After ten decisive games, displaying phenomenal grit, Russian GM Sergey Karjakin (2762) won the 2015 Chess World Cup. This is Karjakin’s first World Cup victory.
After coming back from the dumps to tie the classical rubber 2.0-2.0, Karjakin won the first of the 15 minutes each rapid game but lost the second. In the 10 minutes each rapid games, Svidler managed to win the first game swiftly, however, ended up losing the second game.
In the deciding 5+3 games, Svidler managed to shoot himself on the foot. In the first game, in a completely winning position, he blundered a full rook. His initiative in the second game was not enough to win, even losing out of desperation.
Both Svidler and Karjakin had qualified to the Candidates by virtue of reaching the Finals of this tournament.