Overview
About the event
The inaugural WR Chess Masters Cup gathered 16 of the world's brightest stars at the five-star Langham Hotel in London for a knockout in a format never seen before: two classical games per day, with Armageddon to break ties. The field included former world champions Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov and former women's world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. 70 million people followed the event worldwide.
Arjun Erigaisi marched through undefeated — past Bodhana Sivanandan, then fellow Indians Vidit and Praggnanandhaa — to reach the final against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. After two drawn classical games, Erigaisi held his nerve in the decisive Armageddon to claim the title and 27.84 FIDE Circuit points, briefly leading the FIDE Circuit race.
Outcome
Final results
Arjun Erigaisi 2 
Bodhana Sivanandan 0 Vidit Gujrathi 2 
Veselin Topalov 0 Viswanathan Anand 1.5 Shreyas Royal 0.5 Praggnanandhaa R 2 
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2 
Javokhir Sindarov 1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1.5 
Alexandra Kosteniuk 0.5 Alireza Firouzja 1.5 R. Vaishali 0.5 Raunak Sadhwani 2 Arjun Erigaisi 1.5 Vidit Gujrathi 0.5 Praggnanandhaa R 1.5 Viswanathan Anand 0.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5 Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0.5 Alireza Firouzja 2 Raunak Sadhwani 0 Arjun Erigaisi 1.5 Praggnanandhaa R 0.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5 Alireza Firouzja 0.5 Arjun Erigaisi 1.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0.5 | Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Arjun Erigaisi | Champion |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Runner-up |
| 3 | Praggnanandhaa R | Semifinalist |
| 3 | Alireza Firouzja | Semifinalist |
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Venue & travel
The field
Players
GM Arjun Erigaisi
Rating 2793
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Rating 2783
GM Alireza Firouzja
Rating 2767
GM Viswanathan Anand
Rating 2751
GM Praggnanandhaa R
Rating 2746
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Rating 2735
GM Veselin Topalov
Rating 2727
GM Vidit Gujrathi
Rating 2726
GM Parham Maghsoodloo
Rating 2719
GM Javokhir Sindarov
Rating 2668
GM Raunak Sadhwani
Rating 2659
GM Victor Bologan
Rating 2608
GM Shreyas Royal
Rating 2519
GM R. Vaishali
Rating 2487
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk
Rating 2480
WFM Bodhana Sivanandan
Rating 2088
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- 16-player single-elimination knockout · classical
- Rounds
- Round of 16 → Quarterfinal → Semifinal → Final
- Time controls
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- Classical: 60 min / 30 moves, then 30 min / 20 moves, then 30 min for the rest — plus Armageddon on a tie
- Tiebreak
- Two classical games per match; tie decided by Armageddon.
- Invited — 16 elite grandmasters, incl. two former world champions and a former women's world champion
Programme
Schedule
All times local to London, United Kingdom.
- — Tournament start
- — Final & prize-giving
Total prize fund
€20,000 (1st)
1st — Arjun Erigaisi
€20,000
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