FIDE World Cup 1.1: The battle begins
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Knockout stage kicks off on December 19
The final knockout stage of the FIDE World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships starts on Saturday, December 19. The
event comprises five different age groups: U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18. The participants are competing in two sections: girls, and open.
1,380 young chess players from 114 different countries, divided into three groups (Africa, America, and Asia) took part in the preliminary stage to qualify for the knockout stage.
Each age group at the knockout stage will have a separate 16-player tournament. Each match consists of two 15+10 games and the Armageddon, if necessary. The 160 participants represent 50 countries and there are as many as 89 titled players taking part, including 8 GMs, 2 WGMs, and 16 IMs USA (23 players), India (16), and Russia (15) have the highest number of representatives.