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Home  »  FIDE World Cup  »  Winners List

FIDE Chess World Cup Winners List (2000-2025)

The FIDE Chess World Cup is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of chess, organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). It brings together top grandmasters and rising stars from around the globe to compete in an intense knockout format. Since its inception in 2000, the Chess World Cup has produced many memorable champions who went on to challenge for the World Chess Championship title. On this page, you can explore the complete list of Chess World Cup winners year by year, along with their countries and final match highlights.

Complete Year-wise Chess World Cup Winners List

2023
NOR
Magnus Carlsen NOR
Runner-up: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Baku, Azerbaijan
2021
POL
Jan-Krzysztof Duda POL
Runner-up: Sergey Karjakin
Sochi, Russia
2019
AZE
Teimour Radjabov AZE
Runner-up: Ding Liren
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2017
ARM
Levon Aronian ARM
Runner-up: Ding Liren
Tbilisi, Georgia
2015
RUS
Sergey Karjakin RUS
Runner-up: Peter Svidler
Baku, Azerbaijan
2013
RUS
Vladimir Kramnik RUS
Runner-up: Dmitry Andreikin
Tromsø, Norway
2011
RUS
Peter Svidler RUS
Runner-up: Alexander Grischuk
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2009
ISR
Boris Gelfand ISR
Runner-up: Ruslan Ponomariov
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2007
USA
Gata Kamsky USA
Runner-up: Alexei Shirov
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2005
ARM
Levon Aronian ARM
Runner-up: Ruslan Ponomariov
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
2002
IND
Viswanathan Anand IND
Runner-up: Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Hyderabad, India
2000
IND
Viswanathan Anand IND
Runner-up: Evgeny Bareev
Shenyang, China
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