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For the first time, a Women’s World Cup is being played concurrently with the already traditional massive, biennial World Cup. The knockout events are held from July 10 to August 8 at the Gazprom Mountain Resort in Sochi.
The two finalists of the open event will qualify for the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament, while the three best players of the women’s competition will get spots in the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament.
All matches consist of two classical games and, in case of a tie, a playoff that takes place on the third day. The tiebreak consists of two 25+10 rapid games followed, if needed, by two 10+10 ‘slow blitz’ games, then two 5+3 blitz games, and finally an Armageddon game, in which White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black.
Rounds start at 14.00 CEST (12.00 UT, 08.00 ET).
Pairings and results: Open | Women’s
All games with computer analysis: Open | Women’s
Previous reports: R1D1 | R1D2 | R1D3 | R2D1 | R2D2 | R2D3 | R3D1 | R3D2 | R3D3 | R4D1 | R4D2 | R4D3 | R5D1 | R5D2 | R5D3 | R6D1 | R6D2 | R6D3 | R7D1 | R7D2 | R7D3 | R8D1
Nigel Short takes us on an electrifying journey through a very rich chess career, which saw him beat no less than twelve world champions. His experience in tournaments and matches all over the world – Short has visited a total of 89 countries – can be seen in the narratives that precede the games which he annotates with humour and instructive insights.
Commentary by GM Nigel Short and IM Almira Skripchenko
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