Following his impressive victory against Hikaru Nakamura at the 2023 FIDE World Cup, 18-year-old Indian GM Praggnanandhaa has qualified for the next round and earned praise from top-seed Magnus Carlsen, we examine the latest standings, results, Round 5 schedule, standings, prize money, & streaming details
According to the official schedule, the fifth-round ties of the 2023 FIDE World Cup will be played on Saturday. It is confirmed that Indian youngster Praggnanandhaa will clash against Berkes Ferenc and Vidit Gujrathi will face-off against Ian Nepomniachtchi. In the women’s tournament, Indian star Dronavalli Harika will play against Goryachkina Aleksandra.
FIDE World Cup Chess 2023 standings, results today, round 5 schedule, date, time, pairings, draw, prize money, live stream telecast
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2023 FIDE World Cup Round 5 schedule, date, time, venue, & latest results
On Friday, Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa stunned Hikaru Nakamura to emerge victorious in their fourth-round tie at the 2023 FIDE World Cup. During the first tiebreak, Praggnanandhaa won both of the rapid games to clinch the win and qualify for the next round. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen overcame tenacious challenge of German youngster Vincent Keymer to progress towards the next stage. Elsewhere, Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Indian star Nihal Sarin 2-0 in their rapid tiebreak and Gukesh won 1.5-0.5 against Esipenko.
The results and standings can be found here.
In the women’s section, World Champion Ju Wenjun crashed out of the competition after succumbing to defeat against German star Elisabeth Paehtz. In another surprising result, fourth-seed Indian ace Humpy Koneru lost both of her rapid ties against Georgian Bella Khotenashvili and got herself eliminated from the competition. Following her win against Indonesian Medina Warda Aulia, Bulgarian player Nurgyul Salimova qualified for the quarterfinal.
FIDE World Cup 2023: Open Tournament fifth-round (12th August)
- Carlsen Magnus vs Ivanchuk Vasyl
- Wang Hao vs Gukesh D
- Abasov Nijat vs Salem A.R. Saleh
- Vidit Santosh Gujrathi vs Nepomniachtchi Ian
- Caruana Fabiano vs Duda Jan-Krzysztof
- Dominguez Perez Leinier vs Sarana Alexey
- Grandelius Nils vs Erigaisi Arjun
- Berkes Ferenc vs Praggnanandhaa R
2023 FIDE World Cup: Women’s Tournament fifth-round (August 12)
- Paehtz Elisabeth vs Muzychuk Anna
- Shuvalova Polina vs Salimova Nurgyul
- Khotenashvili Bella vs Tan Zhongyi
- Dronavalli Harika vs Goryachkina Aleksandra
FIDE World Cup 2023: prize money & live stream telecast
It is reported that the winner of the 2023 FIDE World Cup will bag prize money of $110,000 from the total prize pool of $1,834,000. Meanwhile, the women’s tournament will feature net prize pool of $676,520.
| 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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