The last Russian player to complete the World Cup was Ian Nepomniachtchi, who sits fifth in the world rankings. In the 1/8 finals, he was beaten 2:4 by the Indian chess player Vidit Gujrati, who occupies the 23rd place in the ranking.
The current World Cup holder is Polish chess player Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who defeated Russian chess player Sergey Karjakin with a score of 1.5:0.5 in the 2021 tournament final.
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