Welcome to Fantasy Chess based on the FIDE World Chess Championship!

All the Fantasy Chess standings are correct as at the end of the World Championship.  Fantasy Chess points were gained by a player advancing to the next round.  The table below shows the round each competitor eventually reached.  Check out the Current Entries Page for a detailed list of all Fantasy Chess players and their Final scores.

Congratulations to surprise winner Khalifman who is now the FIDE World Champion.  Good luck to him in his future chess pursuits!

Thanks to TWIC (The Week In Chess) for providing all the latest World Championship news!

FIDE Rank	Player	FIDE Rating	Group	Round
1	Kramnik	2760	1	5
2	Shirov	2734	1	5
3	Dreev		1	4
4	Kamsky	2720	1	2
5	Adams	2708	1	6
6	Ivanchuk	2702	1	4
7	Svidler	2684	1	3
8	Milov		1	1
9	Topalov	2690	2	4
10	Short	2675	2	4
11	Leko	2701	2	3
12	Gelfand	2713	2	4
13	Rublevsky	2660	2	3
14	Azmaiparashvili	2681	2	2
15	Bareev	2698	2	3
16	Polgar, J	2671	2	5
17	Korchnoi	2676	3	3
18	Salov	2656	3	2
19	Timman	2650	3	3
20	Sadler	2626	3	2
21	Almasi	2663	3	3
22	Shipov	2658	3	3
23	Georgiev	2650	3	4
24	Zvjaginsev	2652	3	4
25	Smirin	2671	4	2
26	Beliavsky	2618	4	3
27	Movsesian	2659	4	5
28	Sakaev	2648	4	2
29	Fedorov	2659	4	4
30	Krasenkow	2647	4	3
31	Akopian	2646	4	7
32	Tkachiev	2648	4	2
33	Tiviakov	2611	4	2
34	Sokolov	2656	4	2
35	Gulko	2618	4	2
36	Khalifman	2628	4	8
37	DeFirmian	2598	5	1
38	Wahls	2582	5	2
39	Aleksandrov	2619	5	2
40	Miles	2588	5	2
41	Ponomariov	2616	5	2
42	Adianto	2607	5	1
43	Kasimdzhanov	2603	5	1
44	Speelman	2597	5	2
45	Yermolinsky	2588	5	2
46	Nisipeanu	2584	5	6
47	Ehlvest	2592	5	2
48	Benjamin	2579	5	1
49	Dolmatov	2600	6	2
50	Milos	2586	6	3
51	Rozentalis	2586	6	1
52	Asrian	2575	6	3
53	Peng	2574	6	2
54	Stefansson	2584	6	2
55	Babula	2567	6	1
56	Andersson		6	2
57	Psakhis	2581	6	3
58	Hamdouchi	2529	6	2
59	Dizdar	2549	6	2
60	Lautier		6	3
61	Kotronias	2536	7	2
62	Leitao	2574	7	3
63	Antonio	2558	7	2
64	Magem Badals	2528	7	3
65	Zelcic	2561	7	1
66	Macieja	2542	7	2
67	Chiburdanidze	2551	7	1
68	Hoffman	2524	7	1
69	Gurevich	2537	7	1
70	Kudrin	2525	7	1
71	Reinderman	2525	7	1
72	Barua	2550	7	1
73	Kobalija	2573	7	2
74	Cela	2524	7	1
75	Becerra	2546	7	1
76	Akesson	2535	7	1
77	Al-Modiahki	2553	7	1
78	Fridman	2526	7	2
79	Bauer	2480	7	2
80	Ricardi	2474	7	1
81	Spraggett	2521	8	1
82	Djuric	2504	8	1
83	Nijboer	2559	8	1
84	Nielsen	2560	8	2
85	Kotsur	2548	8	1
86	Ivanov	2515	8	1
87	Aronian	2518	8	2
88	Rodriguez	2500	8	1
89	Sadvakasov	2468	8	1
90	Zubarev	2486	8	1
91	Shaked	2471	8	2
92	Mohamed	2455	8	1
93	Zapata	2454	8	1
94	Hakki	2423	8	1
95	Liang	2412	8	1
96	Kobese	2389	8	1
97	Bouaziz	2372	8	1
98	Bagheri	2390	8	1
99	Kozak	2350	8	1
100	Feldman	2332	8	1

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