Jan-Krzysztof DudaRUS}} Sergey KarjakinNOR}} Magnus Carlsen| runners-up2 = | matches =| points =| tries = | goals = | attendance = | noaverage = | mvp = | top_scorer = | top_try_scorer = | stat1_label =| stat1 =| stat2_label =| stat2 =Chess World Cup 2019>2019Chess World Cup 2023>2023}}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. 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.WEB,weblink "Games Archive", "2700chess", 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.

Format

The tournament was an 8-round knockout event, with the top 50 seeds given a bye directly into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals played a match for third place.The two finalists, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Sergey Karjakin qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022, which is a tournament to decide the next challenger for the World Championship. Moreover, all quarter-finalists, except for World Champion Magnus Carlsen, qualified for the FIDE Grand Prix 2022, giving them another chance to qualify for the Candidates.Each round consisted of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if required. The time limits were as follows:

Two classical time limit games: 90 minutes, plus a 30-minute increment on move 40, plus a 30-second increment per move from move 1, per player.
If the match was tied after the classical games, players played two rapid chess games, with 25 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player.
If the match was still tied, players then played two more rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move, per player.
If the match was still tied, players then played two blitz games, with 5 minutes plus a 3-second increment per move, per player.
If the match was still tied, a single armageddon chess game was played to decide the match, with draw odds to Black, meaning White had to win but Black only needed to draw or win, to win the match. The players drew lots and the winner of the draw chose their color. White received 5 minutes, Black received 4 minutes, and each player received an extra 2 seconds per move beginning at move 61.

Schedule

Each round lasted three days: two for classical time limit games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 ran from July 12 to 20; July 21 was a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 ran from July 22 to 30; July 31 was a rest day; and the last two rounds ran from August 1 to 6.Play began at 3:00{{nbsp}}pm local time (1200 UT) on all days.Men's World Cup 2021 Schedule {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306081940weblink |date=2023-03-06 }}, FIDE

Prize money

The total prize fund was US$1,892,500, with the first prize of US$110,000.WEB,weblink Regulations for the FIDE World Cup 2021, FIDE, {| class="wikitable"|+Prize money in US dollars! Round !! Prizes !! Total | 292,500| 384,000 | 320,000 | 256,000 | 200,000 | 140,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 110,000 ! Total!!!! 1,892,500

Media

IM Eric Rosen was one of the official photographers for the event.TWEET, IM_Rosen, 1413588346845138945, Beginning my journey to Sochi... Super excited to be one of the official photographers for the @FIDE_chess World Cup!, 9 July 2021, Rosen, Eric,

Participants

The following is the list of participants."Participants of the World Cup 2021" (PDF), Official tournament site, FIDE "Tournament Tree" Players were seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021, and all players were grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.{{Seeds explanation}}{{colbegin}}{{seeds|1|1}} {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}}, 2847 (World Champion){{seeds|2|16}} {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}}, 2820 (R){{seeds|3|9}} {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}}, 2781 (R){{seeds|4|8}} {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}}, 2780 (R){{seeds|5|5}} {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|RUS}}, 2776 (R){{seeds|6|12}} {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}}, 2770 (R){{seeds|7|13}} {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}}, 2760 (WC){{seeds|8|4}} {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|FRA}}, 2759 (R){{seeds|9|3}} {{flagathlete|Leinier DomÃnguez|USA}}, 2758 (R){{seeds|10|14}} {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|RUS}}, 2757 (R){{seeds|11|11}} {{flagathlete|Pentala Harikrishna|IND}}, 2730 (R){{seeds|12|6}} {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|POL}}, 2729 (ER){{seeds|13|7}} {{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|IND}}, 2726 (R){{seeds|14|10}} {{flagathlete|Dmitry Andreikin|RUS}}, 2724 (ER){{seeds|15|15}} {{flagathlete|Nikita Vitiugov|RUS}}, 2724 (ER){{seeds|16|2}} {{flagathlete|Andrey Esipenko|RUS}}, 2716 (E){{seeds|17|2}} {{flagathlete|Daniil Dubov|RUS}}, 2714 (ER){{seeds|18|15}} {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}}, 2714 (ER){{seeds|19|10}} {{flagathlete|Francisco Vallejo Pons|ESP}}, 2710 (ER){{seeds|20|7}} {{flagathlete|Jeffery Xiong|USA}}, 2709 (Z2.1){{seeds|21|6}} {{flagathlete|Evgeny Tomashevsky|RUS}}, 2706 (E){{seeds|22|11}} {{flagathlete|Yu Yangyi|CHN}}, 2705 (WC){{seeds|23|14}} {{flagathlete|Vladislav Artemiev|RUS}}, 2704 (E){{seeds|24|3}} {{flagathlete|Bassem Amin|EGY}}, 2703 (AF){{seeds|25|4}} {{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|NED}}, 2701 (R){{seeds|26|13}} {{flagathlete|Kirill Alekseenko|RUS}}, 2699 (ER){{seeds|27|12}} {{flagathlete|Yuriy Kryvoruchko|UKR}}, 2699 (ER){{seeds|28|5}} {{flagathlete|Parham Maghsoodloo|IRI}}, 2698 (AS){{seeds|29|8}} {{flagathlete|David Navara|CZE}}, 2697 (ER){{seeds|30|9}} {{flagathlete|Vladimir Fedoseev|RUS}}, 2696 (E){{seeds|31|16}} {{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|USA}}, 2691 (Z2.1){{seeds|32|1}} {{flagathlete|Maxim Matlakov|RUS}}, 2688 (E){{seeds|33|1}} {{flagathlete|RadosÅ‚aw Wojtaszek|POL}}, 2687 (ER){{seeds|34|16}} {{flagathlete|Alexander Areshchenko|UKR}}, 2687 (R){{seeds|35|9}} {{flagathlete|Dmitry Jakovenko|RUS}}, 2684 (R){{seeds|36|8}} {{flagathlete|Alexandr Predke|RUS}}, 2683 (E){{seeds|37|5}} {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|UKR}}, 2683 (R){{seeds|38|12}} {{flagathlete|Salem Saleh|UAE}}, 2682 (R){{seeds|39|13}} {{flagathlete|Gabriel Sargissian|ARM}}, 2682 (FN){{seeds|40|4}} {{flagathlete|Markus Ragger|AUT}}, 2680 (FN){{seeds|41|3}} {{flagathlete|Ã‰tienne Bacrot|FRA}}, 2678 (FN){{seeds|42|14}} {{flagathlete|Boris Gelfand|ISR}}, 2675 (R){{seeds|43|11}} {{flagathlete|Ferenc Berkes|HUN}}, 2673 (FN){{seeds|44|6}} {{flagathlete|David AntÃ³n Guijarro|ESP}}, 2673 (E){{seeds|45|7}} {{flagathlete|Nils Grandelius|SWE}}, 2670 (FN){{seeds|46|10}} {{flagathlete|Matthias BlÃ¼baum|GER}}, 2669 (FN){{seeds|47|15}} {{flagathlete|Ivan Cheparinov|BUL}}, 2667 (E){{seeds|48|2}} {{flagathlete|Vladimir Malakhov|RUS}}, 2666 (R){{seeds|49|2}} {{flagathlete|Nijat Abasov|AZE}}, 2665 (PN){{seeds|50|15}} {{flagathlete|Alexei Shirov|ESP}}, 2662 (FN){{seeds|51|10}} {{flagathlete|Sanan Sjugirov|RUS}}, 2661 (E){{seeds|52|7}} {{flagathlete|Baskaran Adhiban|IND}}, 2660 (FN){{seeds|53|6}} {{flagathlete|Samuel Sevian|USA}}, 2660 (Z2.1) {{seeds|54|11}} {{flagathlete|Constantin Lupulescu|ROM}}, 2656 (E){{seeds|55|14}} {{flagathlete|Grigoriy Oparin|RUS}}, 2654 (E){{seeds|56|3}} {{flagathlete|Yuri Kuzubov|UKR}}, 2653 (FN){{seeds|57|4}} {{flagathlete|Jorge Cori|PER}}, 2652 (Z2.4){{seeds|58|13}} {{flagathlete|Alexander Onischuk|USA}}, 2649 (Z2.1) {{seeds|59|12}} {{flagathlete|Haik M. Martirosyan|ARM}}, 2648 (E){{seeds|60|5}} {{flagathlete|Ivan Å ariÄ‡|CRO}}, 2645 (FN){{seeds|61|8}} {{flagathlete|Aravindh Chithambaram|IND}}, 2641 (Z3.7){{seeds|62|9}} {{flagathlete|Alexey Sarana|RUS}}, 2640 (PN) {{seeds|63|16}} {{flagathlete|Alexander Motylev|RUS}}, 2639 (E){{seeds|64|1}} {{flagathlete|Aryan Tari|NOR}}, 2639 (FN){{seeds|65|1}} {{flagathlete|Evgeny Bareev|CAN}}, 2638 (Z2.2){{seeds|66|16}} {{flagathlete|Rinat Jumabayev|KAZ}}, 2637 (FN){{seeds|67|9}} {{flagathlete|Vladislav Kovalev|FIDE}}, 2637 (PN){{seeds|68|8}} {{flagathlete|Nodirbek Abdusattorov|UZB}}, 2634 (Z3.4){{seeds|69|5}} {{flagathlete|Alan Pichot|ARG}}, 2630 (FN){{seeds|70|12}} {{flagathlete|Mustafa YÄ±lmaz|TUR}}, 2630 (E){{seeds|71|13}} {{flagathlete|David Paravyan|RUS}}, 2629 (PN){{seeds|72|4}} {{flagathlete|Sandro Mareco|ARG}}, 2629 (AM){{seeds|73|3}} {{flagathlete|Pavel Ponkratov|RUS}}, 2627 (E){{seeds|74|14}} {{flagathlete|Bogdan-Daniel Deac|ROM}}, 2627 (E){{seeds|75|11}} {{flagathlete|Ahmed Adly|EGY}}, 2625 (AF){{seeds|76|6}} {{flagathlete|Benjamin Bok|NED}}, 2624 (FN){{seeds|77|7}} {{flagathlete|Neuris Delgado RamÃrez|PAR}}, 2622 (Z2.5){{seeds|78|10}} {{flagathlete|Nihal Sarin|IND}}, 2620 (PN){{seeds|79|15}} {{flagathlete|Yaroslav Zherebukh|USA}}, 2620 (FN){{seeds|80|2}} {{flagathlete|Shant Sargsyan|ARM}}, 2618 (E){{seeds|81|2}} {{flagathlete|Daniele Vocaturo|ITA}}, 2617 (FN){{seeds|82|15}} {{flagathlete|Rasmus Svane|GER}}, 2615 (E){{seeds|83|10}} {{flagathlete|Viktor ErdÅ‘s|HUN}}, 2614 (E){{seeds|84|7}} {{flagathlete|Varuzhan Akobian|USA}}, 2614 (PN){{seeds|85|6}} {{flagathlete|Pouya Idani|IRI}}, 2614 (FN){{seeds|86|11}} {{flagathlete|Amin Tabatabaei|IRI}}, 2613 (AS){{seeds|87|14}} {{flagathlete|Arik Braun|GER}}, 2609 (E){{seeds|88|3}} {{flagathlete|Vadim Zvjaginsev|RUS}}, 2608 (E){{seeds|89|4}} {{flagathlete|Kacper Piorun|POL}}, 2608 (FN){{seeds|90|13}} {{flagathlete|R Praggnanandhaa|IND}}, 2608 (PN){{seeds|91|12}} {{flagathlete|Aleksandar InÄ‘iÄ‡|SRB}}, 2607 (E){{seeds|92|5}} {{flagathlete|Cristobal Henriquez Villagra|CHI}}, 2606 (AM){{seeds|93|8}} {{flagathlete|Vasif Durarbayli|AZE}}, 2606 (FN){{seeds|94|9}} {{flagathlete|Timur Gareyev|USA}}, 2606 (Z2.1){{seeds|95|16}} {{flagathlete|Ivan IvaniÅ¡eviÄ‡|SRB}}, 2606 (E){{seeds|96|1}} {{flagathlete|Evgeny Alekseev|RUS}}, 2605 (E){{seeds|97|1}} {{flagathlete|Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson|ISL}}, 2603 (FN){{seeds|98|16}} {{flagathlete|Baadur Jobava|GEO}}, 2603 (E){{seeds|99|9}} {{flagathlete|Axel Bachmann|PAR}}, 2599 (AM){{seeds|100|8}} {{flagathlete|Nodirbek Yakubboev|UZB}}, 2598 (Z3.4) {{seeds|101|5}} {{flagathlete|Kiril Georgiev|MKD}}, 2594 (FN){{seeds|102|12}} {{flagathlete|Ante BrkiÄ‡|CRO}}, 2592 (E){{seeds|103|13}} {{flagathlete|MichaÅ‚ Krasenkow|POL}}, 2591 (E){{seeds|104|4}} {{flagathlete|Mircea PÃ¢rligras|ROM}}, 2591 (FN){{seeds|105|3}} {{flagathlete|Hovhannes Gabuzyan|ARM}}, 2590 (E){{seeds|106|14}} {{flagathlete|Viorel IordÄƒchescu|MDA}}, 2589 (FN){{seeds|107|11}} {{flagathlete|Denis KadriÄ‡|BIH}}, 2586 (PN){{seeds|108|6}} {{flagathlete|Sebastian Bogner|SUI}}, 2581 (FN){{seeds|109|7}} {{flagathlete|Victor Mikhalevski|ISR}}, 2581 (FN){{seeds|110|10}} {{flagathlete|Velimir IviÄ‡|SRB}}, 2581 (FN){{seeds|111|15}} {{flagathlete|Mads Andersen|DEN}}, 2579 (FN){{seeds|112|2}} {{flagathlete|Gukesh D|IND}}, 2578 (PN){{seeds|113|2}} {{flagathlete|Thai Dai Van Nguyen|CZE}}, 2577 (E){{seeds|114|15}} {{flagathlete|Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera|CUB}}, 2573 (Z2.3){{seeds|115|10}} {{flagathlete|Emre Can|TUR}}, 2569 (E){{seeds|116|7}} {{flagathlete|Alexandr Fier|BRA}}, 2569 (FN){{seeds|117|6}} {{flagathlete|Nikita Meshkovs|LAT}}, 2568 (FN){{seeds|118|11}} {{flagathlete|Yasser Quesada PÃ©rez|CUB}}, 2565 (FN){{seeds|119|14}} {{flagathlete|Luka Paichadze|GEO}}, 2564 (E){{seeds|120|3}} {{flagathlete|Levan Pantsulaia|GEO}}, 2564 (FN){{seeds|121|4}} {{flagathlete|Javokhir Sindarov|UZB}}, 2558 (AS){{seeds|122|13}} {{flagathlete|Elshan Moradiabadi|USA}}, 2555 (AM){{seeds|123|12}} {{flagathlete|Krikor Mekhitarian|BRA}}, 2554 (AM){{seeds|124|5}} {{flagathlete|Federico Perez Ponsa|ARG}}, 2554 (Z2.5){{seeds|125|8}} {{flagathlete|Boris Savchenko|RUS}}, 2553 (E){{seeds|126|9}} {{flagathlete|Bobby Cheng|AUS}}, 2552 (FN){{seeds|127|16}} {{flagathlete|Susanto Megaranto|INA}}, 2550 (FN){{seeds|128|1}} {{flagathlete|SaÅ¡a MartinoviÄ‡|CRO}}, 2548 (E){{seeds|129|1}} {{flagathlete|Kaido Kulaots|EST}}, 2548 (FN){{seeds|130|16}} {{flagathlete|Ehsan Ghaem Maghami|IRI}}, 2547 (Z3.1) {{seeds|131|9}} {{flagathlete|Vahap Åžanal|TUR}}, 2546 (FN){{seeds|132|8}} {{flagathlete|Nikita Afanasiev|RUS}}, 2542 (E){{seeds|133|5}} {{flagathlete|Momchil Nikolov|BUL}}, 2542 (FN){{seeds|134|12}} {{flagathlete|Juan Carlos GonzÃ¡lez Zamora|MEX}}, 2540 (FN){{seeds|135|13}} {{flagathlete|Helgi Dam Ziska|FRO}}, 2539 (Z1.10){{seeds|136|4}} {{flagathlete|Andrew Tang|USA}}, 2538 (AM){{seeds|137|3}} {{flagathlete|Jahongir Vakhidov|UZB}}, 2534 (FN){{seeds|138|14}} {{flagathlete|Shamsiddin Vokhidov|UZB}}, 2530 (AS){{seeds|139|11}} {{flagathlete|Leandro Krysa|ARG}}, 2527 (AM){{seeds|140|6}} {{flagathlete|Guillermo VÃ¡zquez, IM|PAR}}, 2527 (FN){{seeds|141|7}} {{flagathlete|JerguÅ¡ PechÃ¡Ä|SVK}}, 2523 (PN){{seeds|142|10}} {{flagathlete|Darcy Lima|BRA}}, 2522 (Z2.4){{seeds|143|15}} {{flagathlete|VojtÄ›ch PlÃ¡t|CZE}}, 2521 (FN){{seeds|144|2}} {{flagathlete|ÃdÃ¡m KozÃ¡k|HUN}}, 2518 (E){{seeds|145|2}} {{flagathlete|PaweÅ‚ Teclaf, IM|POL}}, 2514 (E){{seeds|146|15}} {{flagathlete|Pablo Salinas Herrera|CHI}}, 2514 (FN){{seeds|147|10}} {{flagathlete|Robert Hungaski|USA}}, 2514 (AM){{seeds|148|7}} {{flagathlete|Wynn Zaw Htun, IM|MYA}}, 2508 (FN){{seeds|149|6}} {{flagathlete|P. Iniyan|IND}}, 2506 (IAS){{seeds|150|11}} {{flagathlete|Dambasuren Batsuren|MGL}}, 2504 (FN){{seeds|151|14}} {{flagathlete|Volodar Murzin, IM|RUS}}, 2502 (FN){{seeds|152|3}} {{flagathlete|Bilel Bellahcene|ALG}}, 2499 (FN){{seeds|153|4}} {{flagathlete|Juraj Druska, IM|SVK}}, 2493 (FN){{seeds|154|13}} {{flagathlete|Matej Å ebenik|SLO}}, 2492 (FN){{seeds|155|12}} {{flagathlete|Sergio Barrientos|COL}}, 2490 (Z2.3){{seeds|156|5}} {{flagathlete|Alexandre Dgebuadze|BEL}}, 2488 (FN){{seeds|157|8}} {{flagathlete|Razvan Preotu|CAN}}, 2487 (FN){{seeds|158|9}} {{flagathlete|Kirill Shubin, IM|RUS}}, 2486 (ON){{seeds|159|16}} {{flagathlete|Abhimanyu Mishra|USA}}, 2485 (PN){{seeds|160|1}} {{flagathlete|Kirill Stupak|BLR}}, 2485 (FN){{seeds|161|1}} {{flagathlete|Adham Fawzy|EGY}}, 2485 (AF){{seeds|162|16}} {{flagathlete|AndrÃ©s RodrÃguez Vila|URU}}, 2484 (FN){{seeds|163|9}} {{flagathlete|Tin Jingyao, IM|SGP}}, 2482 (AS){{seeds|164|8}} {{flagathlete|Dmitry V. Sklyarov, IM|FIN}}, 2480 (FN){{seeds|165|5}} {{flagathlete|Goh Wei Ming|SGP}}, 2478 (FN){{seeds|166|12}} {{flagathlete|Luka DraÅ¡koviÄ‡, IM|MNE}}, 2469 (FN){{seeds|167|13}} {{flagathlete|Paulo Bersamina, IM|PHI}}, 2462 (FN){{seeds|168|4}} {{flagathlete|Rudik Makarian, IM|RUS}}, 2460 (ON){{seeds|169|3}} {{flagathlete|Ravi Haria, IM|ENG}}, 2440 (FN){{seeds|170|14}} {{flagathlete|Karolis JukÅ¡ta, FM|LTU}}, 2438 (FN){{seeds|171|11}} {{flagathlete|Basheer Al Qudaimi, IM|YEM}}, 2435 (FN){{seeds|172|6}} {{flagathlete|Ziaur Rahman, GM|BAN}}, 2434 (Z3.2) {{seeds|173|7}} {{flagathlete|Esteban Valderrama Quiceno, IM|COL}}, 2430 (FN){{seeds|174|10}} {{flagathlete|Saparmyrat Atabayev, IM|TKM}}, 2425 (FN){{seeds|175|15}} {{flagathlete|Essam El Gindy|EGY}}, 2420 (FN){{seeds|176|2}} {{flagathlete|Sugar Gan-Erdene, IM|MGL}}, 2419 (AS){{seeds|177|2}} {{flagathlete|Pedro RamÃ³n MartÃnez Reyes, FM|VEN}}, 2417 (FN){{seeds|178|15}} {{flagathlete|Evgenios Ioannidis, IM|GRE}}, 2411 (FN){{seeds|179|10}} {{flagathlete|Arthur Ssegwanyi, IM|UGA}}, 2409 (FN){{seeds|180|7}} {{flagathlete|Niaz Murshed|BAN}}, 2404 (FN){{seeds|181|6}} {{flagathlete|Asyl Abdyjapar, IM|KGZ}}, 2403 (FN){{seeds|182|11}} {{flagathlete|Abdelrahman Hesham|EGY}}, 2397 (AF){{seeds|183|14}} {{flagathlete|Amir Zaibi|TUN}}, 2396 (FN){{seeds|184|3}} {{flagathlete|AndrÃ© Ventura Sousa, IM|POR}}, 2390 (FN){{seeds|185|4}} {{flagathlete|Sami Khader, IM|JOR}}, 2382 (FN){{seeds|186|13}} {{flagathlete|Mohamed Tissir, IM|MAR}}, 2379 (FN){{seeds|187|12}} {{flagathlete|Noaman Omar, IM|UAE}}, 2367 (FN){{seeds|188|5}} {{flagathlete|Sergio Minero Pineda, IM|CRC}}, 2365 (FN){{seeds|189|8}} {{flagathlete|Mohamad Ervan, IM|INA}}, 2356 (AS){{seeds|190|9}} {{flagathlete|Rodwell Makoto, IM|ZIM}}, 2352 (FN){{seeds|191|16}} {{flagathlete|Bashir Eiti, IM|SYR}}, 2340 (FN){{seeds|192|1}} {{flagathlete|Daniel Quizon, IM|PHI}}, 2319 (Z3.3){{seeds|193|1}} {{flagathlete|Daniel Barrish, FM|RSA}}, 2313 (FN){{seeds|194|16}} {{flagathlete|Abobker Mohamed Elarabi, FM|LBA}}, 2307 (FN){{seeds|195|9}} {{flagathlete|Olanrewaju Ajibola, no title|NGR}}, 2302 (FN){{seeds|196|8}} {{flagathlete|Michael Concio, IM|PHI}}, 2297 (Z3.3){{seeds|197|5}} {{flagathlete|Sergio Miguel, FM|ANG}}, 2286 (FN){{seeds|198|12}} {{flagathlete|Chitumbo Mwali, IM|ZAM}}, 2281 (FN){{seeds|199|13}} {{flagathlete|Akar Ali Salih Salih, FM|IRQ}}, 2274 (FN){{seeds|200|4}} {{flagathlete|Alisher Karimov, FM|TJK}}, 2244 (FN){{seeds|201|3}} {{flagathlete|Antoine Kassis, FM|LBN}}, 2205 (FN){{seeds|202|14}} {{flagathlete|Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage, CM|SRI}}, 2203 (FN){{seeds|203|11}} {{flagathlete|Allen Chi Zhou Fan, FM|NZL}}, 2193 (FN){{seeds|204|6}} {{flagathlete|Sumant Subramaniam, FM|MAS}}, 2155 (FN){{seeds|205|7}} {{flagathlete|Chiletso Chipanga, CM|MWI}}, 2103 (PN){{seeds|206|10}} {{flagathlete|Elmer Prudente, CM|GUM}}, 1998 (Z3.6){{colend}}Players qualifying for the event included:

The world chess champion
The women's world chess champion (WWC)
The 2019 World Junior Champion U20 (U20)
The top four players in the Chess World Cup 2019 (WC)
89 players qualifying from Continental events:
- Europe (47): High rating (ER, 10), Hybrid qualification (E, 36), Zonal 1.10 (Z1.10, 1)
- America (11+9): Hybrid qualification (AM, 8), Zonals 2.1 (Z2.1, 5), 2.2 (Z2.2, 1), 2.3 (Z2.3, 2), 2.4 (Z2.4, 2), 2.5 (Z2.5, 2)
- Asia (18): Hybrid Asian Championship 2021 (AS, 7), Indian Qualification (IAS, 1), Zonals 3.1 (Z3.1, 1), 3.2 (Z3.2, 1), 3.3 (Z3.3, 2), 3.4 (Z3.4, 2), 3.5 (Z3.5, 2), 3.6 (Z3.6, 1), 3.7 (Z3.7, 1)
- Africa (4): African Chess Championship (AF, 4)
The 13 highest-rated players from the average of 12 rating lists, from July 2020 to June 2021 (R)
91 federations spots selected according to the average rating of their 10 highest rated players (FN).

4 nominees of the FIDE President (PN)
2 nominees of the organizer (ON)

The participants were seeded by their FIDE rating of June 2021. For the first time, a hybrid format of online chess under arbiter supervision was allowed to be a part of the qualification process, due to the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in organizing over the board competition.FIDE Approves Hybrid Format. Chess.com.WEB, nikita, FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 â€“ Chessdom,weblink 2021-06-03,

Replacements

The following are the players from the list of qualifiers who declined to play, and their replacements:

{{flagathlete|Teimour Radjabov|AZE}} (WC) â†’ {{flagathlete|Boris Gelfand|ISR}} (R). Radjabov already had a wildcard placement for the 2022 Candidates.
{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|CHN}} (WC) â†’ {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|UKR}} (R). Ding Liren did not play because of China's COVID-19 travel restrictions, and also because he was committed to playing in a Chinese tournament.Carlsen, So, Aronian & Ding in San Fermin Masters battle, chess24.com, July 11, 2021
{{flagathlete|Evgeny Shtembuliak|UKR}} (U20) â†’ {{flagathlete|Vladimir Malakhov|RUS}} (R)
{{flagathlete|Ju Wenjun|CHN}} (WWC) â†’ {{flagathlete|Dmitry Jakovenko|RUS}} (R)
{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} (R) â†’ {{flagathlete|Pentala Harikrishna|IND}} (R). Nepomniachtchi was preparing for the World Chess Championship 2021 match against Carlsen.Magnus Carlsen to play in FIDE World Cup in Sochi, Chessbase, June 11, 2021Ian Nepomniachtchi to @rianru: I won't play at the FIDE World Cup in Sochi, FIDE, Twitter, 17 June 2021
{{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} (R) â†’ {{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|IND}} (R). COVID-19 reasons.
{{flagathlete|RichÃ¡rd Rapport|HUN}} (R) â†’ {{flagathlete|Alexander Areshchenko|UKR}} (R)
{{flagathlete|Wang Hao|CHN}} (R) â†’ {{flagathlete|Salem Saleh|UAE}} (R). Wang Hao had retired from competitive chess.WEB, Rao, Rakesh, Nepomniachtchi loses last round, takes Candidates title; Wang Hao retires at 31,weblink 2021-04-29, Sportstar,
{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} (R) â†’ {{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|NED}} (R). Anand was already committed to playing the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting between July 10 and 18.Viswanathan Anand likely to skip World Cup in Sochi, Indian Express, 27 May 2021
{{flagathlete|Lu Shanglei|CHN}} (AS) â†’ {{flagathlete|Parham Maghsoodloo|IRI}} (AS)
{{flagathlete|Veselin Topalov|BUL}} (ER) â†’ {{flagathlete|Kirill Alekseenko|RUS}} (ER)
{{flagathlete|Michael Adams|ENG}} (ER) â†’ {{flagathlete|Yuriy Kryvoruchko|UKR}} (ER)
{{flagathlete|Viktor LÃ¡zniÄka|CZE}} (E) â†’ {{flagathlete|Viktor ErdÅ‘s|HUN}} (E)
{{flagathlete|Michael Wiedenkeller|LUX}} (Z1.10) â†’ {{flagathlete|Helgi Dam Ziska|FRO}} (Z1.10)
{{flagathlete|Temur Kuybokarov|AUS}} (Z3.6) â†’ {{flagathlete|Elmer Prudente|GUM}} (Z3.6). Kuybokarov withdrew due to Australian travel restrictions due to COVID-19.Australian Chess Federation Newsletter 604, 19 June 2021
{{flagathlete|Huang Renjie|CHN}} (Z3.5) â†’ an extra presidential nominee (PN)
{{flagathlete|Bai Jinshi|CHN}} (Z3.5) â†’ an extra presidential nominee (PN)

In addition, six federations (Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Japan, South Korea, Peru, Vietnam) did not nominate a player. Because of this and the two Zone 3.5 withdrawals, the number of presidential nominees (PN) increased from four to twelve, with the eight extra being:Players lists and full pairings of FIDE World Cups published, FIDE, 22 June 2021 (This shows who the original four PNs were.)

{{flagathlete|Varuzhan Akobian|USA}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|Chiletso Chipanga|MAW}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|Denis KadriÄ‡|BIH}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa|IND}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|Alexey Sarana|RUS}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|David Paravyan|RUS}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|Nihal Sarin|IND}} (PN)
{{flagathlete|Abhimanyu Mishra|USA}} (PN)

Rounds 1â€“4

Section 1

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 1{{flagicon>NOR}} M Carlsen | RD1-score01= Bye| RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 1 | RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 128CRO}} S MartinoviÄ‡| RD1-score03= 1Â½ | RD1-seed04= 129EST}} K Kulaots | RD1-score04=Â½| RD1-seed05= 65CAN}} E Bareev | RD1-score05= 1Â½ | RD1-seed06= 192PHI}} D Quizon | RD1-score06= Â½| RD1-seed07= 64{{flagicon>NOR}} A Tari | RD1-score07= 2| RD1-seed08= 193RSA}} D Barrish| RD1-score08= 0 | RD1-seed09= 33{{flagicon>POL}} R Wojtaszek| RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 33| RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 96{{flagicon>RUS}} E Alekseev| RD1-score11= 2Â½ | RD1-seed12= 161EGY}} A Fawzy | RD1-score12= 1Â½| RD1-seed13= 97{{flagicon>ISL}} HS Gretarsson | RD1-score13=2Â½ | RD1-seed14= 160BLR}} K Stupak | RD1-score14= 1Â½ | RD1-seed15= 32{{flagicon>RUS}} M Matlakov| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 32 | RD1-score19= | RD2-seed01= 1NOR}} M Carlsen| RD2-score01= 2 | RD2-seed02= 128CRO}} S MartinoviÄ‡| RD2-score02= 0| RD2-seed03= 65 CAN}} E Bareev| RD2-score03=Â½| RD2-seed04= 64NOR}} A Tari | RD2-score04= 1Â½ | RD2-seed05= 33POL}} R Wojtaszek | RD2-score05=1Â½| RD2-seed06= 96RUS}} E Alekseev | RD2-score06= Â½| RD2-seed07= 97ISL}} HS Gretarsson | RD2-score07= Â½| RD2-seed08= 32RUS}} M Matlakov | RD2-score08= 1Â½ | RD3-seed01= 1{{flagicon>NOR}} M Carlsen | RD3-score01=2 | RD3-seed02= 64NOR}} A Tari| RD3-score02=0 | RD3-seed03= 33{{flagicon>POL}} R Wojtaszek| RD3-score03= 3| RD3-seed04= 32RUS}} M Matlakov | RD3-score04= 1 | RD4-seed01= 1NOR}} M Carlsen| RD4-score01= 2Â½| RD4-seed02= 33POL}} R Wojtaszek| RD4-score02= 1Â½}}

Section 2

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 17{{flagicon>RUS}} D Dubov| RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Bye 17 | RD1-score2=| RD1-seed3= 112{{flagicon>IND}} Gukesh D| RD1-score3=2Â½| RD1-seed4= 145POL}} P Teclaf | RD1-score4=1Â½| RD1-seed5= 81{{flagicon>ITA}} D Vocaturo| RD1-score5=1Â½| RD1-seed6= 176MGL}} S Gan-Erdene| RD1-score6= Â½| RD1-seed7= 48{{flagicon>RUS}} V Malakhov | RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 48| RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 49{{flagicon>AZE}} N Abasov| RD1-score9= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 49 | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 80{{flagicon>ARM}} S Sargsyan | RD1-score11= 2| RD1-seed12= 177VEN}} P MartÃnez Reyes | RD1-score12= 0| RD1-seed13= 113{{flagicon>CZE}} TDV Nguyen| RD1-score13=1Â½| RD1-seed14= 144HUN}} A KozÃ¡k | RD1-score14=Â½| RD1-seed15= 16{{flagicon>RUS}} A Esipenko| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 16 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 17RUS}} D Dubov| RD2-score1= 2Â½ | RD2-seed2= 112IND}} Gukesh D| RD2-score2= 1Â½| RD2-seed3= 81ITA}} D Vocaturo| RD2-score3= Â½| RD2-seed4= 48RUS}} V Malakhov| RD2-score4= 1Â½ | RD2-seed5= 49AZE}} N Abasov | RD2-score5=2Â½| RD2-seed6= 80ARM}} S Sargsyan| RD2-score6= 1Â½| RD2-seed7= 113CZE}} TDV Nguyen| RD2-score7= 1Â½ | RD2-seed8= 16RUS}} A Esipenko | RD2-score8= 2Â½| RD3-seed1= 17{{flagicon>RUS}} D Dubov | RD3-score1= 1Â½ | RD3-seed2= 48RUS}} V Malakhov| RD3-score2= Â½| RD3-seed3= 49AZE}} N Abasov | RD3-score3=Â½| RD3-seed4= 16{{flagicon>RUS}} A Esipenko| RD3-score4= 1Â½| RD4-seed1= 17RUS}} D Dubov| RD4-score1= 2Â½| RD4-seed2= 16{{flagicon>RUS}} A Esipenko| RD4-score2= 3Â½}}

Section 3

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 9{{flagicon>USA}} L DomÃnguez| RD1-score01= Bye | RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 9| RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 120GEO}} L Pantsulaia | RD1-score03=Â½| RD1-seed04= 137{{flagicon>UZB}} J Vakhidov | RD1-score04= 1Â½ | RD1-seed05= 73{{flagicon>RUS}} P Ponkratov | RD1-score05=1Â½| RD1-seed06= 184POR}} A Ventura Sousa | RD1-score06= Â½| RD1-seed07= 56{{flagicon>UKR}} Y Kuzubov | RD1-score07= 2| RD1-seed08= 201LBN}} A Kassis| RD1-score08=0| RD1-seed09= 41{{flagicon>FRA}} Ã‰ Bacrot| RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 41 | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 88RUS}} V Zvjaginsev | RD1-score11= 1| RD1-seed12= 169{{flagicon>ENG}} R Haria| RD1-score12=3| RD1-seed13= 105{{flagicon>ARM}} H Gabuzyan| RD1-score13= 3 | RD1-seed14= 152ALG}} B Bellahcene | RD1-score14= 1| RD1-seed15= 24{{flagicon>EGY}} B Amin| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 24| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 9USA}} L DomÃnguez| RD2-score01=1| RD2-seed02= 137UZB}} J Vakhidov | RD2-score02=3| RD2-seed03= 73RUS}} P Ponkratov| RD2-score03= 1Â½ | RD2-seed04= 56UKR}} Y Kuzubov| RD2-score04= Â½ | RD2-seed05= 41FRA}} Ã‰ Bacrot | RD2-score05= 2Â½ | RD2-seed06= 169ENG}} R Haria| RD2-score06= 1Â½| RD2-seed07= 105ARM}} H Gabuzyan | RD2-score07= Â½| RD2-seed08= 24EGY}} B Amin | RD2-score08= 1Â½ | RD3-seed01= 137UZB}} J Vakhidov | RD3-score01=1| RD3-seed02= 73{{flagicon>RUS}} P Ponkratov| RD3-score02= 3| RD3-seed03= 41{{flagicon>FRA}} Ã‰ Bacrot| RD3-score03= 2Â½| RD3-seed04= 24EGY}} B Amin | RD3-score04= 1Â½ | RD4-seed01= 73RUS}} P Ponkratov| RD4-score01= 1Â½| RD4-seed02= 41{{flagicon>FRA}} Ã‰ Bacrot| RD4-score02= 2Â½}}

Section 4

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 25{{flagicon>NED}} J van Foreest| RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 25| RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 104ROM}} M PÃ¢rligras | RD1-score3= Â½ | RD1-seed4= 153{{flagicon>SVK}} J Druska | RD1-score4= 1Â½ | RD1-seed5= 89{{flagicon>POL}} K Piorun | RD1-score5= 1Â½ | RD1-seed6= 168RUS}} R Makarian | RD1-score6= Â½| RD1-seed07= 40{{flagicon>AUT}} M Ragger| RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 40| RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 57{{flagicon>PER}} J Cori| RD1-score9=1Â½ | RD1-seed10= 200TJK}} A Karimov | RD1-score10= Â½| RD1-seed11= 72{{flagicon>ARG}} S Mareco | RD1-score11= 2| RD1-seed12= 185JOR}} S Khader| RD1-score12= 0 | RD1-seed13= 121{{flagicon>UZB}} J Sindarov| RD1-score13=1Â½| RD1-seed14= 136USA}} A Tang | RD1-score14=Â½| RD1-seed15= 8{{flagicon>FRA}} A Firouzja | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 8| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 25NED}} J van Foreest | RD2-score1=1Â½ | RD2-seed2= 153SVK}} J Druska | RD2-score2= Â½| RD2-seed3= 89POL}} K Piorun | RD2-score3= 1Â½| RD2-seed4= 40AUT}} M Ragger | RD2-score4=Â½| RD2-seed5= 57{{flagicon>PER}} J Cori| RD2-score5= 3Â½ | RD2-seed6= 72ARG}} S Mareco| RD2-score6= 2Â½| RD2-seed7= 121{{flagicon>UZB}} J Sindarov | RD2-score7=3Â½| RD2-seed8= 8FRA}} A Firouzja | RD2-score8= 2Â½| RD3-seed1= 25NED}} J van Foreest | RD3-score1= Â½| RD3-seed2= 89{{flagicon>POL}} K Piorun| RD3-score2= 1Â½| RD3-seed3= 57PER}} J Cori | RD3-score3=Â½| RD3-seed4= 121{{flagicon>UZB}} J Sindarov| RD3-score4= 1Â½| RD4-seed1= 89{{flagicon>POL}} K Piorun| RD4-score1= 1Â½| RD4-seed2= 121UZB}} J Sindarov| RD4-score2= Â½}}

Section 5

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 5{{flagicon>RUS}} A Grischuk| RD1-score01= Bye | RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 5 | RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 124{{flagicon>ARG}} F Perez Ponsa | RD1-score03= 3Â½| RD1-seed04= 133BUL}} M Nikolov | RD1-score04=2Â½| RD1-seed05= 69{{flagicon>ARG}} A Pichot | RD1-score05=2| RD1-seed06= 188CRC}} S Minero Pineda| RD1-score06= 0| RD1-seed07= 60{{flagicon>CRO}} I Å ariÄ‡ | RD1-score07= 2| RD1-seed08= 197ANG}} S Miguel | RD1-score08=0| RD1-seed09= 37{{flagicon>UKR}} A Korobov| RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 37 | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 92{{flagicon>CHI}} C Henriquez Villagra | RD1-score11= 2| RD1-seed12= 165SGP}} Goh Wei Ming| RD1-score12= 0 | RD1-seed13= 101{{flagicon>MKD}} K Georgiev | RD1-score13=1Â½| RD1-seed14= 156BEL}} A Dgebuadze | RD1-score14= Â½| RD1-seed15= 28{{flagicon>IRI}} P Maghsoodloo| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 28| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 5RUS}} A Grischuk | RD2-score01= 1Â½ | RD2-seed02= 124ARG}} F Perez Ponsa | RD2-score02= Â½| RD2-seed03= 69ARG}} A Pichot | RD2-score03= 1Â½| RD2-seed04= 60 CRO}} I Å ariÄ‡| RD2-score04= Â½ | RD2-seed05= 37UKR}} A Korobov | RD2-score05= 1Â½ | RD2-seed06= 92CHI}} C Henriquez Villagra| RD2-score06= Â½| RD2-seed07= 101MKD}} K Georgiev | RD2-score07= 2Â½| RD2-seed08= 28IRI}} P Maghsoodloo| RD2-score08=1Â½| RD3-seed01= 5{{flagicon>RUS}} A Grischuk | RD3-score01= 1Â½ | RD3-seed02= 69ARG}} A Pichot| RD3-score02= Â½| RD3-seed03= 37{{flagicon>UKR}} A Korobov| RD3-score03= 1Â½| RD3-seed04= 101MKD}} K Georgiev| RD3-score04= Â½| RD4-seed01= 5{{flagicon>RUS}} A Grischuk| RD4-score01= 2Â½| RD4-seed02= 37UKR}} A Korobov| RD4-score02= 1Â½}}

Section 6

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 21{{flagicon>RUS}} E Tomashevsky | RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 21| RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 108SUI}} S Bogner | RD1-score3= Â½ | RD1-seed4= 149{{flagicon>IND}} P Iniyan | RD1-score4=1Â½| RD1-seed5= 85{{flagicon>IRI}} P Idani| RD1-score5= 2 | RD1-seed6= 172BAN}} Z Rahman | RD1-score6= 0| RD1-seed07= 44{{flagicon>ESP}} D AntÃ³n Guijarro | RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 44 | RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 53{{flagicon>USA}} S Sevian | RD1-score9= 2| RD1-seed10= 204MAS}} S Subramaniam | RD1-score10= 0| RD1-seed11= 76{{flagicon>NED}} B Bok | RD1-score11= 2Â½| RD1-seed12= 181KGZ}} A Abdyjapar | RD1-score12=1Â½ | RD1-seed13= 117LAT}} N Meshkovs| RD1-score13= Â½ | RD1-seed14= 140{{flagicon>PAR}} G VÃ¡zquez| RD1-score14=1Â½| RD1-seed15= 12{{flagicon>POL}} J-K Duda| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 12| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 21RUS}} E Tomashevsky| RD2-score1= 2| RD2-seed2=149IND}} P Iniyan| RD2-score2= 0| RD2-seed3= 85IRI}} P Idani| RD2-score3= 1Â½| RD2-seed4= 44ESP}} D AntÃ³n Guijarro| RD2-score4= Â½ | RD2-seed5= 53USA}} S Sevian| RD2-score5= 4 | RD2-seed6= 76NED}} B Bok| RD2-score6= 2| RD2-seed7= 140PAR}} G VÃ¡zquez | RD2-score7=Â½| RD2-seed8= 12POL}} J-K Duda | RD2-score8= 1Â½| RD3-seed1= 21RUS}} E Tomashevsky | RD3-score1= 1Â½ | RD3-seed2= 85{{flagicon>IRI}} P Idani| RD3-score2= 2Â½| RD3-seed3= 53USA}} S Sevian | RD3-score3=Â½| RD3-seed4= 12{{flagicon>POL}} J-K Duda| RD3-score4= 1Â½| RD4-seed1= 85IRI}} P Idani| RD4-score1= Â½| RD4-seed2= 12{{flagicon>POL}} J-K Duda| RD4-score2= 1Â½}}

Section 7

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 13{{flagicon>IND}} V Gujrathi | RD1-score01= Bye | RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 13 | RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 116{{flagicon>BRA}} A Fier | RD1-score03= 3Â½ | RD1-seed04= 141SVK}} J PechÃ¡Ä | RD1-score04= 2Â½ | RD1-seed05= 77{{flagicon>PAR}} N Delgado RamÃrez | RD1-score05= 5 | RD1-seed06= 180BAN}} N Murshed | RD1-score06= 3| RD1-seed07= 52{{flagicon>IND}} B Adhiban | RD1-score07= 2| RD1-seed08= 205MWI}} C Chipanga | RD1-score08=0| RD1-seed09= 45{{flagicon>SWE}} N Grandelius| RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 45 | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 84{{flagicon>USA}} V Akobian| RD1-score11= 2Â½ | RD1-seed12= 173COL}} E Valderrama Quiceno| RD1-score12=1Â½| RD1-seed13= 109{{flagicon>ISR}} V Mikhalevski Walkover>w/o | RD1-seed14= 148MYA}} Wynn Zaw Htun | RD1-score14=| RD1-seed15= 20{{flagicon>USA}} J Xiong| RD1-score15= Bye | RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 20| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 13IND}} V Gujrathi| RD2-score01= 2Â½ | RD2-seed02= 116BRA}} A Fier | RD2-score02= 1Â½| RD2-seed03= 77PAR}} N Delgado RamÃrez| RD2-score03= 0 | RD2-seed04=52 IND}} B Adhiban | RD2-score04= 2 | RD2-seed05= 45SWE}} N Grandelius | RD2-score05= 2Â½ | RD2-seed06= 84USA}} V Akobian | RD2-score06= 1Â½| RD2-seed07= 109ISR}} V Mikhalevski| RD2-score07= Â½| RD2-seed08= 20USA}} J Xiong| RD2-score08= 1Â½ | RD3-seed01= 13IND}} V Gujrathi | RD3-score01= 4Â½ | RD3-seed02= 52IND}} B Adhiban| RD3-score02= 3Â½| RD3-seed03= 45SWE}} N Grandelius| RD3-score03= 1Â½ | RD3-seed04= 20 {{flagicon>USA}} J Xiong | RD3-score04= 2Â½ | RD4-seed01= 13{{flagicon>IND}} V Gujrathi| RD4-score01=2| RD4-seed02= 20 USA}} J Xiong | RD4-score02= 0}}

Section 8

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 29{{flagicon>CZE}} D Navara| RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 29 | RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 100 {{flagicon>UZB}} N Yakubboev| RD1-score3= 1Â½ | RD1-seed4= 157CAN}} R Preotu | RD1-score4= Â½ | RD1-seed5= 93{{flagicon>AZE}} V Durarbayli | RD1-score5= 1Â½ | RD1-seed6= 164FIN}} DV Sklyarov | RD1-score6= Â½| RD1-seed07= 36{{flagicon>RUS}} A Predke | RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 36 | RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 61{{flagicon>IND}} C Aravindh| RD1-score9=2 | RD1-seed10= 196PHI}} M Concio | RD1-score10= 0| RD1-seed11= 68{{flagicon>UZB}} N Abdusattorov Walkover>w/o| RD1-seed12= 189INA}} M Ervan| RD1-score12=| RD1-seed13= 125{{flagicon>RUS}} B Savchenko| RD1-score13= 2Â½ | RD1-seed14= 132RUS}} N Afanasiev | RD1-score14= 1Â½| RD1-seed15= 4{{flagicon>NED}} A Giri | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 4| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 29CZE}} D Navara| RD2-score1= 1Â½| RD2-seed2= 100UZB}} N Yakubboev| RD2-score2= Â½| RD2-seed3= 93AZE}} V Durarbayli | RD2-score3= 3| RD2-seed4= 36RUS}} A Predke| RD2-score4= 1 | RD2-seed5= 61 IND}} C Aravindh| RD2-score5= Â½ | RD2-seed6= 68UZB}} N Abdusattorov | RD2-score6= 1Â½| RD2-seed7= 125RUS}} B Savchenko | RD2-score7=0| RD2-seed8= 4NED}} A Giri | RD2-score8= 2| RD3-seed1= 29CZE}} D Navara | RD3-score1= Â½ | RD3-seed2= 93{{flagicon>AZE}} V Durarbayli| RD3-score2= 1Â½| RD3-seed3= 68 UZB}} N Abdusattorov| RD3-score3=3| RD3-seed4= 4NED}} A Giri| RD3-score4= 1| RD4-seed1= 93{{flagicon>AZE}} V Durarbayli| RD4-score1= 4| RD4-seed2= 68UZB}} N Abdusattorov| RD4-score2= 2}}

Section 9

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 3{{flagicon>ARM}} L Aronian | RD1-score01= Bye | RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 3| RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 126{{flagicon>AUS}} B Cheng| RD1-score03=3| RD1-seed04= 131TUR}} V Åžanal| RD1-score04=1| RD1-seed05= 67{{flagicon>FIDE}} V Kovalev | RD1-score05= 2 | RD1-seed06= 190ZIM}} R Makoto| RD1-score06= 0| RD1-seed07= 62{{flagicon>RUS}} A Sarana | RD1-score07= 2| RD1-seed08= 195NGR}} O Ajibola | RD1-score08=0| RD1-seed09= 35RUS}} D Jakovenko | RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 35 | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 94{{flagicon>USA}} T Gareyev| RD1-score11= 4| RD1-seed12= 163SGP}} J Tin | RD1-score12= 2 | RD1-seed13= 99{{flagicon>PAR}} A Bachmann | RD1-score13= 1Â½| RD1-seed14= 158RUS}} K Shubin| RD1-score14= Â½| RD1-seed15= 30RUS}} V Fedoseev | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 30 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 3ARM}} L Aronian Aronian forfeited both games for health-related reasons.We respect @LevAronianâ€™s decision..., FIDE, Twitter, 16 July 2021}} | RD2-seed02= 126AUS}} B ChengWalkover>w/o| RD2-seed03= 67{{flagicon>FIDE}} V Kovalev | RD2-score03= 3Â½ | RD2-seed04= 62RUS}} A Sarana | RD2-score04= 2Â½ | RD2-seed05= 35RUS}} D Jakovenko| RD2-score05= 1Â½ | RD2-seed06= 94USA}} T Gareyev| RD2-score06= 2Â½| RD2-seed07= 99PAR}} A Bachmann| RD2-score07= 0| RD2-seed08= 30RUS}} V Fedoseev | RD2-score08= 2 | RD3-seed01= 126AUS}} B Cheng | RD3-score01= Â½ | RD3-seed02= 67{{flagicon>FIDE}} V Kovalev | RD3-score02=1Â½ | RD3-seed03= 94USA}} T Gareyev| RD3-score03= Â½| RD3-seed04= 30{{flagicon>RUS}} V Fedoseev | RD3-score04=1Â½| RD4-seed01= 67FIDE}} V Kovalev | RD4-score01= 0| RD4-seed02= 30{{flagicon>RUS}} V Fedoseev | RD4-score02= 2}}

Section 10

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 19ESP}} F Vallejo Pons| RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 19 | RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 110{{flagicon>SRB}} V IviÄ‡| RD1-score3=1Â½| RD1-seed4= 147USA}} R Hungaski| RD1-score4=Â½| RD1-seed5= 83{{flagicon>HUN}} V ErdÅ‘s Walkover>w/o | RD1-seed6= 174TKM}} S Atabayev| RD1-score6= | RD1-seed07= 46GER}} M BlÃ¼baum| RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 46 | RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 51{{flagicon>RUS}} S Sjugirov | RD1-score9= 2| RD1-seed10= 206GUM}} E Prudente| RD1-score10= 0| RD1-seed11= 78{{flagicon>IND}} N Sarin | RD1-score11= 1Â½| RD1-seed12= 179UGA}} A Ssegwanyi | RD1-score12=Â½| RD1-seed13= 115{{flagicon>TUR}} E Can | RD1-score13=2| RD1-seed14= 142BRA}} D Lima| RD1-score14= 0| RD1-seed15= 14RUS}} D Andreikin| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 14| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 19ESP}} F Vallejo Pons | RD2-score1= Â½| RD2-seed2= 110SRB}} V IviÄ‡| RD2-score2= 1Â½| RD2-seed3= 83HUN}} V ErdÅ‘s| RD2-score3= 1Â½| RD2-seed4= 46GER}} M BlÃ¼baum | RD2-score4= 2Â½ | RD2-seed5=51 RUS}} S Sjugirov| RD2-score5= Â½ | RD2-seed6= 78IND}} N Sarin | RD2-score6= 1Â½| RD2-seed7= 115TUR}} E Can | RD2-score7= Â½ | RD2-seed8= 14RUS}} D Andreikin| RD2-score8= 1Â½| RD3-seed1= 110{{flagicon>SRB}} V IviÄ‡ | RD3-score1= 1Â½ | RD3-seed2= 46GER}} M BlÃ¼baum| RD3-score2= Â½| RD3-seed3=78 IND}} N Sarin| RD3-score3= Â½| RD3-seed4= 14{{flagicon>RUS}} D Andreikin| RD3-score4= 1Â½| RD4-seed1= 110{{flagicon>SRB}} V IviÄ‡| RD4-score1= 3| RD4-seed2= 14RUS}} D Andreikin| RD4-score2= 1}}

Section 11

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 11IND}} H Pentala| RD1-score01= Bye | RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 11| RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 118{{flagicon>CUB}} Y Quesada PÃ©rez| RD1-score03= 1Â½| RD1-seed04= 139ARG}} L Krysa | RD1-score04= Â½ | RD1-seed05= 75EGY}} A Adly| RD1-score05= 1Â½ | RD1-seed06= 182{{flagicon>EGY}} A Hesham| RD1-score06= 2Â½ | RD1-seed07= 54{{flagicon>ROU}} C Lupulescu Walkover>w/o| RD1-seed08= 203NZL}} ACZ Fan | RD1-score08=| RD1-seed09= 43HUN}} F Berkes | RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 43 | RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 86IRI}} A Tabatabaei| RD1-score11= 2Â½| RD1-seed12= 171YEM}} B Al Qudaimi| RD1-score12=1Â½| RD1-seed13= 107{{flagicon>BIH}} D KadriÄ‡ | RD1-score13=1Â½| RD1-seed14= 150MGL}} D Batsuren| RD1-score14= Â½| RD1-seed15= 22CHN}} Y Yangyi | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 22| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 11IND}} H Pentala | RD2-score01= 1Â½ | RD2-seed02= 118CUB}} Y Quesada PÃ©rez| RD2-score02= Â½| RD2-seed03= 182EGY}} A Hesham| RD2-score03= 0 | RD2-seed04= 54ROU}} C Lupulescu| RD2-score04= 2 | RD2-seed05= 43HUN}} F Berkes| RD2-score05= 1Â½| RD2-seed06= 86IRI}} A Tabatabaei| RD2-score06= 2Â½| RD2-seed07= 107BIH}} D KadriÄ‡| RD2-score07= 0| RD2-seed08= 22{{flagicon>CHN}} Y Yangyi | RD2-score08= 2 | RD3-seed01= 11{{flagicon>IND}} H Pentala | RD3-score01= 1Â½ | RD3-seed02= 54ROU}} C Lupulescu| RD3-score02= Â½| RD3-seed03= 86{{flagicon>IRI}} A Tabatabaei | RD3-score03= 1Â½ | RD3-seed04= 22CHN}} Y Yangyi | RD3-score04= Â½ | RD4-seed01= 11IND}} H Pentala| RD4-score01= Â½| RD4-seed02= 86{{flagicon>IRI}} A Tabatabaei| RD4-score02= 1Â½}}

Section 12

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4=Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 27UKR}} Y Kryvoruchko | RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 27 | RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 102{{flagicon>CRO}} A BrkiÄ‡| RD1-score3=2| RD1-seed4= 155COL}} S Barrientos| RD1-score4= 0 | RD1-seed5= 91{{flagicon>SRB}} A InÄ‘iÄ‡ | RD1-score5= 2| RD1-seed6= 166MNE}} L DraÅ¡koviÄ‡| RD1-score6= 0| RD1-seed07= 38UAE}} S Saleh| RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 38| RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 59{{flagicon>ARM}} HM Martirosyan | RD1-score9= 3| RD1-seed10= 198ZAM}} C Mwali| RD1-score10= 1| RD1-seed11= 70{{flagicon>TUR}} M YÄ±lmaz| RD1-score11= 1Â½| RD1-seed12= 187UAE}} N Omar | RD1-score12=Â½| RD1-seed13= 123{{flagicon>BRA}} K Mekhitarian | RD1-score13=2Â½ | RD1-seed14= 134MEX}} J GonzÃ¡lez Zamora| RD1-score14= 1Â½| RD1-seed15= 6{{flagicon>AZE}} S Mamedyarov | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 6| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 27UKR}} Y Kryvoruchko | RD2-score1= Â½| RD2-seed2= 102CRO}} A BrkiÄ‡ | RD2-score2= 1Â½| RD2-seed3= 91SRB}} A InÄ‘iÄ‡ | RD2-score3= 1| RD2-seed4= 38UAE}} S Saleh | RD2-score4= 3 | RD2-seed5= 59ARM}} HM Martirosyan | RD2-score5= 1Â½| RD2-seed6= 70TUR}} M YÄ±lmaz| RD2-score6= Â½| RD2-seed7= 123BRA}} K Mekhitarian | RD2-score7= 1 | RD2-seed8= 6AZE}} S Mamedyarov | RD2-score8= 3| RD3-seed1= 102{{flagicon>CRO}} A BrkiÄ‡ | RD3-score1=2| RD3-seed2= 38UAE}} S Saleh| RD3-score2= 0| RD3-seed3= 59ARM}} HM Martirosyan| RD3-score3= 2Â½| RD3-seed4= 6AZE}} S Mamedyarov| RD3-score4= 1Â½| RD4-seed1= 102CRO}} A BrkiÄ‡| RD4-score1= Â½| RD4-seed2= 59{{flagicon>ARM}} HM Martirosyan| RD4-score2= 1Â½}}

Section 13

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 7{{flagicon>FRA}} M Vachier-Lagrave| RD1-score01= Bye| RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 7| RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 122{{flagicon>USA}} E Moradiabadi Walkover>w/o | RD1-seed04= 135FRO}} HD Ziska| RD1-score04=| RD1-seed05= 71{{flagicon>RUS}} D Paravyan | RD1-score05= 2| RD1-seed06= 186MAR}} M Tissir | RD1-score06= 0| RD1-seed07= 58{{flagicon>USA}} A Onischuk | RD1-score07= 2| RD1-seed08= 199IRQ}} AAS Salih| RD1-score08=0| RD1-seed09= 39{{flagicon>ARM}} G Sargissian| RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 39| RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 90{{flagicon>IND}} R Praggnanandhaa | RD1-score11= 1Â½| RD1-seed12= 167PHI}} P Bersamina| RD1-score12=Â½| RD1-seed13= 103{{flagicon>POL}} M Krasenkow | RD1-score13=1Â½ | RD1-seed14= 154SLO}} M Å ebenik | RD1-score14=Â½| RD1-seed15= 26{{flagicon>RUS}} K Alekseenko | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 26| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 7FRA}} M Vachier-Lagrave | RD2-score01= 1Â½ | RD2-seed02= 122USA}} E Moradiabadi | RD2-score02= Â½| RD2-seed03= 71RUS}} D Paravyan | RD2-score03= 2 | RD2-seed04= 58USA}} A Onischuk| RD2-score04= 0 | RD2-seed05= 39ARM}} G Sargissian | RD2-score05= 0| RD2-seed06= 90IND}} R Praggnanandhaa | RD2-score06= 2| RD2-seed07= 103POL}} M Krasenkow | RD2-score07= 1Â½| RD2-seed08= 26RUS}} K Alekseenko | RD2-score08= Â½ | RD3-seed01= 7FRA}} M Vachier-Lagrave | RD3-score01= 5| RD3-seed02= 71RUS}} D Paravyan| RD3-score02= 4| RD3-seed03= 90IND}} R Praggnanandhaa| RD3-score03= 3| RD3-seed04= 103POL}} M Krasenkow | RD3-score04= 1| RD4-seed01= 7{{flagicon>FRA}} M Vachier-Lagrave | RD4-score01= 1Â½| RD4-seed02= 90IND}} R Praggnanandhaa| RD4-score02= Â½}}

Section 14

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 23{{flagicon>RUS}} V Artemiev| RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 23| RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 106MDA}} V IordÄƒchescu | RD1-score3= 2Â½ | RD1-seed4= 151{{flagicon>RUS}} V Murzin | RD1-score4= 3Â½| RD1-seed5= 87{{flagicon>GER}} A Braun | RD1-score5=1Â½ | RD1-seed6= 170LTU}} K JukÅ¡ta | RD1-score6= Â½| RD1-seed07= 42{{flagicon>ISR}} B Gelfand | RD1-score7= Bye | RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 42| RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 55{{flagicon>RUS}} G Oparin| RD1-score9=2| RD1-seed10= 202SRI}} RD Liyanage | RD1-score10= 0| RD1-seed11= 74{{flagicon>ROM}} B-D Deac Walkover>w/o| RD1-seed12= 183TUN}} A Zaibi | RD1-score12=| RD1-seed13= 119GEO}} L Paichadze| RD1-score13= 0 | RD1-seed14= 138{{flagicon>UZB}} S Vokhidov | RD1-score14=2| RD1-seed15= 10{{flagicon>RUS}} S Karjakin | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 10 | RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 23RUS}} V Artemiev | RD2-score1= 2Â½| RD2-seed2= 151RUS}} V Murzin| RD2-score2= 1Â½| RD2-seed3= 87GER}} A Braun | RD2-score3= Â½| RD2-seed4= 42ISR}} B Gelfand| RD2-score4= 1Â½ | RD2-seed5= 55RUS}} G Oparin | RD2-score5= 2Â½ | RD2-seed6= 74ROM}} B-D Deac| RD2-score6= 1Â½| RD2-seed7= 138UZB}} S Vokhidov | RD2-score7= 0 | RD2-seed8= 10RUS}} S Karjakin| RD2-score8= 2| RD3-seed1= 23RUS}} V Artemiev | RD3-score1= 3| RD3-seed2= 42ISR}} B Gelfand| RD3-score2= 1| RD3-seed3= 55RUS}} G Oparin | RD3-score3= Â½| RD3-seed4= 10{{flagicon>RUS}} S Karjakin| RD3-score4= 1Â½| RD4-seed1= 23RUS}} V Artemiev| RD4-score1= 2Â½| RD4-seed2= 10{{flagicon>RUS}} S Karjakin| RD4-score2= 3Â½}}

Section 15

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed01= 15{{flagicon>RUS}} N Vitiugov | RD1-score01= Bye | RD1-seed02= -| RD1-team02=Bye 15 | RD1-score02= | RD1-seed03= 114CUB}} C Albornoz Cabrera | RD1-score03=Â½| RD1-seed04= 143{{flagicon>CZE}} V PlÃ¡t| RD1-score04= 1Â½ | RD1-seed05= 79{{flagicon>USA}} Y Zherebukh | RD1-score05=1Â½| RD1-seed06= 178GRE}} E Ioannidis | RD1-score06= Â½| RD1-seed07= 50{{flagicon>ESP}} A Shirov | RD1-score07= Bye| RD1-seed08= -| RD1-team08= Bye 50| RD1-score08=| RD1-seed09= 47{{flagicon>BUL}} I Cheparinov| RD1-score09= Bye| RD1-seed10= -| RD1-team10=Bye 47| RD1-score10= | RD1-seed11= 82{{flagicon>GER}} R Svane | RD1-score11= 2| RD1-seed12= 175EGY}} E El-Gindy| RD1-score12=0| RD1-seed13= 111DEN}} M Andersen| RD1-score13=Â½| RD1-seed14= 146{{flagicon>CHI}} P Salinas Herrera | RD1-score14= 1Â½| RD1-seed15= 18{{flagicon>RUS}} P Svidler| RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 18| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed01= 15RUS}} N Vitiugov | RD2-score01= 1Â½ | RD2-seed02= 143CZE}} V PlÃ¡t | RD2-score02= Â½| RD2-seed03= 79USA}} Y Zherebukh| RD2-score03= 2| RD2-seed04= 50{{flagicon>ESP}} A Shirov | RD2-score04= 4 | RD2-seed05= 47{{flagicon>BUL}} I Cheparinov | RD2-score05= 5 | RD2-seed06= 82GER}} R Svane| RD2-score06= 4| RD2-seed07= 146CHI}} P Salinas Herrera | RD2-score07= Â½| RD2-seed08= 18RUS}} P Svidler| RD2-score08= 1Â½ | RD3-seed01= 15{{flagicon>RUS}} N Vitiugov | RD3-score01= 1Â½ | RD3-seed02= 50ESP}} A Shirov| RD3-score02= Â½| RD3-seed03= 47BUL}} I Cheparinov| RD3-score03= 1Â½| RD3-seed04= 18{{flagicon>RUS}} P Svidler | RD3-score04= 2Â½ | RD4-seed01= 15RUS}} N Vitiugov| RD4-score01= 1Â½| RD4-seed02= 18{{flagicon>RUS}} P Svidler| RD4-score02= 2Â½}}

Section 16

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=175| compact = y| RD2=Second round| RD3=Third round| RD4= Fourth round| RD1-seed1= 31{{flagicon>USA}} S Shankland| RD1-score1= Bye| RD1-seed2= -| RD1-team2=Bye 31| RD1-score2= | RD1-seed3= 98GEO}} B Jobava| RD1-score3= 1Â½| RD1-seed4= 159USA}} A Mishra | RD1-score4= Â½ | RD1-seed5= 95{{flagicon>SRB}} I IvaniÅ¡eviÄ‡ Walkover>w/o | RD1-seed6= 162URU}} A RodrÃguez Vila | RD1-score6= | RD1-seed07= 34{{flagicon>UKR}} A Areshchenko | RD1-score7= Bye| RD1-seed8= -| RD1-team8= Bye 34| RD1-score8=| RD1-seed9= 63{{flagicon>RUS}} A Motylev | RD1-score9= 2| RD1-seed10= 194LBA}} AM Elarabi| RD1-score10= 0| RD1-seed11= 66{{flagicon>KAZ}} R Jumabayev| RD1-score11= 2| RD1-seed12= 191SYR}} B Eiti| RD1-score12=0| RD1-seed13= 127{{flagicon>INA}} S Megaranto| RD1-score13= 2Â½ | RD1-seed14= 130IRI}} E Ghaem-Maghami | RD1-score14= 1Â½| RD1-seed15= 2{{flagicon>USA}} F Caruana | RD1-score15= Bye| RD1-seed16= -| RD1-team16=Bye 2| RD1-score16= | RD2-seed1= 31USA}} S Shankland | RD2-score1= 1Â½| RD2-seed2= 98GEO}} B Jobava| RD2-score2= Â½| RD2-seed3= 95SRB}} I IvaniÅ¡eviÄ‡| RD2-score3= Â½| RD2-seed4= 34UKR}} A Areshchenko| RD2-score4= 1Â½ | RD2-seed5= 63RUS}} A Motylev| RD2-score5= Â½| RD2-seed6= 66{{flagicon>KAZ}} R Jumabayev | RD2-score6= 1Â½| RD2-seed7= 127INA}} S Megaranto Caruana won the first game by forfeit, after Megaranto's COVID-19 test was confirmed as positive, 15 moves into the first game.FIDE Chess World Cup 2021: Fabiano Caruana wins by default after his opponent Susanto Megaranto's COVID-19 test result came positive during the game, The Free Press Journal, 15 July 2021 As a result, Megaranto was forced to forfeit the second game. FIDE confirmed a mid-game forfeit had occurred, but did not name the player, citing "privacy regulations".World Champion Magnus Carlsen debuts with a technical win, FIDE, 15 July 2021}}| RD2-seed8= 2USA}} F Caruana| RD2-score8= 2| RD3-seed1= 31USA}} S Shankland | RD3-score1= 2Â½| RD3-seed2= 34UKR}} A Areshchenko| RD3-score2= 1Â½| RD3-seed3= 66{{flagicon>KAZ}} R Jumabayev | RD3-score3=1Â½| RD3-seed4= 2USA}} F Caruana| RD3-score4= Â½| RD4-seed1= 31{{flagicon>USA}} S Shankland| RD4-score1= 1Â½| RD4-seed2= 66KAZ}} R Jumabayev| RD4-score2= Â½}}

Rounds 5â€“8

{{16TeamBracket| team-width=215| RD4=Final| RD4b = Third place| RD1-seed1= 1{{flagicon>NOR}} Magnus Carlsen| RD1-score1= 5| RD1-seed2= 16RUS}} Andrey Esipenko| RD1-score2= 3| RD1-seed3= 41{{flagicon>FRA}} Ã‰tienne Bacrot| RD1-score3= 4| RD1-seed4= 89POL}} Kacper Piorun| RD1-score4= 2| RD1-seed5= 5RUS}} Alexander Grischuk| RD1-score5= 1Â½| RD1-seed6= 12{{flagicon>POL}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda| RD1-score6= 2Â½| RD1-seed7= 13{{flagicon>IND}} Vidit Gujrathi| RD1-score7= 1Â½| RD1-seed8= 93AZE}} Vasif Durarbayli| RD1-score8= Â½| RD1-seed9= 30{{flagicon>RUS}} Vladimir Fedoseev| RD1-score9= 3| RD1-seed10= 110SRB}} Velimir IviÄ‡| RD1-score10= 1| RD1-seed11= 86{{flagicon>IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei| RD1-score11= 2Â½| RD1-seed12= 59ARM}} Haik M. Martirosyan| RD1-score12= 1Â½| RD1-seed13= 7 FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave| RD1-score13= 2Â½| RD1-seed14= 10{{flagicon>RUS}} Sergey Karjakin| RD1-score14= 3Â½| RD1-seed15= 18RUS}} Peter Svidler| RD1-score15= Â½| RD1-seed16= 31{{flagicon>USA}} Sam Shankland| RD1-score16= 1Â½| RD2-seed1= 1NOR}} Magnus Carlsen| RD2-score1= 2| RD2-seed2= 41FRA}} Ã‰tienne Bacrot| RD2-score2= 0| RD2-seed3= 12{{flagicon>POL}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda| RD2-score3= 1Â½| RD2-seed4= 13IND}} Vidit Gujrathi| RD2-score4= Â½| RD2-seed5= 30{{flagicon>RUS}} Vladimir Fedoseev| RD2-score5= 1Â½| RD2-seed6= 86IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei| RD2-score6= Â½| RD2-seed7= 10RUS}} Sergey Karjakin| RD2-score7= 4| RD2-seed8= 31USA}} Sam Shankland| RD2-score8= 2| RD3-seed1= 1NOR}} Magnus Carlsen| RD3-score1=1Â½| RD3-seed2= 12{{flagicon>POL}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda| RD3-score2=2Â½| RD3-seed3= 30RUS}} Vladimir Fedoseev| RD3-score3=Â½| RD3-seed4= 10{{flagicon>RUS}} Sergey Karjakin| RD3-score4=1Â½| RD4-seed1=12 POL}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda| RD4-score1=1Â½| RD4-seed2= 10RUS}} Sergey Karjakin| RD4-score2=Â½| RD4-seed3= 1NOR}} Magnus Carlsen| RD4-score3= 2| RD4-seed4= 30RUS}} Vladimir Fedoseev| RD4-score4= 0RD2=Quarterfinals|RD3=Semifinals}}

Third place{| class"wikitable"

!Seed!!Name!!Jul 2021 rating!!1!!2!!Total align=center| 1 {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen| 28471 1| 2 align=center| 30 {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Fedoseev| 26960 0| 0

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!Seed!!Name!!Jul 2021 rating!!1!!2!!Total align=center| 12 {{flagicon|POL}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda| 2738Â½ 1| 1Â½ align=center| 10 {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Karjakin| 2757Â½0| Â½

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