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The event is set to witness 206 players vying for the prestigious title and passage to the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.
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India has been bestowed the honour of hosting the 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup, slated to take place between the 30th of October and the 27th of November.
The event is set to witness 206 players vying for the prestigious title and passage to the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. The host city will be announced shortly.
♟ FIDE World Cup 2025 to be hosted in 🇮🇳 India!The prestigious FIDE World Cup is coming to India this year! Scheduled for October 30 to November 27, 2025, the tournament will feature the world’s best players battling for the coveted title and qualification spots in the 2026… pic.twitter.com/BWnpPGdfZX
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 21, 2025
“The event has used several formats over the years, but since 2021, it has followed a single-elimination format. Each round spans three days: two classical games on the first two days, followed by tie-breaks on the third day, if necessary,” FIDE stated.
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“The top three finishers of the 2025 World Cup will earn direct qualification for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, which determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship,” FIDE said.
“We are thrilled to bring the FIDE World Cup 2025 to India, a country with a deep-rooted passion and support for chess. Indian chess fans’ enthusiasm has always been remarkable, and we anticipate great interest in the event among local chess lovers, both on-site and online,” FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky added.
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Home Advantage
The strong home contingent of R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh will headline the Indian challenge. The top 50 players will receive byes in the first round, while players seeded from 51 to 206 will compete based on the principle of the ordered top half versus the reversed lower half.
India has recently hosted significant events, including the 2022 Chess Olympiad, Tata Steel Chess India, the 2024 World Junior U20 Championships, and the 5th leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in April this year.
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