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Baku 2.1: Fights continue!

9/14/2015 – Despite eight short draws in today's round the remaining games were full of excitement. The combination of the day was played by Ding Liren, but even some "quiet draws" like Hou Yifan-Mamedyarov were full of interest. We have seen a couple of heartbreakers in Baku, but nothing worse than Bruzon losing R+BvsR against Kramnik... ten moves away from a draw!

Eight interesting match-ups from round two

9/14/2015 – The first round of the World Cup 2015 is over. The field has been narrowed down from 128 players to 64. But there are still 32 games to follow, which is quite a bit. We bring to you the eight most interesting match-up of round two. And while you are waiting for the games to progress out of the openings maybe you would like to solve tactical puzzles from round one.

Baku 1.TB - One Armageddon, One big Surprise

9/13/2015 – The big news of the day is definitely of the 18-year old Chilean prodigy, Cristobal Henrique Villagra, knocking out former World Cup winner Boris Gelfand in the tiebreakers. Another previous World Cup winner that will say good bye to Baku is Kasimdzhanov, who lost to Kovalyov. Only one match went to Armaggedon, as Sargissian barely edged out Bartel.

Baku 1.1: Upsets here and there

9/11/2015 – Things went mostly as predicted in Baku, as the majority of the top seeds cruised through their games while the middle seeds had many draws as they played players of similar calibre. Some of the major upsets were certainly by two Argentinians: Perez Ponsa beating Dominguez and Sandro Mareco over Ni Hua. Several top GMs were also held to a draw, including Giri, Gelfand, Grischuk and Adams.

World Cup starts today

9/11/2015 – The 2015 World Cup is upon us. Being hosted in the North Flame Tower (Fairmont Hotel) in Baku, the massive 128 player Knock Out event brings some of the best in the world, as well as qualifiers from every region of the globe. The top seeds will have relatively easy games, but the middle matches will be extremely close. We bring you the regulations, pairings, and some opening impressions.

2015 World Cup pairings posted and updated

8/22/2015 – FIDE had published the pairings for the forthcoming mega-event that runs from September 10 through October 5. The massive competition for which players have been qualifying since last year, brings no fewer than 128 players, with some fascinating pairings. Speaking of which, you should know that since they were first published a few days ago, the pairings have already been changed.
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