Schedule, Live Streaming, Players, Venue

Chess fans ke liye ek badi khabar, FIDE World Cup 2025 iss baar India mein hone jaa raha hai! Goa ke Resort Rio, North Goa mein 31 October se lekar 27 November 2025 tak yeh world-class chess tournament khela jaayega. Ye event FIDE ke calendar ka ek bada hissa hai, jahan duniya ke top chess players ek hi stage par nazar aayenge.

Tournament ka significance kya hai?

FIDE World Cup har do saal mein hota hai aur iska importance bohot zyada hai, kyunki top 3 players ko milta hai Candidates Tournament ke liye qualification, jahan se World Championship ke liye ticket milta hai. Yeh event thoda alag hai, World Cup chess ka sabse bada nahi, lekin definitely sabse zyada intense aur dramatic tournaments mein se ek hai.

Venue aur Format

2025 ka edition poora Goa ke Resort Rio mein hoga. Tournament ek knockout format mein khela jaayega, total 8 rounds, jisme har match mein 2 classical games kheli jaayengi. Agar match draw hota hai, toh tiebreakers hote hain, faster time controls ke saath. Top 50 seeds ko first-round bye milegi, jabki baaki players directly first round se action mein honge.

Final mein sirf title hi nahi, balki Candidates Tournament ka qualification bhi daav par laga hoga.

Indians in the FIDE World Cup 2025

Iss baar ke World Cup mein 24 Indian players khelenge, aur sabse badi baat, top 3 seeds bhi India ke hi hain!

• D. Gukesh (World Champion & Top Seed)
• Arjun Erigaisi
• R. Praggnanandhaa

Inke alawa Indian contingent mein shaamil hain, Pentala Harikrishna, Aravindh Chithambaram, Vidit Gujrathi, Raunak Sadhwani, Nihal Sarin, Karthikeyan Murali, S.L. Narayanan, Leon Mendonca, Divya Deshmukh aur kai aur strong contenders.

Divya Deshmukh, jo iss saal Womenâ€s World Cup jeet chuki hain, iss event ki sirf ek mahila player hongi, unhe wildcard entry mili hai, jab Womenâ€s World Champion Ju Wenjun aur World No. 1 Hou Yifan ne event se inkaar kiya.

FIDE World Cup 2025: Favorites to Watch Out For

Apart from Indian stars, kuch bade naam jo title ke liye favorite mane ja rahe hain, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian aur Wei Yi.
Magnus Carlsen iss baar participate nahi kar rahe, lekin unka 2023 ka title ab bhi yaadgaar hai, jab unhone Praggnanandhaa ko haraya tha.

FIDE World Cup 2025 Schedule

StageDatesRound 1Nov 1–3Round 2Nov 4–6Round 3Nov 7–9Round 4Nov 11–13Round 5Nov 14–16QuarterfinalsNov 17–19SemifinalsNov 21–23FinalsNov 24–26

Sab matches shaam 3 baje (IST) se start honge.

FIDE World Cup 2025 Live Streaming: Where to Watch?

Aap saare matches LIVE FIDE ke official YouTube channel par dekh sakte ho, jahan commentary ke saath live analysis bhi hoga. Indian chess fans ke liye yeh ek golden opportunity hai apne heroes, Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa aur Arjun Erigaisi, ko home soil par action mein dekhne ka.

FIDE World Cup 2025 sirf ek chess event nahi, balki ek celebration hai India ke rising dominance ka world chess stage par. Goa ka scenic backdrop aur Indian players ka confidence, dono milkar is event ko unforgettable bana denge!

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