Candidate Master Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (Ananda College, Colombo) Eliminated after 02 games in the 01st Round

FIDE CFR 09th Chess World Cup 2021 – Galaxy Entertain & Leisure Complex – Sochi, Russia – 10th July to 12th August – 206 participants Conducted by International Chess Federation Organised by Chess Federation of Russia under Rules of Global Strategy Commission of FIDE

Round 01 – Section 14 – Grand Master Oparin Grigoriy ( Russia ) beat Candidate Master Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage ( Sri Lanka ) 2 – 0

01st Game – White – GM Oparin Grigoriy World Ranking 55 Rating 2654 ( E ) Black – CM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage World Ranking 202 Rating 2203 ( F N ) 90 Moves

02nd Game – Black – GM Oparin Grigoriy World Cup Seeding 55 Rating 2654 ( E ) White – CM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage World Cup Seeding 202 Rating 2203 ( F N ) 50 Moves

The Sri Lankan was trained by GM Alexie Barasov of Uzbekistan.

The tournament is conducted as a single elimination 08 round knockout format event. The top 50 seeds obtain a bye directly into the 02nd round.The losers of the 02 semi finals play a 03rd place play off match. Each round takes 03 days. 01st to 03rd rounds from 12th to 20th July. 04th to 06th rounds from 22nd to 30th July. 07th & 08th rounds from 01st to 06th August.

The tournament consists of classical time limit games on the first 02 days, plus tie – breaks on the 03rd day, if required.

02 classical time limit games : 90 minutes plus a 30 minute increment on move 49 plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1, per player

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If the match is still tied, players then play 02 rapid chess games, with 10 minutes plus a 10 second increment per move, per player

If the match is still tied, players then play 02 more blitz games, with 05 minutes plus a 03 second increment per move, per player

If the match is still tied, a single Armageddon chess game is played to decide the winner of the match, with draw odds to Black, meaning White must win but Black only needs a draw or win, to win the match. The players draw lots & the winner of the draw chooses the colour. White receives 05 minutes, Black receives 04 minutes, and each player receives an extra 02 seconds per move, beginning at move 61

The tournament total prize money is US$ 1, 892,500.00 (Rs. 450 Million) The Champion will receive US$ 110,000.00 (Rs. 3,000,000.00) 01 st round competitors will receive US$ 3750.00 (Rs. 900,000.00) The total fee for organising the event is US$ 2, 089,375.00

Arkady Dvorkovich – President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was present at the ceremonial opening of the Chess World Cup.

Report assisted by Luxman Wijesuriya