The FIDE World Cup 2025 is a single-elimination knockout tournament featuring 206 players from 82 countries competing for the coveted Viswanathan Anand Cup, named after the Indian legend.
The experienced Surya Shekhar Ganguly, GM Raunak Sadhwani and GM Karthik Venkatraman scored comfortable victories while M Pranesh played out a draw to advance to the second round while IM Aronyak Ghosh defeated GM Mateusz Bartel of Poland to force a tie-breaker in the FIDE World Cup 2025 her
World Junior champion GM Pranav V, GM Pranesh M and the experienced GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly began their FIDE World Cup 2025 campaign with comfortable victories, while Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh's spirited fight wasn't enough to salvage a draw in the first match of the opening r
The tournament, commencing Saturday, November 1, will feature 206 players from 82 countries vying for the coveted title and three Candidates 2026 spots.
The ceremony also witnessed the World Cup trophy renamed as the Viswanathan Anand Cup -- a masterpiece forged in brass and gold-plated to last a lifetime.
A strong Indian contingent, led by World Champion Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, and the entire Olympiad-winning squad will once again look to assert the country's supremacy on the world stage as they compete for the coveted FIDE World Cup 2025 crown here starting from Saturday.
World Chess Champion D Gukesh is looking forward to returning to Goa, a destination that holds special memories for him since his early playing days, as he prepares to lead the Indian contingent at the prestigious FIDE World Cup 2025.
Returning to India after 23 years, the FIDE World Cup 2025, one of the most prestigious tournaments on the global chess calendar, will be held in North Goa from October 31 to November 27, bringing together 206 elite players from 82 countries across the world in a knockout contest for a prize
FIDE released a statement on Tuesday evening to confirm Goa as the venue for one of the world's famed chess events, where top-tier players from around the globe will gather. India last hosted the tournament in 2002 in Hyderabad, which concluded with grand master Viswanathan Anand lifting the
A statement from FIDE said, "The FIDE World Cup 2025 is coming to Goa! From October 30 to November 27, 2025, the world's top players will gather on India's west coast for one of the most exciting chess events. This knockout spectacle brings together 206 players fighting for a share of 2,0
The 38th National Under-11 Chess Championship was inaugurated with grandeur today at the picturesque Anubhooti Mandap in Jain Hills, Jalgaon. This prestigious tournament, crucial for identifying and nurturing nascent talent, was declared open by the Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Youth