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The 72nd Russian Open and Women's Championship Superfinals are taking place in the cities of Votkinsk and Izhevsk, Russia from 10-22 August 2019. The winners receive 1 million (~15,000 dollars) and 600k roubles (~$9,000) respectively and a Renault car.
Round 4 pairings. Any predictions in Caruana-Carlsen? #STLRapidBlitz #GrandChessTou
The final list of participants and the pairings for the 2019 FIDE World Cup players are published:
The youngest participant of 2019 #FIDEWorldCup is 14-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 🇰🇿 (rated 2594). His first-round opponent is 2017 European champion Maxim Matlakov (2710).

Another prodigy GM Nihal Sarin 🇮🇳 (2610) is two months older.
The oldest player of 2019 FIDE World Cup is 53-year-old GM Essam El-Gindy 🇪🇬 (rated 2431). In the first round, he will face world's #8 Levon Aronian.
Players from 47 countries will participate in the 2019 #FIDEWorldCup. Russia has the biggest representation with 28 participants, India - 10, China - 7, USA - 6.

In the absence of Carlsen and Caruana, the rating favorite is Ding Liren (2805).