FIDE World Cup 2021

FIDE World Cup 2021 is an over-the-board chess tournament in Galaxy Entertainment And Leisure Complex, Russia, held from July 12, 2021 to August 5, 2021. The prize fund is $1,890,000. The broadcast peaked at 85 325 concurrent viewers and collected 3 876 030 hours watched. Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the event.

  • 12.07.2021 – 05.08.2021
  • RussiaGalaxy Entertainment And Leisure Complex, Russia
  • FormatOver the board
  • $1 890 000prize fund
  • 53players
  • Streamed onTwitchYouTubeFacebook

FIDE World Cup 2021 viewership statistics

#16 most-watched chess event of 2021 #2 prize fund among chess events of 2021 +96% peak vs FIDE World Cup 2019
Peak Viewers

85 325

on Aug 3 · Day 21

Average Viewers

31 280

typical audience at any moment

Hours Watched

3.9M

total time watched, all channels

Airtime

123h 55m

hours of live broadcast

FIDE World Cup 2021 results

  • Poland

    Jan-Krzysztof Duda

    1st

    Earnings: $110 000
  • Russia

    Sergey Karjakin

    2nd

    $80 000
  • Norway

    Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen

    3rd

    $60 000
  • Slovenia

    Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev

    4th

    $50 000
  • USA

    Samuel Shankland

    India

    Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

    IR

    Seyyed Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei

    5th-7th

    $35 000
  • Azerbaijan

    Vasif Durarbayli

    Armenia

    Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan

    Russia

    Andrey Evgenyevich Esipenko

    Russia

    Alexander Igorevich Grischuk

    Russia

    Peter Veniaminovich Svidler

    France

    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

    9th-14th

    $25 000
  • Ukraine

    Anton Sergiyovych Korobov

    Uzbekistan

    Nodirbek Abdusattorov

    Uzbekistan

    Javokhir Sindarov

    Russia

    Daniil Dmitrievich Dubov

    Russia

    Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin

    USA

    Jeffery Xiong

    India

    Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

    Russia

    Vladislav Mikhailovich Artemiev

    Kazakhstan

    Rinat Jūmabaev

    United Kingdom

    Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov

    17th-26th

    $16 000
  • Azerbaijan

    Nijat Azad oğlu Abasov

    India

    Nihal Sarin

    USA

    Fabiano Luigi Caruana

    United Arab Emirates

    Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh

    Russia

    David Arturovich Paravyan

    Sweden

    Nils Axel Grandelius

    Germany

    Matthias Blübaum

    Russia

    Maxim Sergeevich Matlakov

    USA

    Grigoriy Alekseyevich Oparin

    Netherlands

    Anish Kumar Giri

    USA

    Samuel Sevian

    33rd-43rd

    $10 000
  • Russia

    Volodar Arturovich Murzin

    Ukraine

    Yuriy Kuzubov

    Serbia

    Alexey Vasilyevich Sarana

    India

    Aravindh Chithambaram Veerappan

    India

    Gukesh Dommaraju

    Romania

    Bogdan-Daniel Deac

    Serbia

    Aleksandar Inđić

    Germany

    Rasmus Svane

    Hungary

    Sanan Sjugirov

    France

    Alireza Firouzja

    Uzbekistan

    Shamsiddin Vokhidov

    Uzbekistan

    Nodirbek Yakubboev

    USA

    Levon Grigori Aronian

    IR

    Parham Maghsoodloo

    Netherlands

    Benjamin Bok

    Armenia

    Shant Sargsyan

    65th-80th

    $6 000
  • USA

    Abhimanyu Mishra

    USA

    Andrew Tang

    Russia

    Rudik Makarian

    129th-131st

    $3 750

FIDE World Cup 2021 viewers by day

Peak and hours watched for every broadcast day, hour by hour, split by stage.

23 broadcast days, tournament peak on Aug 3 (Day 21).

  • Hourly viewer curve
  • Peak and hours watched per day
  • Stage-by-stage split

Where it was watched

Platforms and languages ranked by hours watched. The top three in each are open; the shares and peaks are in the report.

Top platforms

  1. 1TwitchTwitch share in report
  2. 2YouTubeYouTube Live share in report
  3. 3FacebookFacebook Gaming share in report

Top languages

  1. 1English share in report
  2. 2Others share in report
  3. 3Portuguese share in report

3 platforms and 9 languages in total.

  • Hours watched and peak per platform
  • Every language with its share
  • Platform × language by day

Top channels of FIDE World Cup 2021

Official broadcasts and co-streamers ranked by hours watched. The top three are named; every channel's numbers are in the report.

Top channels by hours watched

  1. 1TwitchchessEnglish stats in report
  2. 2YouTubeChessBase IndiaOthers stats in report
  3. 3YouTubeChessComOthers stats in report

32 channels covered this tournament.

  • All channels with hours watched, peak and airtime
  • Co-streams per channel
  • Audience overlap between channels

For organizers, sponsors and media

Full report on FIDE World Cup 2021

The numbers on this page are the headline. The report has everything behind them:

  • Every channel and co-stream, not just the top 3
  • Viewers by hour, day and stage
  • Languages × platforms, with peaks per day
  • Chat activity and audience overlap
  • Sponsor and brand exposure on stream
  • Comparison with previous editions

from $1,500 per event, or all chess events for $12,000 a year

FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess FAQ

  • When was FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess?

    FIDE World Cup 2021 ran from July 12, 2021 to August 5, 2021.
  • How many people watched FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess?

    FIDE World Cup 2021 peaked at 85 325 concurrent viewers, collected 3 876 030 hours watched, averaged 31 280 viewers across all tracked channels.
  • What is the prize money for the FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess?

    The prize pool of FIDE World Cup 2021 is $1 890 000.
  • Where was the FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess held?

    FIDE World Cup 2021 was held in Galaxy Entertainment And Leisure Complex, Russia.
  • On which platforms was FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess broadcast?

    FIDE World Cup 2021 was broadcast on: YouTube Live, Facebook Gaming, Twitch.
  • Who are the organizers of the FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess?

    The FIDE World Cup 2021 is organized by FIDE.
  • Who won the FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess?

    FIDE World Cup 2021 was won by Jan-Krzysztof Duda ($110 000). 2nd — Sergey Karjakin ($80 000), 3rd — Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen ($60 000).
  • Who played at FIDE World Cup 2021 Chess?

    53 players took part in FIDE World Cup 2021, including Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Sergey Karjakin, Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen. Their final places are in the results table on this page.

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