FIDE World Cup 2023

🗓️ : 29 July to 25 August 2023

📍 :Baku, Azerbaijan.

In the Open tournament, 206 players were eligible to take part and 103 in the Women’s event.

There will be eight rounds in the Open and seven in the Women’s tournament. Each round will be played under a knock-out system, consisting of a 2-game match. In the case of a tie, the players will play a rapid and, if necessary, a blitz tiebreak until the winner is determined.

The winners of the top three places in both sections will qualify for the 2024 Candidates tournament.

In both events, the time control for each game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

The prize fund for the entire event is 2.5 million US Dollars, with $1,834,000 in the Open and $676,250 in the Women’s tournament. The 2023 FIDE World Cup has the largest prize fund for any chess tournament ever played.

Schedule:

The organizing committee is pleased to offer an opportunity to take a chance to enjoy Baku on the FIDE World Cup day-off and to invite all participants, artibers, officials and accredited media to “Baku Loves You” city tour on the 8th of August from 10:45 till 14:30. Baku is well known for its classical traditions, colored culture, delicious cuisine, architectural buildings and hospitality. During the tour you will be able to discover Geydar Aliyev center and Baku Old City (lunch from the organizers is included as well).

We kindly ask you to send your confirmation to worldcup@fide.com by 23:59 7th of August in case you are interested to participate in city tour. The accompanying persons are welcome to join as well.

Thanks in advance!