Chess World Cup 2015

FIDE Chess World Cup 2015
2015 FIDE World Cup winner Sergey Karjakin.
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Dates10 September 2015–5 October 2015
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)Chess Federation of Azerbaijan
Final positions
ChampionRussia Sergey Karjakin
Runner-upRussia Peter Svidler
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Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2015

The Chess World Cup 2015 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 5 October 2015.

Sergey Karjakin won the competition on tie-breaks after a four-game final against Peter Svidler. Both finalists qualified for the 2016 Candidates Tournament.

The winner of the Chess World Cup 2013, Vladimir Kramnik, was defeated by Dmitry Andreikin in the third round.


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