![]() 2013 FIDE World Cup winner Vladimir Kramnik. | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Chess |
Location | Tromsø, Norway |
Dates | 11 August 2013–2 September 2013 |
Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Single-elimination tournament |
Host(s) | Chess Federation of Norway |
Final positions | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
The Chess World Cup 2013 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, played between 11 August and 2 September 2013, in the hotel Scandic Tromsø in Tromsø, Norway.[1][2] It was won by Vladimir Kramnik, who defeated Dmitry Andreikin 2½–1½ in the final match.[3] The finalists qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.
The winner of the Chess World Cup 2011, Peter Svidler, was defeated by Dmitry Andreikin in the quarter-finals.