Chess World Cup 2021

FIDE Chess World Cup 2021

Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the winner of the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Sochi, Russia
Dates	12 July 2021–6 August 2021
Administrator	FIDE
Tournament format(s)	Single-elimination tournament
Host(s)	Chess Federation of Russia
Final positions
Champion	Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Runner-up	Sergey Karjakin
3rd place	Magnus Carlsen
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The Chess World Cup 2021 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Sochi, Russia, beginning 12 July and ending 6 August 2021.^[1] It was the 9th edition of the Chess World Cup. The winner of this tournament was the Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who won without losing any games either in classical chess or in the rapid tiebreakers.^[2]

The two finalists (Duda and Sergey Karjakin) qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022. The rest of the final eight, except Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the FIDE Grand Prix 2022.

In parallel with this open tournament, an inaugural women-only version was held.