Chess World Cup 2015

Matches consisted of two games (except for the final, which consisted of four). Players had 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move from the start of the game. If a match was tied after the regular games, tie breaks were played the next day. The format for the tie breaks was as follows:

• Two rapid games (25 minutes plus 10 seconds increment).
• If the score was tied after two rapid games, two rapid games (10 minutes plus 10 seconds increment).
• If the score was tied after four rapid games, the opponents play two blitz games (five minutes plus three seconds increment).
• If the score was tied after a pair of blitz games, an armageddon game (in which a draw counts as a win for Black) was played. White had 5 minutes and Black had 4 minutes, with an increment of 3 seconds/move starting from move 61.

According to the regulations, and contrary to many elite tournaments even including the FIDE Grand Prix, all players had to pay their own expenses for travel.[1]

The qualified players[2] are seeded by their FIDE ratings of August 2015. Eighteen players qualified by rating.[3] All players are grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

• "Official website". Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
• Pairings tree (PDF). FIDE.
• Videostream at Livestream.com