FIDE World Cup 1.2: 80 players out, 28 tiebreaks

The brutal logic of the FIDE World Cup on Tuesday saw 80 players who made it to Sochi already able to pack to leave, after they lost their Round 1 matches. There are 19 tiebreaks in the Open Section and 9 in the Women’s on Wednesday, with just 11 players who lost on Day 1 managing to come back on Day 2, including favourites Vadim Zvjaginsev, Anna Ushenina and Pauline Guichard. 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra is out, with his conqueror Baadur Jobava’s match against Sam Shankland one of the highlights to come in Round 2.

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