Panaji, Nov. 27 -- Impressed with the overall conduct of the FIDE World Cup 2025 and the interest it generated among school children, Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant asserted that they now plan to take the sport to every school in the state which is fast becoming a dynamic sports hub.

Sawant was speaking at the closing ceremony of the FIDE World Cup 2025 which was held at a five-star resort in North Goa under the aegis of FIDE and All India Chess Federation and was supported by the Goa government.

The ceremony was also attended by former world champion and two-time world cup winner Viswanathan Anand, after whom the trophy is now named, AICF President Nitin Narang; FIDE Secretary General and Technical Delegate Lukasz Turlej; Director, ...