BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. The first classical game of the sixth round took place at the World Chess Cup in Baku (1/4 finals among men, 1/2 finals among women), Trend reports.
The second classic game of the sixth round will take place on August 16.
Results of the first game of the 1/4 finals of the World Cup among men:
Gukesh Dommaraju (India) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway) - 0-1;
Rameshbabu Pragnanandha (India) - Arjun Erigaisi (India) - 0-1;
Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA) - Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 0.5-0.5;
Santosh Gujrati Vidit (India) - Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan) - 0.5-0.5.
Results of the first game of the 1/2 finals of the Women's World Cup:
Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) - Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria) - 0.5-0.5;
Tan Zhongyi (China) - Alexandra Goryachkina (FIDE) - 0-1.
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.