When is the FIDE Chess World Cup and what is the prize fund?
THE FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 in Azerbaijan has a mega 206 players.
Here's everything you need to know about the 10th edition of the single-elimination tournament.
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.
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.
The top three finishers in the tournament will qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament.
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.
What is the prize fund?
The prize fund for the entire event is $2.5million, 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.