Chennai, Aug. 26 -- The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 is will be held inGoa from October 30 to November 27, 2025.
World's top 206 players will gather on India's west coast for one of the mostexciting chess events.
This knockout spectacle brings together 206 players fighting for a share ofUSD 2,000,000 and three coveted places in the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
Every round is win-or-go-home, making the World Cup one of the most dramatictournaments on the calendar.
It would be an 8-round knockout format and Top 50 seeds enter from Round 2.
The matches consists of two Classical games, with Rapid and Blitz playoffs iftied and top three finishers will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
On the reason for choosing Goa as the venue, FIDE...