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The Chess World Cup 2009 was a 128-player single-elimination tournament, played between 20 November and 14 December 2009, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.^[1]

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Abhijeet Gupta

Abhijeet Gupta (born 16 October 1989) is an Indian chess player with the title of Grandmaster (GM).

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Abhijit Kunte

Abhijit Kunte (born 3 March 1977 in Pune) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster.

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African Chess Championship

The first African Chess Championship was played in 1998.

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Ahmed Adly

Ahmed Adly (أحمد عدلي, born 18 February 1987) is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster.

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Aimen Rizouk

Aimen Rizouk (born 3 August 1979) is an Algerian chess player born in Algiers.

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Aleksei Pridorozhni

Aleksei Vladimirovich Pridorozhni (born 27 August 1981) is a Russian chess player.

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Alexander Areshchenko

Alexander Areshchenko (Oleksandr Areshchenko; born June 15, 1986) is a Ukrainian chess player.

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Alexander Grischuk

Alexander Igorevich Grischuk (born October 31, 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Alexander Ivanov (chess player)

Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov (born May 1, 1956) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster.

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Alexander Khalifman

Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman (Алекса́ндр Вале́рьевич Халифма́н; born 18 January 1966) is a Russian chess player and writer.

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Alexander Morozevich

Alexander Sergeyevich Morozevich (translit; born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player.

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Alexander Motylev

Alexander Anatolyevich Motylev (Александр Анатольевич Мотылёв; born 17 June 1979) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Alexander Onischuk

Alexander Onischuk (also known as Alexandr Onyschuk,;; born September 3, 1975) is a Soviet-Ukrainian-American chess player.

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Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Шаба́лов; Aleksandrs Šabalovs; born September 12, 1967) is an American chess grandmaster and a four-time winner of the United States Chess Championship (1993, 2000, 2003, 2007).

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Alexandr Fier

Alexandr Hilário Takeda Sakai dos Santos Fier (born 11 March 1988) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster.

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Alexandra Kosteniuk

Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021.

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Alexei Bezgodov

Alexei Mikhailovich Bezgodov (Алексей Михайлович Безгодов; born 30 June 1969) is a Russian chess grandmaster and writer.

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Alexei Shirov

Alexei Shirov (Aleksejs Širovs; born 4 July 1972) is a Latvian and Spanish chess player.

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Andrés Rodríguez Vila

Andrés Rodríguez Vila is a Uruguayan chess Grandmaster, ranked as the top player from Uruguay in a 2019 chess tournament held in Arica, Chile.

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Anton Filippov

Anton Filippov (born 6 December 1986 in Tashkent) is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster (2008).

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Arkadij Naiditsch

Arkadij Naiditsch (Arkadi Naydiç; born 25 October 1985) is Latvian-German chess grandmaster who currently represents Bulgaria after previously representing Latvia (until 1997), Germany (1998–2015) and Azerbaijan (2015-2024).

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Artyom Timofeev (chess player)

Artyom Timofeev (Артём Тимофеев; born January 6, 1985) is a Russian chess player.

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Asian Chess Championship

The Asian Chess Championship is a chess tournament open to all players from Asian chess federations (FIDE zones from 3.1 to 3.8).

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Étienne Bacrot

Étienne Bacrot (born 22 January 1983) is a French chess grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy.

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Baadur Jobava

Baadur Jobava (ბაადურ ჯობავა; born 26 November 1983) is a Georgian chess grandmaster and three-time Georgian champion (2003, 2007, 2012).

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Bassem Amin

Bassem Amin (born 9 September 1988) is an Egyptian chess grandmaster and medical doctor.

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Boris Gelfand

Boris Gelfand (בוריס אברמוביץ' גלפנד; Barys Abramavič Heĺfand; Boris Abramovich Gel'fand; born 24 June 1968) is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player.

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Boris Grachev

Boris Pavlovich Grachev (Борис Павлович Грачёв; born 27 March 1986) is a Russian chess player.

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Boris Savchenko

Boris Savchenko (Борис Савченко; born 10 July 1986) is a Russian chess player.

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Bu Xiangzhi

Bu Xiangzhi (born December 10, 1985) is a Chinese chess player.

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Canadian Chess Championship

This is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament.

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Chess

Chess is a board game for two players.

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Chess Federation of Russia

The Chess Federation of Russia, known until 2018 as the Russian Chess Federation, is the governing body for chess in Russia, and the officially recognized arm of the FIDE in Russia. Chess World Cup 2009 and chess Federation of Russia are chess in Russia.

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Chess World Cup 2007

The Chess World Cup 2007 served as a qualification tournament for the World Chess Championship 2010. Chess World Cup 2009 and Chess World Cup 2007 are chess World Cup, chess in Russia, international sports competitions hosted by Russia and Sport in Khanty-Mansiysk.

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Chess World Cup 2011

The Chess World Cup 2011 was a chess World Cup tournament. Chess World Cup 2009 and chess World Cup 2011 are chess World Cup, chess in Russia, international sports competitions hosted by Russia and Sport in Khanty-Mansiysk.

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Constantin Lupulescu

Constantin Lupulescu (born 25 March 1984) is a Romanian chess grandmaster and a five-time Romanian Chess Champion.

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Darwin Laylo

Darwin Laylo (born June 1, 1980) is a Filipino chess grandmaster.

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David Navara

David Navara (born 27 March 1985) is a Czech chess grandmaster, the highest-ranked of his country.

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David Smerdon

David Craig Smerdon (born 17 September 1984) is an Australian chess player and economist who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).

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Diego Flores (chess player)

Diego Flores (born 18 December 1982) is an Argentine chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2008.

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Dmitry Andreikin

Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin (Дмитрий Владимирович Андрейкин, born 5 February 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster, World Junior Chess Champion in 2010 and two-time Russian Chess Champion (2012 and 2018).

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Dmitry Jakovenko

Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko (Дмитрий Олегович Яковенко; born 29 June 1983) is a Russian chess player.

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Duško Pavasovič

Duško Pavasovič (born 15 October 1976) is a Slovenian chess player.

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Eduardo Iturrizaga

Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli (born 1 November 1989) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish chess player.

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Ehsan Ghaem Maghami

Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami (احسان قائم‌مقامی.; born 11 August 1982) is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2000).

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Emil Sutovsky

Emil Sutovsky (born 19 September 1977) is an Israeli chess player.

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Ernesto Inarkiev

Ernesto Inarkiev (Эрнесто Инаркиев; born 9 December 1985) is a Russian chess grandmaster, the first ever from Kalmykia.

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Erwin l'Ami

Erwin l'Ami (born 5 April 1985) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.

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Essam El-Gindy

Essam El-Gindy (also known as Essam El-Gendy and Esam Mohamed Ahmed Nagib; born 14 July 1966) is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer.

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European Individual Chess Championship

The European Individual Chess Championship is a chess tournament organised by the European Chess Union.

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Evgeniy Najer

Evgeniy Yuryevich Najer (translit; born 22 June 1977) is a Russian chess grandmaster and the European champion of 2015.

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Evgeny Alekseev (chess player)

Evgeny Vladimirovich Alekseev (Евгений Владимирович Алексеев; born 28 November 1985) is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian champion in 2006.

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Evgeny Tomashevsky

Evgeny Yuryevich Tomashevsky (Евгений Юрьевич Томашевский; born 1 July 1987) is a Russian chess player.

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Fabiano Caruana

Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning three-time United States Chess Champion.

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Farrukh Amonatov

Farrukh Amonatov (ФаррухАмонатов; born 13 April 1978 in Dushanbe) is a Tajikistani chess grandmaster.

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Fast chess

Fast chess, also known as speed chess, is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than classical chess time controls allow.

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FIDE

The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.

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FIDE titles

FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance.

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Fidel Corrales Jimenez

Fidel Corrales Jimenez (born July 7, 1987) is an American chess Grandmaster.

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Friso Nijboer

Friso Nijboer (born May 26, 1965) is a Dutch chess player.

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Gabriel Sargissian

Gabriel Eduardi Sargissian (Գաբրիել Էդուարդի Սարգսյան, Gabriel Eduardi Sargsyan; born 3 September 1983) is an Armenian chess grandmaster.

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Gadir Guseinov

Gadir Guseinov (Qədir Hüseynov; born 21 May 1986) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.

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Gata Kamsky

Gata Kamsky (italics; Гата Камский; born June 2, 1974) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and a five-time U.S. champion.

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Georg Meier (chess player)

Georg Meier (born August 26, 1987) is a German-Uruguayan chess grandmaster who represents Uruguay.

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Gilberto Milos

Gilberto Milos (born October 30, 1963) is a Brazilian chess player.

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Grandmaster (chess)

Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.

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Hikaru Nakamura

Christopher Hikaru Nakamura, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, December 7, 2022 (born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion.

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Hou Yifan

Hou Yifan (born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Shenzhen University.

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Ilya Smirin

Ilya (or Ilia) Smirin (איליה יוליביץ' סמירין; Illa Juljevič Smiryn; Ilya Yulievich Smirin; born January 21, 1968) is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player.

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Ioannis Papaioannou

Ioannis Papaioannou (Ιωάννης Παπαϊωάννου; born 20 April 1976) is a Greek chess grandmaster.

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Ivan Cheparinov

Ivan Cheparinov (born November 26, 1986) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster.

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Ivan Sokolov (chess player)

Ivan Sokolov (born 13 June 1968) is a Dutch-Bosnian chess player and writer.

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Iván Morovic

Iván Eduardo Morovic Fernández (born 24 March 1963) is a Chilean chess player with the title of International Grandmaster.

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Jaan Ehlvest

Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962) is an Estonian-American chess player.

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Jan Gustafsson

Jan Gustafsson (born 25 June 1979) is a German chess player, analyst and trainer.

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Jean Hébert

Jean Hébert (born November 11, 1957, in Quebec City) is a Canadian chess player, writer, journalist, and commentator who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and the FIDE title of International Master.

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Joshua Friedel

Joshua E. Friedel (born December 3, 1986) is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster.

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Judit Polgár

Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time.

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Julio Granda

Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga (born February 25, 1967) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster and four-time champion of the Americas.

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Khaled Abdel Razik

Khaled Abdel Razik (born 1975) is an Egyptian chess player.

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Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty-Mansiysk (Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. Khanty-Mansi Town; Khanty: Ёмвоҷ, Jomvoćś; Mansi: Абга, Abga) is a city in west-central Russia.

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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (Кирса́н Никола́евич Илюмжи́нов,; Kalmyk: Үлмҗин Кирсән, Ülmcin Kirsən,; born 5 April 1962) is a Russian oligarch, administrator and politician.

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Konstantin Sakaev

Konstantin Rufovich Sakaev (Константи́н Ру́фович Сака́ев; born 13 April 1974 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1993), chess author and Russian champion in 1999.

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Krishnan Sasikiran

Krishnan Sasikiran (Tamil: கிருஷ்ணன் சசிகிரண்; born 7 January 1981) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

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Laurent Fressinet

Laurent Fressinet (born 30 November 1981 in Dax) is a French chess grandmaster.

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Lázaro Bruzón

Lázaro Bruzón Batista (born 2 May 1982 in Holguín) is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster.

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Lê Quang Liêm

Lê Quang Liêm (born 13 March 1991) is a Vietnamese chess grandmaster, the top-ranked of his country.

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Leinier Domínguez

Leinier Domínguez Pérez (born September 23, 1983) is a Cuban and American chess grandmaster.

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Levon Aronian

Levon Grigori Aronian (Levon Grigori Aronyan; born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian-American chess grandmaster.

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Li Chao (chess player)

Li Chao (born 21 April 1989 in Taiyuan, Shanxi) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster and Asian champion in 2013.

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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (born 1 August 1976) is a Romanian chess grandmaster.

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London Chess Classic

The London Chess Classic is a chess festival held at the Olympia Conference Centre, West Kensington, London.

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Magnus Carlsen

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster.

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Mateusz Bartel

Mateusz Bartel (born 3 January 1985) is a Polish chess Grandmaster.

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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (born 21 October 1990), often referred to by his initials, MVL, is a French chess grandmaster who is a former World Blitz Champion.

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Michael Adams (chess player)

Michael Adams (born 17 November 1971) is an English chess grandmaster and is an eight-time British Chess Champion.

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Mig Greengard

Michael "Mig" Greengard (born 9 June 1969 in Northern California, USA) is an American chess author and journalist who lives in New York City.

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Mikhail Kobalia

Mikhail Robertovich Kobalia (Михаил Робертович Кобалия; born May 3, 1978) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1997).

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Mohamed Ezat

Mohamed Ezat (born 29 July 1978) is an Egyptian chess player.

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Mohammed Al-Sayed

Mohamad Naser Al Sayed (born November 2, 1981) is a Qatari chess Grandmaster (since 2009).

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Ni Hua

Ni Hua (born May 31, 1983 in Shanghai) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and the national team captain.

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Nikita Vitiugov

Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (Никита Кириллович Витюгов; born 4 February 1987) is a Russian chess grandmaster who internationally represents England.

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Nikolai Kabanov

Nikolai Kabanov (born 1980) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Pan American Chess Championship

The Pan American Chess Championship, also American Continental Championship is an individual chess tournament organized since 1945.

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Parimarjan Negi

Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

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Pavel Eljanov

Pavel Eljanov (translit; born 10 May 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.

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Pavel Tregubov

Pavel Vladimirovich Tregubov (Па́вел Влади́мирович Трегу́бов; born 21 December 1971) is a Russian chess player who represents France.

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Peter Leko

Peter Leko (Lékó Péter; born September 8, 1979) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and commentator.

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Peter Svidler

Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler (Пётр Вениами́нович Сви́длер; born 17 June 1976), commonly known as Peter Svidler, is a Russian chess grandmaster and commentator who is an eight-time Russian Chess Champion.

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Rafael Leitão

Rafael Duailibe Leitão (born 28 December 1979) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster.

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Rauf Mamedov

Rauf Mamedov (Rauf Məmmədov; born 26 April 1988) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster and a three-time national champion.

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Ray Robson

Ray Robson (born October 25, 1994) is an American chess player.

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Robert Hess (chess player)

Robert Lee Hess (born December 19, 1991) is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2009.

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Rogelio Antonio Jr.

Rogelio Antonio Jr. (born February 19, 1962) is a Filipino chess grandmaster, who was awarded the title in 1993.

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Ruslan Ponomariov

Ruslan Olehovych Ponomariov (Русла́н Оле́гович Пономарьо́в; born 11 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.

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Sanan Sjugirov

Sanan Sjugirov (Санан Сюгиров; born 31 January 1993) is a Russian chess grandmaster of Kalmyk origin who represents Hungary.

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Sandipan Chanda

Sandipan Chanda (born 13 August 1983) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Sergei Movsesian

Sergei Movsesian (Սերգեյ Մովսիսյան; born 3 November 1978) is an Armenian chess player.

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Sergei Rublevsky

Sergei Vladimirovich Rublevsky (Сергей Владимирович Рублевский; born 15 October 1974) is a Russian chess grandmaster (1994).

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Sergei Tiviakov

Sergei Tiviakov (Серге́й Тивяков; born 14 February 1973) is a Russian–Dutch chess grandmaster.

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Sergey Fedorchuk

Sergey Fedorchuk (translit; born 14 March 1981) is a Ukrainian chess player.

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Sergey Karjakin

Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin (born 12 January 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Sergey Volkov (chess player)

Sergey Viktorovich Volkov (Серге́й Ви́кторович Во́лков; born 7 February 1974) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Shahriyar Hamid oghlu Mammadyarov (Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov; born 12 April 1985), known internationally as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.

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Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament.

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Sriram Jha

Sriram Jha (born 18 July 1976) is an Indian chess Grandmaster.

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Surya Shekhar Ganguly

Surya Sekhar Ganguly (born 24 February 1983) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

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Teimour Radjabov

Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov,; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.

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Tigran L. Petrosian

Tigran Levoni Petrosian (Տիգրան Լևոնի Պետրոսյան; born 17 September 1984) is an Armenian chess player who holds the title of grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 2004.

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Tomi Nybäck

Tomi Nybäck (born 3 April 1985 in Järvenpää) is a Finnish chess grandmaster and poker player.

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US Chess Championship

The US Chess Championship is an invitational tournament organized by the United States Chess Federation to determine the country's chess champion.

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Vadim Milov

Vadim Milov (born 1 August 1972) is a Swiss chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1993.

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Varuzhan Akobian

Varuzhan Akobian (Վարուժան Հակոբյան, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster.

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Vasyl Ivanchuk

Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk (Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969), is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.

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Veselin Topalov

Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (pronounced; Весели́н Алексáндров Топа́лов; born 15 March 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion.

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Victor Bologan

Victor (Viorel) Bologan (born 14 December 1971) is a Moldovan chess player and author.

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Viktor Láznička

Viktor Láznička (born January 9, 1988, in Pardubice) is a Czech chess grandmaster.

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Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion.

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Vladimir Baklan

Vladimir Baklan (Володимир Баклан; 25 February 1978, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.

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Vladimir Kramnik

Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)

Vladimir Malakhov (Владимир Малахов; born 27 November 1980) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Vladislav Tkachiev

Vladislav Tkachiev (Владислав Ткачёв, born Moscow November 9, 1973) is a Russian-born Kazakh-French chess player.

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Vugar Gashimov

Vugar Gasim oghlu Hashimov (Vüqar Qasım oğlu Həşimov; 24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014), known internationally as Vugar Gashimov, was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.

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Walaa Sarwat

Walaa Sarwat (born 1960) is an Egyptian chess player.

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Walkover

William Robbins to refuse to race in protest. A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over"), is awarded to the opposing team/player etc, if there are no other players available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2009

Also known as 2009 Chess World Cup, 2009 FIDE World Cup, FIDE World Cup 2009.

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