Chess World Cup 2023 — Magnus Carlsen RESIGNS against Vincent Keymer in explosive round 4 in Baku
MAGNUS Carlsen has RESIGNED in game one of his fourth round match-up with Vincent Keymer.
In the BIGGEST upset of the chess tournament so far, Carlsen GAVE UP after being tactically outplayed by underdog Keymer.
Read our Chess World Cup live blog below for the latest news and updates...
Today’s games
- Carlsen Magnus vs Keymer Vincent
- Sanal Vahap vs Ivanchuk Vasyl
- Svane Rasmus vs Wang Hao
- Esipenko Andrey vs Gukesh D
- Abasov Nijat vs Svidler Peter
- Vocaturo Daniele vs Salem A.R. Saleh
- Bacrot Etienne vs Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
- Nihal Sarin vs Nepomniachtchi Ian
- Caruana Fabiano vs Robson Ray
- Maghsoodloo Parham vs Duda Jan-Krzysztof
- Dominguez Perez Leinier vs Wojtaszek Radoslaw
- Sarana Alexey vs So Wesley
- Santos Latasa Jaime vs Grandelius Nils
- Erigaisi Arjun vs Sindarov Javokhir
- Ponomariov Ruslan vs Berkes Ferenc
- Praggnanandhaa R vs Nakamura Hikaru
What is the Chess World Cup 2023 prize money?
- Eliminated in Round 1 – 178 × $3,000 = $234,000
- Eliminated in Round 2 – 64 × $6,000 = $384,000
- Eliminated in Round 3 – 32 × $10,000 = $320,000
- Eliminated in Round 4 – 16 × $16,000 = $256,000
- Eliminated in Round 5 – 8 × $25,000 = $200,000
- Eliminated in Round 6 – 4 × $35,000 = $140,000
- 4th place – 1 × $50,000
- 3rd place – 1 × $60,000
- Runner-up – 1 × $80,000
- Winner – 1 × $110,000
- Total – 1,834,000
Upcoming schedule
According to the FIDE website, the 1/6 open and 1/8 women's games will start on August 9.
Rounds one to four have already taken place and round five of the tournament will begin on August 12 until August 14.
Round six will start on August 15 and end on August 17, with August 18 being a free day for players.
August 19 will be the first day of Round 7 and the Final and Match for third place will happen on August 26.
The closing ceremony will take place on August 24.
Simple chess rules
What can you do with the king?
The king is the most important piece on the chess board.
However it is also one of the weakest as the king can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally.
The king may never move himself into check (where he could be captured). When the king is attacked by another piece this is called "check".
Who invented chess?
There are many different roots to chess but H. J. R. Murray's book A History Of Chess, assumed that it started in the North of India, travelled to Persia, and then spread throughout the Asian continent.
And most people agree that chess as we know it today developed from a four-player Indian war game called Chaturanga, which dates back to around the sixth century.
Chaturanga became modified by different cultures as it spread to Persia in the sixth century, and then on through Russia to the Vikings and the rest of Northern Europe.
It also spread to China by 750, and to Japan in 1100 - but Chinese chess was a distinct game, different from western chess.
Other game pieces, including figures, dice, and multi-squared boards, were found before 600AD, in Russia, India, Pakistan, China, and other places.
But Chaturanga seems the most likely forerunner of modern-day chess, with several key similarities.
For example, in Chaturanga, different pieces had different and specific powers, and winning or losing was dependent on one piece.
As Chaturanga spread to Persia, the playing piece known as "Rajah" was replaced by the "Shah", and the English piece "rook" comes from the Persian word "Ruk", for chariot or boat.
Current FIDE player rankings
- Carlsen, Magnus - Nationality NOR - Rating 2835
- Nakamura, Hikaru - Nationality USA - Rating 2787
- Caruana, Fabiano - Nationality USA - Rating 2782
- Ding, Liren - Nationality CHN - Rating 2780
- Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Nationality RUS - Rating 2779
- Firouzja, Alireza - Nationality FRA - Rating 2777
- Giri, Anish - Nationality NED - Rating 2769
- So, Wesley - Nationality USA - Rating 2769
- Anand, Viswanathan - Nationality IND - Rating 2754
- Rapport, Richard - Nationality ROU - Rating 2752
Where has the tournament been held previously?
- 2021: GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda -
- 2019: GM Teimour Radjabov
- 2017: GM Levon Aronian
- 2015: GM Sergey Karjakin
- 2013: GM Vladimir Kramnik
- 2011: GM Peter Svidler
- 2009: GM Boris Gelfand
- 2007: GM Gata Kamsky
- 2005: GM Levon Aronian
Where is the tournament taking place?
The 2023 FIDE World Cup happens in Baku, Azerbaijan, the birth city of the famous chess legend GM Garry Kasparov.
The games will take place in the luxurious five-star Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard hotel, overlooking the Caspian Sea.
What is the FIDE grand prize?
The prize fund for the entire event is $2.5 million, 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.
The winner of the tournament will receive a whopping $110,000 as well as the mega trophy.
The runner-up will win a cash prize of $80,000.
How to qualify for the tournament?
- Reigning World Champion as of June 1, 2023.
- Winner, runner-up, and two other 2021 FIDE World Cup semifinalists.
- Reining Women's World Champion as of June 1, 2023.
- 2020 U-20 Junior World Champion.
- Eighty players who qualified from continental events.
- Thirteen highest-rated players (FIDE's June 2023 rating list) who did not qualify from any of the other paths.
- One player from the 2022 ACP Tour.
- One hundred players, determined by the final ranking of the 2022 Chess Olympiad main competition.
- Three FIDE President nominees.
- Two organizer nominees.
What is the tournament format?
The World Cup is a thrilling eight-round knockout tournament featuring over 200 players.
The 50 top-seeded players get a first-round bye and go directly to round two.
All matches consist of two classical games.
Players will be given 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting on move one.
How to watch the tournament?
You can watch the 2023 FIDE World Cup live on Chess24's Twitch and YouTube channels.
You can also catch up on the latest rounds via the official
Who is the youngest player in the World Cup?
Ediz Gurel is currently the youngest player in the tournament.
The 14-year-old recently defeated a grandmaster with a brilliant bishop sacrifice.
He forced his opponent to take 35 minutes to make a move.
Some big upsets in the round three tiebreaks
Monday's action saw some huge upsets in the round three tiebreaks.
Many of the higher-rated players in the 2023 FIDE World Cup were knocked out of the prestigious tournament.
GM Anish Giri was knocked out of the event by GM Nijat Abasov and GM Teimour Radjabov was knocked out by GM Jaime Santos Latasa.
It comes as GM Wesley So is just moves away from an exit of his own.
What is Magnus Carlsen's IQ?
Carlsen reportedly has an IQ of 190.
A score over 140 points is considered as a genius level, which according to scientists on 0.5percent of people have.
He is the youngest chess player ever to be ranked number one in the world.
Chess icon Garry Kasparov personally coached him until 2010.
Who is Magnus Carlsen?
The 32-year-old is a former five-time World Chess Champion and current four-time World Rapid Chess Champion.
He was born in Tonsberg on November 30, 1990.
Carlsen was taught to play chess at the age of five by his father.
He participated in his first tournament in 1999 when he was aged 8 years and 7 months.
His big break though came the following year in the country’s junior teams championship.
He became an International Master in August 2003 and a Grand Master in April 2004
Carlsen claimed his first world title in 2013 in India by beating Viswanathan Anand and successfully defended the title the following year against the same opponent.
Who is the current world champion?
The current world champion is China's Ding Liren.
He defeated his opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Chess Championship.
The-30-year-old won the rapid chess playoff by 2.5 points to 1.5.
Magnus Carlsen - the previous world champion - declined to defend his title.
2023 FIDE World Cup
The 2023 FIDE World Cup is the biggest knockout competition this year.
A staggering two hundred and six players have competed for a piece of the $1,834,000 prize fund.
There are also three spots in the 2024 Candidates Tournament.
The event started on July 30 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Who won the FIDE Chess World Cup in 2022?
The FIDE Grand Prix 2022 was a series of three chess tournaments played between 4 February and 4 April 2022.
The top two finishers – and Richárd Rapport – qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022, which was the final qualification stage for the World Chess Championship 2023.
Hikaru Nakamura claimed the winning title in the last tournament held in Berlin, Germany.
Nakamura, 35, is an American chess grandmaster, Twitch streamer, YouTube content creator, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion.
A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 15 -the youngest American at the time to do so.
With a peak rating of 2816, Nakamura is the tenth-highest-rated player in history.
When is the FIDE Chess World Cup?
The FIDE Chess World Cup is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from July 29 to August 25, 2023.
The Women's World Cup is taking place from July 29 to August 22.
The 1/6 open and 1/8 women's games started today (August 9).
Rounds one to four have already taken place and round five of the tournament will begin on August 12 until August 14.
Round six will start on August 15 and end on August 17, with August 18 being a free day for players.
August 19 will be the first day of Round 7 and the Final and Match for third place will happen on August 26.
The closing ceremony will take place on August 24.
The top three finishers in the tournament will qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament.
How long does each round last?
Each round lasts for three days, two of which are scheduled for classical time control games, and a third for tie-breaks, where necessary.
What is the Chess World Cup 2023 prize money?
- Eliminated in Round 1 - 178 × $3,000 = $234,000
- Eliminated in Round 2 - 64 × $6,000 = $384,000
- Eliminated in Round 3 - 32 × $10,000 = $320,000
- Eliminated in Round 4 - 16 × $16,000 = $256,000
- Eliminated in Round 5 - 8 × $25,000 = $200,000
- Eliminated in Round 6 - 4 × $35,000 = $140,000
- 4th place - 1 × $50,000
- 3rd place - 1 × $60,000
- Runner-up - 1 × $80,000
- Winner - 1 × $110,000
- Total - 1,834,000
What is the tournament format?
The World Cup is a thrilling eight-round knockout tournament featuring over 200 players.
The 50 top-seeded players get a first-round bye and go directly to round two.
All matches consist of two classical games.
Players will be given 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting on move one.
Muzychuk Vs Muzychuk first Round 4 Game 1 ends in a draw
After a tightly fought contest, Game 1 of Round 4 between Mariya Muzychuck and Anna Muzychuk has ended in a draw.
Result: Alexey Serana beats Wesley So
Alexey Sarana beats Wesley So in Game 1 of Round 4.
So, with the white pieces, loses to a queen’s gambit declined line perfectly executed by Serana.
This is a big, big result.