FIDE World Cup
The FIDE World Cup is a major chess event organized by FIDE, the international governing body. Three different formats have been used:In 2000 and 2002, it was a multi-stage tournament, with a group stage consisting of 24 players in four groups, followed by a knockout stage. From 2005 to 2019, it was a biennial 128-player single-elimination tournament, forming part of the qualification for the World Chess Championship. From the 2021 edition to present, the number of players has increased to 206. A system of byes is used in the first round; from the second round onwards the format is identical to the previous system.
| Tournament | Year | Location | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2023 | 2023 | Baku (Azerbaijan) |
Magnus Carlsen
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| Chess World Cup 2021 | 2021 | Sochi (Russia) |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
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| Chess World Cup 2019 | 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Teimour Radjabov
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| Chess World Cup 2017 | 2017 | Tbilisi (Georgia) |
Levon Aronian
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| Chess World Cup 2015 | 2015 | Baku (Azerbaijan) |
Sergey Karjakin
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| Chess World Cup 2013 | 2013 | Tromsø (Norway) |
Vladimir Kramnik
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| Chess World Cup 2011 | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Peter Svidler
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| Chess World Cup 2009 | 2009 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Boris Gelfand
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| Chess World Cup 2007 | 2007 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Gata Kamsky
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| Chess World Cup 2005 | 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
Levon Aronian
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| FIDE World Cup 2002 | 2002 | Hyderabad, India (India) |
Viswanathan Anand
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| FIDE World Cup 2000 | 2000 | Shenyang (China) |
Viswanathan Anand
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