chess player Nijat Abasov's opponent is Santosh Gujarati Vidit (India).
Abasov is playing the first classical party of the sixth round with the black pieces.
The 1/4 finals among men include:
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) - Gukesh Dommaraaju (India)
Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan) - Santosh Gujarati Vidit (India)
Fabiano Caruana (US) - Leinier Dominguez Perez (US)
Arjun Erigaisi (India) - Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India)
The 1/2 finals among women include:
Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) - Nurgul Salimova (Bulgaria)
Tan Zhongyi (China) - Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE)
The starting list of the World Chess Cup of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Baku included 206 chess players in the open section and 103 in the women's section.
For the second time, Azerbaijan is hosting the Chess World Cup. For the first time, the top three competitors from the open and women's categories will earn a spot in the 2024 Men's Candidates Tournament and Women's Candidates Tournament, respectively.
On the competition's official website, matches from the FIDE World Cup 2023 are broadcast in both Azerbaijani and English.
Up through August 25th, competitions will be held. The winning prize stands at $2.5 million.
The World Chess Cup is being held at Marriott Boulevard in Baku.
Azerbaijan is represented by a team of 17 chess players, including Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Teymur Rajabov, Gunay Mammadzade, Rauf Mammadov, Gadir Huseynov, Vasif Durarbayli, Nijat Abbasov, Abdulla Gadimbayli, Misratdin Isgandarov, Muhammad Muradli, Vugar Asadli, Riad Samadov, Aydin Suleymanli, Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Gulnar Mammadova, Khanim Balajayeva, and Govhar Beydullayeva.