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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. The tie-break of
the fifth round (1/8 finals among men, 1/4 finals among women) is
being held within the World Chess Cup in Baku, Trend reports.
In the tie-break, the World Cup participants who, according to
the results of the two classic parties of the round, have drawn
with their opponents will compete.
Today’s matches have included: Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) against
Santosh Vidit (India); Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany) against Anna
Muzychuk (Ukraine); Harika Dronavalli (India) against Aleksandra
Goryachkina (FIDE); and Polina Shuvalova (FIDE) against Nurgul
Salimova (Bulgaria).
Following the results of the two classical games in the fifth
round, Azerbaijani chess player Nijat Abasov advanced to the sixth
round of the World Cup (quarterfinals among men).
Today, the match between Nepomniachtchi and Vidit will determine
Abasov’s opponent in the quarterfinals.
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.
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