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Chess World Cup is an event that organized by FIDE it is an governing body in which three different formats has used.
In 2000 and 2002 it was multi stage tournament with group stage consisting of 24 players in 4 groups
From 2005-2019 Chess World Cup an biennial 128 players single elimination tournament forming part of the qualification for the world chess championship.
From 2021 edition to current time number of players has increased to 206.
FIDE World Cup (2000–2002) Winners-
Year | Dates | Host | Players | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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2000 | 1–13 Sep | Shenyang, China | 24 | Viswanathan Anand | Evgeny Bareev | Boris Gelfand and Gilberto Milos | |
2002 | 9–22 Oct | Hyderabad, India | 24 | Viswanathan Anand | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | Alexander Beliavsky and Alexey Dreev |
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Chess World Cup 2021 is currently rolling out the matches for the 9th edition of the tournament. The tournament is…