Chess World Cup 2005

Background

The 2005 World Cup was part of the cycle for the World Chess Championship 2007. The top ten finishers qualified for the 2007 Candidates Tournament. However third-placed Étienne Bacrot had already qualified for the Candidates by rating, so eleventh-placed Vladimir Malakhov also qualified.

Three of the players at the World Cup, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk and Boris Gelfand, were successful in the Candidates and qualified for the World Championship tournament, which was held as an eight-player double round-robin event, with Gelfand finishing third.

The four top finishers of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 (Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler and Alexander Morozevich) were already invited to the World Championship 2007 and thus exempt from the World Cup.

Playing conditions

The tournament was in the style of the FIDE World Chess Championships between 1998 and 2004: each round consisted of a two-game match, followed by tie breaks at faster time controls if required. In rounds 1–3 losing players were eliminated. However, in rounds 4–6 defeated players progressed to the next round, to determine standings of the 16 best players.

The time control for regular games was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added after each move. Tie breaks consisted of two rapid chess games (25 minutes each + 10 seconds per move); followed by two blitz games if required (5 minutes + 10 seconds per move); followed by a single Armageddon chess game if required (white has 6 minutes and must win, black has 5 minutes and only needs to draw).

Qualification

The following players qualified for the World Cup:

• Three of the four semi-finalists of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 (Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Michael Adams and Teimour Radjabov); the fourth semi-finalist, Veselin Topalov, was the reigning FIDE World Champion and already had a berth in the next championship.
• Women's World Champion 2004 (Antoaneta Stefanova).
• Junior World Champion 2004 (Pendyala Harikrishna).
• 22 players with the highest Elo rating. The average ratings from July 2004 and January 2005 were used.
• 90 players qualified from the continental and zonal championships:
  • 46 players from Europe,
  • 19 players from the Americas,
  • 19 players from Asia and Oceania,
  • 6 players from Africa.
• 8 nominees of the FIDE President.
• 3 nominees of the local Organising Committee.

Participants

All players are Grandmasters unless indicated otherwise.

1. Vasyl Ivanchuk, 2748
2. Étienne Bacrot, 2725
3. Levon Aronian, 2724
4. Alexander Grischuk, 2720
5. Boris Gelfand, 2717
6. Alexei Shirov, 2710
7. Vladimir Akopian, 2707
8. Teimour Radjabov, 2704
9. Ruslan Ponomariov, 2704
10. Sergei Tiviakov, 2699
11. Ivan Sokolov, 2696
12. Alexey Dreev, 2694
13. Gata Kamsky, 2690
14. Viorel Bologan, 2682
15. Joël Lautier, 2679
16. Lázaro Bruzón, 2677
17. Evgeny Bareev, 2675
18. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 2674
19. Francisco Vallejo Pons, 2674
20. Ilya Smirin, 2673
21. Pentala Harikrishna, 2673
22. Vladimir Malakhov, 2670
23. Konstantin Sakaev, 2668
24. Andrei Volokitin, 2666
25. Alexander Moiseenko, 2663
26. Krishnan Sasikiran, 2663
27. Pavel Eljanov, 2663
28. Hikaru Nakamura, 2662
29. Vadim Zvjaginsev, 2659
30. Sergey Karjakin, 2658
31. Artyom Timofeev, 2658
32. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, 2658
33. Michał Krasenkow, 2655
34. Emil Sutovsky, 2654
35. Alexander Areshchenko, 2653
36. Alexander Khalifman, 2653
37. Vadim Milov, 2652
38. Mikhail Gurevich, 2652
39. Sergei Rublevsky, 2652
40. Loek van Wely, 2648
41. Ye Jiangchuan, 2648
42. Zviad Izoria, 2646
43. David Navara, 2646
44. Giovanni Vescovi, 2646
45. Karen Asrian, 2645
46. Dmitry Jakovenko, 2644
47. Evgeniy Najer, 2641
48. Arkadij Naiditsch, 2641
49. Alexander Onischuk, 2640
50. Julio Granda, 2637
51. Zahar Efimenko, 2637
52. Pavel Smirnov, 2637
53. Sergei Movsesian, 2635
54. Mikhail Kobalia, 2634
55. Evgenij Miroshnichenko, 2634
56. Alexander Motylev, 2632
57. Evgeny Alekseev, 2632
58. Alexander G. Beliavsky, 2631
59. Vasilios Kotronias, 2626
60. Rubén Felgaer, 2624
61. Andrei Istrățescu, 2622
62. Gilberto Milos, 2620
63. Robert Kempinski, 2619
64. Ivan Cheparinov, 2618
65. Alexei Fedorov, 2616
66. Rafael A. Vaganian, 2614
67. Darmen Sadvakasov, 2612
68. Ľubomír Ftáčnik, 2612
69. Gregory S. Kaidanov, 2608
70. Ni Hua, 2603
71. Baadur Jobava, 2601
72. Murtas Kazhgaleyev, 2601
73. Michael Roiz, 2600
74. Oleg Korneev, 2599
75. Zhang Zhong, 2598
76. Mark Paragua, 2596
77. Dmitry Bocharov, 2592
78. Bartłomiej Macieja, 2591
79. Alexander Ivanov, 2589
80. Valerij Popov, 2588
81. Pavel Kotsur, 2587
82. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, 2586
83. Rafael Leitão, 2586
84. Wang Yue, 2585
85. Utut Adianto, 2584
86. Predrag Nikolić, 2584
87. Sergey Erenburg, 2582
88. Xu Jun, 2582
89. Artashes Minasian, 2581
90. Đào Thiên Hải, 2581
91. Robert Markuš, 2579
92. Levan Pantsulaia, 2578
93. Ernesto Inarkiev, 2577
94. Alexander Stripunsky, 2576
95. Hichem Hamdouchi, 2574
96. Farrukh Amonatov, 2572
97. Magnus Carlsen, 2570
98. Evgenij Agrest, 2570
99. Csaba Balogh, 2567
100. Yuri Shulman, 2565
101. Surya Shekhar Ganguly, 2562
102. Sergey Kudrin, 2551
103. Alexei Iljushin, 2546
104. Yuriy Kuzubov, 2541
105. Cao Sang, 2538
106. Darcy Lima, 2529
107. Wang Hao, 2519, no title
108. Yu Shaoteng, 2516
109. Walter Arencibia, 2510
110. Li Shilong, 2510
111. Nurlan Ibraev, 2508, IM
112. Rodrigo Vasquez, 2506
113. Nikolai Kabanov, 2506, IM
114. Aleksei Pridorozhni, 2506, IM
115. Carlos Matamoros Franco, 2501
116. Zhao Jun, 2500
117. Pascal Charbonneau, 2500, IM
118. Antoaneta Stefanova, 2491
119. Slim Belkhodja, 2490
120. Ahmed Adly, 2480
121. Diego Flores, 2479, IM
122. Gary Lane, 2445, IM
123. Kirill Kuderinov, 2432, FM
124. Watu Kobese, 2400, IM
125. Gastón Needleman, 2381, no title
126. Ali Frhat, 2306, FM
127. Stanley Chumfwa, 2303, no title
128. Aleksandr Sibriaev, 2264, FM

Note: 7th seed Akopian did not show up for his first round match against Lane and lost on forfeit.

Final standings

1. Levon Aronian
2. Ruslan Ponomariov
3. Étienne Bacrot
4. Alexander Grischuk
5. Evgeny Bareev
6. Boris Gelfand
7. Sergei Rublevsky
8. Mikhail Gurevich
9. Gata Kamsky
10. Magnus Carlsen
11. Vladimir Malakhov
12. Francisco Vallejo Pons
13. Alexey Dreev
14. Loek van Wely
15. Joël Lautier
16. Konstantin Sakaev

The top 11 qualified for the 2007 Candidates Tournament.

Results, rounds 5–7

| team-width=200 | RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=ISR Boris Gelfand | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=RUS Alexander Grischuk | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=17 | RD1-team3=RUS Evgeny Bareev | RD1-score3=½ | RD1-seed4=9 | RD1-team4=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD1-score4=1½ | RD1-seed5=39 | RD1-team5=RUS Sergei Rublevsky | RD1-score5=½ | RD1-seed6=2 | RD1-team6=FRA Étienne Bacrot | RD1-score6=1½ | RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=ARM Levon Aronian | RD1-score7=1½ | RD1-seed8=38 | RD1-team8=TUR Mikhail Gurevich | RD1-score8=½ | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=RUS Alexander Grischuk | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=9 | RD2-team2=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD2-score2=3 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=FRA Étienne Bacrot | RD2-score3=½ | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=ARM Levon Aronian | RD2-score4=1½ | RD3-seed1=9 | RD3-team1=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=ARM Levon Aronian | RD3-score2=3

The losers in rounds 4-6 played further mini matches to establish the places 3–16.

Placement matches

;Round 5 ;;For places 9–16

• (97) Magnus Carlsen 1½–½ Joël Lautier (15)
• (13) Gata Kamsky 1½–½ Konstantin Sakaev (23)
• (22) Vladimir Malakhov 1½–½ Alexey Dreev (12)
• (19) Francisco Vallejo Pons 2½–1½ Loek van Wely (40)

;Round 6 ;;For places 5–8

• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1½–2½ Evgeny Bareev (17)
• (38) Mikhail Gurevich 0–2 Boris Gelfand (5)

;;For places 9–12

• (22) Vladimir Malakhov 2½–3½ Magnus Carlsen (97)
• (13) Gata Kamsky 3½–2½ Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)

;;For places 13–16

• (15) Joël Lautier 2½–3½ Loek van Wely (40)
• (12) Alexey Dreev 1½–½ Konstantin Sakaev (23)

;Round 7 ;;3rd place match

• (2) Étienne Bacrot 2½–1½ Alexander Grischuk (4)

;;5th place match

• (5) Boris Gelfand 1½–2½ Evgeny Bareev (17)

;;7th place match

• (39) Sergei Rublevsky 1½–½ Mikhail Gurevich (38)

;;9th place match

• (97) Magnus Carlsen 1–3 Gata Kamsky (13)

;;11th place match

• (22) Vladimir Malakhov 1½–½ Francisco Vallejo Pons (19)

;;13th place match

• (40) Loek van Wely 1½–2½ Alexey Dreev (12)

;;15th place match

• (15) Joël Lautier 3½–3½ Konstantin Sakaev (23)

Results, rounds 1-4

Section 1

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=UKR Vasyl Ivanchuk | RD1-score01=1½ | RD1-seed02=128 | RD1-team02=RUS Aleksandr Sibriaev | RD1-score02=½ | RD1-seed03=64 | RD1-team03=BUL Ivan Cheparinov | RD1-score03=2½ | RD1-seed04=65 | RD1-team04=BLR Alexei Fedorov | RD1-score04=1½ | RD1-seed05=32 | RD1-team05=GEO Zurab Azmaiparashvili | RD1-score05=1 | RD1-seed06=97 | RD1-team06=NOR Magnus Carlsen | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-seed07=33 | RD1-team07=POL Michał Krasenkow | RD1-score07=1 | RD1-seed08=96 | RD1-team08=TJK Farrukh Amonatov | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed09=16 | RD1-team09=CUB Lázaro Bruzón | RD1-score09=2½ | RD1-seed10=113 | RD1-team10=RUS Nikolai Kabanov | RD1-score10=1½ | RD1-seed11=49 | RD1-team11=USA Alexander Onischuk | RD1-score11=1½ | RD1-seed12=80 | RD1-team12=RUS Valerij Popov | RD1-score12=½ | RD1-seed13=17 | RD1-team13=RUS Evgeny Bareev | RD1-score13=1½ | RD1-seed14=112 | RD1-team14=CHI Rodrigo Vasquez | RD1-score14=½ | RD1-seed15=48 | RD1-team15=GER Arkadij Naiditsch | RD1-score15=1½ | RD1-seed16=81 | RD1-team16=KAZ Pavel Kotsur | RD1-score16=½ | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=UKR Vasyl Ivanchuk | RD2-score01=½ | RD2-seed02=64 | RD2-team02=BUL Ivan Cheparinov | RD2-score02=1½ | RD2-seed03=97 | RD2-team03=NOR Magnus Carlsen | RD2-score03=1½ | RD2-seed04=96 | RD2-team04=TJK Farrukh Amonatov | RD2-score04=½ | RD2-seed05=16 | RD2-team05=CUB Lázaro Bruzón | RD2-score05=2½ | RD2-seed06=49 | RD2-team06=USA Alexander Onischuk | RD2-score06=1½ | RD2-seed07=17 | RD2-team07=RUS Evgeny Bareev | RD2-score07=1½ | RD2-seed08=48 | RD2-team08=GER Arkadij Naiditsch | RD2-score08=½ | RD3-seed01=64 | RD3-team01=BUL Ivan Cheparinov | RD3-score01=1 | RD3-seed02=97 | RD3-team02=NOR Magnus Carlsen | RD3-score02=3 | RD3-seed03=16 | RD3-team03=CUB Lázaro Bruzón | RD3-score03=1½ | RD3-seed04=17 | RD3-team04=RUS Evgeny Bareev | RD3-score04=2½ | RD4-seed01=97 | RD4-team01=NOR Magnus Carlsen | RD4-score01=1½ | RD4-seed02=17 | RD4-team02=RUS Evgeny Bareev | RD4-score02=2½

Section 2

| RD1-seed01=2 | RD1-team01=FRA Étienne Bacrot | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=127 | RD1-team02=ZAM Stanley Chumfwa | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=63 | RD1-team03=POL Robert Kempiński | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-seed04=66 | RD1-team04=ARM Rafael Vaganian | RD1-score04=1 | RD1-seed05=31 | RD1-team05=RUS Artyom Timofeev | RD1-score05=2½ | RD1-seed06=98 | RD1-team06=SWE Evgenij Agrest | RD1-score06=1½ | RD1-seed07=34 | RD1-team07=ISR Emil Sutovsky | RD1-score07=2½ | RD1-seed08=95 | RD1-team08=MAR Hichem Hamdouchi | RD1-score08=1½ | RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team09=FRA Joël Lautier | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10=114 | RD1-team10=RUS Aleksei Pridorozhni | RD1-score10=1 | RD1-seed11=50 | RD1-team11=PER Julio Granda | RD1-score11=½ | RD1-seed12=79 | RD1-team12=USA Alexander Ivanov | RD1-score12=1½ | RD1-seed13=18 | RD1-team13=AZE Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | RD1-score13=2½ | RD1-seed14=111 | RD1-team14=KAZ Nurlan Ibraev | RD1-score14=1½ | RD1-seed15=47 | RD1-team15=RUS Evgeniy Najer | RD1-score15=1½ | RD1-seed16=82 | RD1-team16=IRI Ehsan Ghaem Maghami | RD1-score16=½ | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team01=FRA Étienne Bacrot | RD2-score01=1½ | RD2-seed02=63 | RD2-team02=POL Robert Kempiński | RD2-score02=½ | RD2-seed03=31 | RD2-team03=RUS Artyom Timofeev | RD2-score03=1½ | RD2-seed04=34 | RD2-team04=ISR Emil Sutovsky | RD2-score04=2½ | RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team05=FRA Joël Lautier | RD2-score05=1½ | RD2-seed06=79 | RD2-team06=USA Alexander Ivanov | RD2-score06=½ | RD2-seed07=18 | RD2-team07=AZE Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08=47 | RD2-team08=RUS Evgeniy Najer | RD2-score08=4 | RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team01=FRA Étienne Bacrot | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02=34 | RD3-team02=ISR Emil Sutovsky | RD3-score02=1 | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team03=FRA Joël Lautier | RD3-score03=3½ | RD3-seed04=47 | RD3-team04=RUS Evgeniy Najer | RD3-score04=2½ | RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team01=FRA Étienne Bacrot | RD4-score01=2½ | RD4-seed02=15 | RD4-team02=FRA Joël Lautier | RD4-score02=1½

Section 3

| RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team01=ARM Levon Aronian | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=126 | RD1-team02=EGY Ali Frhat | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=62 | RD1-team03=BRA Gilberto Milos | RD1-score03=½ | RD1-seed04=67 | RD1-team04=KAZ Darmen Sadvakasov | RD1-score04=1½ | RD1-seed05=30 | RD1-team05=UKR Sergey Karjakin | RD1-score05=1½ | RD1-seed06=99 | RD1-team06=HUN Csaba Balogh | RD1-score06=2½ | RD1-seed07=35 | RD1-team07=UKR Alexander Areshchenko | RD1-score07=2 | RD1-seed08=94 | RD1-team08=USA Alexander Stripunsky | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-team09=MDA Viorel Bologan | RD1-score09=2 | RD1-seed10=115 | RD1-team10=ECU Carlos Matamoros Franco | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed11=51 | RD1-team11=UKR Zahar Efimenko | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12=78 | RD1-team12=POL Bartłomiej Macieja | RD1-score12=1 | RD1-seed13=19 | RD1-team13=ESP Francisco Vallejo Pons | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14=110 | RD1-team14=CHN Li Shilong | RD1-score14=1 | RD1-seed15=46 | RD1-team15=RUS Dmitry Jakovenko | RD1-score15=1½ | RD1-seed16=83 | RD1-team16=BRA Rafael Leitão | RD1-score16=2½ | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=ARM Levon Aronian | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-seed02=67 | RD2-team02=KAZ Darmen Sadvakasov | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=99 | RD2-team03=HUN Csaba Balogh | RD2-score03=½ | RD2-seed04=35 | RD2-team04=UKR Alexander Areshchenko | RD2-score04=1½ | RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team05=MDA Viorel Bologan | RD2-score05=0 | RD2-seed06=51 | RD2-team06=UKR Zahar Efimenko | RD2-score06=2 | RD2-seed07=19 | RD2-team07=ESP Francisco Vallejo Pons | RD2-score07=1½ | RD2-seed08=83 | RD2-team08=BRA Rafael Leitão | RD2-score08=½ | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=ARM Levon Aronian | RD3-score01=1½ | RD3-seed02=35 | RD3-team02=UKR Alexander Areshchenko | RD3-score02=½ | RD3-seed03=51 | RD3-team03=UKR Zahar Efimenko | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04=19 | RD3-team04=ESP Francisco Vallejo Pons | RD3-score04=3 | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=ARM Levon Aronian | RD4-score01=2½ | RD4-seed02=19 | RD4-team02=ESP Francisco Vallejo Pons | RD4-score02=1½

Section 4

| RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team01=RUS Alexander Grischuk | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=125 | RD1-team02=ARG Gastón Needleman | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=61 | RD1-team03=ROU Andrei Istrățescu | RD1-score03=2½ | RD1-seed04=68 | RD1-team04=SVK Ľubomír Ftáčnik | RD1-score04=1½ | RD1-seed05=29 | RD1-team05=RUS Vadim Zvjaginsev | RD1-score05=3½ | RD1-seed06=100 | RD1-team06=USA Yuri Shulman | RD1-score06=3½ | RD1-seed07=36 | RD1-team07=RUS Alexander Khalifman | RD1-score07=2½ | RD1-seed08=93 | RD1-team08=RUS Ernesto Inarkiev | RD1-score08=1½ | RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team09=USA Gata Kamsky | RD1-score09=1½ | RD1-seed10=116 | RD1-team10=CHN Zhao Jun | RD1-score10=½ | RD1-seed11=52 | RD1-team11=RUS Pavel Smirnov | RD1-score11=½ | RD1-seed12=77 | RD1-team12=RUS Dmitry Bocharov | RD1-score12=1½ | RD1-seed13=20 | RD1-team13=ISR Ilya Smirin | RD1-score13=2½ | RD1-seed14=109 | RD1-team14=CUB Walter Arencibia | RD1-score14=1½ | RD1-seed15=45 | RD1-team15=ARM Karen Asrian | RD1-score15=½ | RD1-seed16=84 | RD1-team16=CHN Wang Yue | RD1-score16=1½ | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=RUS Alexander Grischuk | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-seed02=61 | RD2-team02=ROU Andrei Istrățescu | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=100 | RD2-team03=USA Yuri Shulman | RD2-score03=3½ | RD2-seed04=36 | RD2-team04=RUS Alexander Khalifman | RD2-score04=3½ | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team05=USA Gata Kamsky | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06=77 | RD2-team06=RUS Dmitry Bocharov | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07=20 | RD2-team07=ISR Ilya Smirin | RD2-score07=2½ | RD2-seed08=84 | RD2-team08=CHN Wang Yue | RD2-score08=1½ | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team01=RUS Alexander Grischuk | RD3-score01=2½ | RD3-seed02=100 | RD3-team02=USA Yuri Shulman | RD3-score02=1½ | RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-team03=USA Gata Kamsky | RD3-score03=3½ | RD3-seed04=20 | RD3-team04=ISR Ilya Smirin | RD3-score04=2½ | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=RUS Alexander Grischuk | RD4-score01=1½ | RD4-seed02=13 | RD4-team02=USA Gata Kamsky | RD4-score02=½

Section 5

| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=ISR Boris Gelfand | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=124 | RD1-team02=RSA Watu Kobese | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=60 | RD1-team03=ARG Rubén Felgaer | RD1-score03=1½ | RD1-seed04=69 | RD1-team04=USA Gregory S. Kaidanov | RD1-score04=½ | RD1-seed05=28 | RD1-team05=USA Hikaru Nakamura | RD1-score05=0 | RD1-seed06=101 | RD1-team06=IND Surya Shekhar Ganguly | RD1-score06=2 | RD1-seed07=37 | RD1-team07=SUI Vadim Milov | RD1-score07=½ | RD1-seed08=92 | RD1-team08=GEO Levan Pantsulaia | RD1-score08=1½ | RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team09=RUS Alexey Dreev | RD1-score09=2 | RD1-seed10=117 | RD1-team10=CAN Pascal Charbonneau | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed11=53 | RD1-team11=SVK Sergei Movsesian | RD1-score11=½ | RD1-seed12=76 | RD1-team12=PHI Mark Paragua | RD1-score12=1½ | RD1-seed13=21 | RD1-team13=IND Pendyala Harikrishna | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14=108 | RD1-team14=CHN Yu Shaoteng | RD1-score14=1 | RD1-seed15=44 | RD1-team15=BRA Giovanni Vescovi | RD1-score15=1½ | RD1-seed16=85 | RD1-team16=INA Utut Adianto | RD1-score16=½ | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=ISR Boris Gelfand | RD2-score01=2½ | RD2-seed02=60 | RD2-team02=ARG Rubén Felgaer | RD2-score02=1½ | RD2-seed03=101 | RD2-team03=IND Surya Shekhar Ganguly | RD2-score03=1½ | RD2-seed04=92 | RD2-team04=GEO Levan Pantsulaia | RD2-score04=2½ | RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-team05=RUS Alexey Dreev | RD2-score05=3½ | RD2-seed06=76 | RD2-team06=PHI Mark Paragua | RD2-score06=2½ | RD2-seed07=21 | RD2-team07=IND Pendyala Harikrishna | RD2-score07=4 | RD2-seed08=44 | RD2-team08=BRA Giovanni Vescovi | RD2-score08=2 | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=ISR Boris Gelfand | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02=92 | RD3-team02=GEO Levan Pantsulaia | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=RUS Alexey Dreev | RD3-score03=2½ | RD3-seed04=21 | RD3-team04=IND Pendyala Harikrishna | RD3-score04=1½ | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=ISR Boris Gelfand | RD4-score01=3½ | RD4-seed02=12 | RD4-team02=RUS Alexey Dreev | RD4-score02=2½

Section 6

| RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team01=ESP Alexei Shirov | RD1-score01=1½ | RD1-seed02=123 | RD1-team02=KAZ Kirill Kuderinov | RD1-score02=½ | RD1-seed03=59 | RD1-team03=GRE Vasilios Kotronias | RD1-score03=1½ | RD1-seed04=70 | RD1-team04=CHN Ni Hua | RD1-score04=½ | RD1-seed05=27 | RD1-team05=UKR Pavel Eljanov | RD1-score05=2½ | RD1-seed06=102 | RD1-team06=USA Sergey Kudrin | RD1-score06=1½ | RD1-seed07=38 | RD1-team07=TUR Mikhail Gurevich | RD1-score07=2½ | RD1-seed08=91 | RD1-team08=SCG Robert Markuš | RD1-score08=1½ | RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team09=NED Ivan Sokolov | RD1-score09=1½ | RD1-seed10=118 | RD1-team10=BUL Antoaneta Stefanova | RD1-score10=½ | RD1-seed11=54 | RD1-team11=RUS Mikhail Kobalia | RD1-score11=1½ | RD1-seed12=75 | RD1-team12=CHN Zhang Zhong | RD1-score12=2½ | RD1-seed13=22 | RD1-team13=RUS Vladimir Malakhov | RD1-score13=1½ | RD1-seed14=107 | RD1-team14=CHN Wang Hao | RD1-score14=½ | RD1-seed15=43 | RD1-team15=CZE David Navara | RD1-score15=3½ | RD1-seed16=86 | RD1-team16=BIH Predrag Nikolić | RD1-score16=3½ | RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=ESP Alexei Shirov | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-seed02=59 | RD2-team02=GRE Vasilios Kotronias | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=27 | RD2-team03=UKR Pavel Eljanov | RD2-score03=1½ | RD2-seed04=38 | RD2-team04=TUR Mikhail Gurevich | RD2-score04=2½ | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=NED Ivan Sokolov | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-seed06=75 | RD2-team06=CHN Zhang Zhong | RD2-score06=0 | RD2-seed07=22 | RD2-team07=RUS Vladimir Malakhov | RD2-score07=2 | RD2-seed08=86 | RD2-team08=BIH Predrag Nikolić | RD2-score08=0 | RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team01=ESP Alexei Shirov | RD3-score01=½ | RD3-seed02=38 | RD3-team02=TUR Mikhail Gurevich | RD3-score02=1½ | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team03=NED Ivan Sokolov | RD3-score03=½ | RD3-seed04=22 | RD3-team04=RUS Vladimir Malakhov | RD3-score04=1½ | RD4-seed01=38 | RD4-team01=TUR Mikhail Gurevich | RD4-score01=2½ | RD4-seed02=22 | RD4-team02=RUS Vladimir Malakhov | RD4-score02=1½

Section 7

| RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-team01=ARM Vladimir Akopian | RD1-score01= | RD1-seed02=122 | RD1-team02=AUS Gary Lane | RD1-score02=w/o | RD1-seed03=58 | RD1-team03=SLO Alexander Beliavsky | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04=71 | RD1-team04=GEO Baadur Jobava | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed05=26 | RD1-team05=IND Krishnan Sasikiran | RD1-score05=1½ | RD1-seed06=103 | RD1-team06=RUS Alexei Iljushin | RD1-score06=½ | RD1-seed07=39 | RD1-team07=RUS Sergei Rublevsky | RD1-score07=1½ | RD1-seed08=90 | RD1-team08=VIE Đào Thiên Hải | RD1-score08=½ | RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-team09=NED Sergei Tiviakov | RD1-score09=2 | RD1-seed10=119 | RD1-team10=TUN Slim Belkhodja | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed11=55 | RD1-team11=UKR Evgenij Miroshnichenko | RD1-score11=1½ | RD1-seed12=74 | RD1-team12=RUS Oleg Korneev | RD1-score12=2½ | RD1-seed13=23 | RD1-team13=RUS Konstantin Sakaev | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-seed14=106 | RD1-team14=BRA Darcy Lima | RD1-score14=0 | RD1-seed15=42 | RD1-team15=GEO Zviad Izoria | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16=87 | RD1-team16=ISR Sergey Erenburg | RD1-score16=4 | RD2-seed01=122 | RD2-team01=AUS Gary Lane | RD2-score01=½ | RD2-seed02=71 | RD2-team02=GEO Baadur Jobava | RD2-score02=1½ | RD2-seed03=26 | RD2-team03=IND Krishnan Sasikiran | RD2-score03=2½ | RD2-seed04=39 | RD2-team04=RUS Sergei Rublevsky | RD2-score04=3½ | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=NED Sergei Tiviakov | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06=74 | RD2-team06=RUS Oleg Korneev | RD2-score06=3 | RD2-seed07=23 | RD2-team07=RUS Konstantin Sakaev | RD2-score07=2½ | RD2-seed08=87 | RD2-team08=ISR Sergey Erenburg | RD2-score08=1½ | RD3-seed01=71 | RD3-team01=GEO Baadur Jobava | RD3-score01=1½ | RD3-seed02=39 | RD3-team02=RUS Sergei Rublevsky | RD3-score02=2½ | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=NED Sergei Tiviakov | RD3-score03=0 | RD3-seed04=23 | RD3-team04=RUS Konstantin Sakaev | RD3-score04=2 | RD4-seed01=39 | RD4-team01=RUS Sergei Rublevsky | RD4-score01=1½ | RD4-seed02=23 | RD4-team02=RUS Konstantin Sakaev | RD4-score02=½

Section 8

| RD1-seed01=8 | RD1-team01=AZE Teimur Radjabov | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=121 | RD1-team02=ARG Diego Flores | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=57 | RD1-team03=RUS Evgeny Alekseev | RD1-score03=½ | RD1-seed04=72 | RD1-team04=KAZ Murtas Kazhgaleyev | RD1-score04=1½ | RD1-seed05=25 | RD1-team05=UKR Alexander Moiseenko | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-seed06=104 | RD1-team06=UKR Yuriy Kuzubov | RD1-score06=0 | RD1-seed07=40 | RD1-team07=NED Loek van Wely | RD1-score07=2 | RD1-seed08=89 | RD1-team08=ARM Artashes Minasian | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09=9 | RD1-team09=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD1-score09=1½ | RD1-seed10=120 | RD1-team10=EGY Ahmed Adly | RD1-score10=½ | RD1-seed11=56 | RD1-team11=RUS Alexander Motylev | RD1-score11=1½ | RD1-seed12=73 | RD1-team12=ISR Michael Roiz | RD1-score12=½ | RD1-seed13=24 | RD1-team13=UKR Andrei Volokitin | RD1-score13=½ | RD1-seed14=105 | RD1-team14=HUN Cao Sang | RD1-score14=1½ | RD1-seed15=41 | RD1-team15=CHN Ye Jiangchuan | RD1-score15=½ | RD1-seed16=88 | RD1-team16=CHN Xu Jun | RD1-score16=1½ | RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team01=AZE Teimur Radjabov | RD2-score01=2½ | RD2-seed02=72 | RD2-team02=KAZ Murtas Kazhgaleyev | RD2-score02=1½ | RD2-seed03=25 | RD2-team03=UKR Alexander Moiseenko | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04=40 | RD2-team04=NED Loek van Wely | RD2-score04=4 | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team05=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD2-score05=2½ | RD2-seed06=56 | RD2-team06=RUS Alexander Motylev | RD2-score06=1½ | RD2-seed07=105 | RD2-team07=HUN Cao Sang | RD2-score07=½ | RD2-seed08=88 | RD2-team08=CHN Xu Jun | RD2-score08=1½ | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=AZE Teimur Radjabov | RD3-score01=1½ | RD3-seed02=40 | RD3-team02=NED Loek van Wely | RD3-score02=2½ | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team03=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD3-score03=2 | RD3-seed04=88 | RD3-team04=CHN Xu Jun | RD3-score04=0 | RD4-seed01=40 | RD4-team01=NED Loek van Wely | RD4-score01=0 | RD4-seed02=9 | RD4-team02=UKR Ruslan Ponomariov | RD4-score02=2