We examine the latest results, round 5 results, standings, prize money, & streaming details from the 2023 FIDE World Cup chess, which saw three Indian players qualify for the open bracket quarterfinal
Following his comfortable victory against Ferenc Berkes, Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa won his FIDE World Cup fifth-round tie by score of 1.5-0.5 and qualified for the quarterfinal. It is confirmed that he will play against compatriot Arjun Erigaisi with a place in the semi-final at stake. Elsewhere, Gukesh will face-off against Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will play versus Dominguez Perez Leinier.
FIDE World Cup Chess 2023 round 5 results today, tiebreaker schedule, date, time, pairings, live stream telecast where to watch
2023 FIDE World Cup Round 5 results, date, time, venue, & tiebreaker schedule
By winning their respective fifth-round ties, three Indian youngsters including Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, & Arjun Erigaisi qualified for the quarterfinal of 2023 FIDE World Cup. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Abasov Nijat, & Dominguez Perez Leinier also advanced towards the quarterfinal. On Monday, the tie-break match between Vidit Gujrathi and Ian Nepomniachtchi will be played to determine which player will grab the remaining spot in quarterfinal. Notably, Praggnanandhaa defeated Ferenc Berkes 1.5-0.5 in his fifth-round tie and similarly, Gukesh scored 1.5-0.5 victory versus Wang Hao. Among other matches, Magnus Carlsen won 2-0 against seasoned veteran Vasyl Ivanchuk and Fabiano Caruana won 1.5-0.5 against Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
In the women’s bracket, three of the four quarterfinal ties will be decided through tiebreak as all those ties ended 1-1 after Sunday’s games. Till now, only Tan Zhongyi has qualified for the semi-final thanks to her 1.5-0.5 victory against Bella Khotenashvili Bella. Meanwhile, Indian star Harika Dronavalli settled for 1-1 draw against Aleksandra Goryachkina and the winner of this tie will be decided on Monday.
To view information about Round 5 results and tiebreaker schedule of this ongoing event, fans can visit here.
FIDE World Cup 2023: Open Tournament fifth-round results
- Carlsen Magnus 2-0 Ivanchuk Vasyl
- Wang Hao 0.5-1.5 Gukesh D
- Abasov Nijat 2-0 Salem A.R. Saleh
- Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 1-1 Nepomniachtchi Ian
- Caruana Fabiano 1.5-0.5 Duda Jan-Krzysztof
- Dominguez Perez Leinier 1.5-0.5 Sarana Alexey
- Grandelius Nils 0.5-1.5 Erigaisi Arjun
- Berkes Ferenc 0.5-1.5 Praggnanandhaa R
2023 FIDE World Cup: Women’s Tournament fifth-round results
- Paehtz Elisabeth 1-1 Muzychuk Anna
- Shuvalova Polina 1-1 Salimova Nurgyul
- Khotenashvili Bella 0.5-1.5 Tan Zhongyi
- Dronavalli Harika 1-1 Goryachkina Aleksandra
FIDE World Cup 2023: prize money & live stream telecast
Official reports state that the 2023 FIDE World Cup’s open bracket winner will get a prize of $110,000 from the competition’s enormous $1,834,000 prize fund. The women’s bracket, in contrast, has a net reward pool of $676,520, making the total prize pool for the 2023 FIDE World Cup $2,510,520.
| Ranking | Prizes | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 78 × 3,000 | 234,000 |
| Round 2 | 64 × 6,000 | 384,000 |
| Round 3 | 32 × 10,000 | 320,000 |
| Round 4 | 16 × 16,000 | 256,000 |
| Round 5 | 8 × 25,000 | 200,000 |
| Round 6 | 4 × 35,000 | 140,000 |
| 4th place | 1 × 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 3rd place | 1 × 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 × 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Winner | 1 × 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Total | 1,834,000 | |
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