India, Nov. 1 -- Round 1 of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 will commence on November 1 in Goa. There will be 16 Indians in action on Saturday, including Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh. Deshmukh received a wild card and will be hoping to have a good campaign.

D Gukesh is the top seed, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa are the second and third seeds. Meanwhile, the top 50 players have been given a bye into the second round.

Also berths for the 2026 Candidates are stake! The top three players will quaify for the tournament next year, which is a qualifier for a the World C'ship showdown vs Gukesh.

GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) - GM Raja Rithvik R

IM Harshavardhan G B - GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR)

IM Steven Rojas Salas (PER) - GM S L Na...