With the FIDE World Cup returning to India after 23 years, world champion D Gukesh mentioned that he was wanting ahead to going again to Goa, a spot the place he has nice recollections from his early enjoying days. The World Cup is scheduled to begin October 31 to November 27 at a resort in North Goa.
“I’m actually excited in regards to the World Cup. Enjoying anyplace in India is nice and I’ve some nice recollections of Goa. I’ve performed some junior occasions there. So, wanting ahead to being there,” Gukesh, who will begin as the highest seed right here, mentioned.
Gukesh had final competed in Goa in 2019, ending tenth within the Class ‘A’ Goa Worldwide Open Grandmasters Chess Event regardless of being seeded a lot decrease in the beginning. The reigning world champion has obtained a bye within the opening spherical and is more likely to face Kazybek Nogerbek of Kazakhstan within the second.
A report variety of 24 Indians will take part within the biennial occasion, which affords Candidates’ spots. The FIDE World Cup 2025 will characteristic 206 gamers competing in a head-to-head, two-game knockout format over eight rounds. Every spherical spans three days: two classical video games (between two gamers) on the primary two days, adopted by tie-breaks on the third day, if vital.
Within the first spherical, the highest 50 gamers obtain byes, whereas gamers seeded from 51 to 206 compete, with pairings primarily based on the precept of the highest half versus the reversed decrease half.
The FIDE World Cup is the occasion that provides the highest three finishers direct qualification for the 2026 Candidates Event, which determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship.
“The World Cup it’s an incredible occasion and I’m going to play it regardless. It’s enjoyable to play it,” mentioned Anish Giri, who would be the highest ranked international participant within the competitors.
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Talking in regards to the problem of the qualification format, Giri mentioned, “It’s a really tough qualification path, whichever is the format. I’ve performed plenty of them (World Cup). As soon as I acquired very near qualifying via the world cup. I misplaced the semi-final to Peter Svidler (in 2015).”
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