Gukesh, Erigaisi, Harikrishna Advance to Round 3 of FIDE World Cup

India’s top chess players made strong showings at the FIDE World Cup 2025, with Grandmasters D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and Pentala Harikrishna advancing to Round 3, while Diptayan Ghosh delivered a stunning upset over reigning World Blitz Co-champion Ian Nepomniachtchi.   Gukesh defeated Kazakhstan’s Kazybek Nogerbek 1.5 - 0.5, and Erigaisi overcame Bulgaria’s Martin Petrov 2-0 to secure their spots in the next round. Harikrishna also moved forward, defeating GM Arseniy Nesterov, ...