The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games per round, with the winners progressing to the next round, plus the final seventh (7th) round comprising of four (4) games.

Over 900 photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/BakuWorldCup2015

Final 8 pairings

Yi Wei (CHN) – Peter Svidler (RUS)
Anish Giri (NED) – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)

Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – Pavel Eljanov (UKR)
Sergey Karjakin (RUS) – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)

2015 FIDE World Cup: Official website

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