India, Sept. 20 -- The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 will be held in Goa from October 30 to November 27 this year, and the world's top players will be in India for the showpiece event. The international chess federation also announced five wildcards for the World Cup, and the names are American GMs Abhimanyu Mishra, Andy Woodward, World Rapid Champion Volodar Murzin, 28-year-old Kirill Alekseenko and 11-year-old Faustino Oro.

FIDE also clarified that the wildcards are not for players in India, as the All India Chess Federation (AICF) has already been given a quota to decide on local wildcards.

Taking to X, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky wrote, "FIDE is not distributing wild cards for Indian players in Goa. There is a quota for AICF as hosts to deci...