Eight Indian Players in Tiebreaks at FIDE Chess World Cup

November 6, 2025 8:54 PM November 6, 2025 8:54 PM

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Eight Indian Players in Tiebreaks at FIDE Chess World Cup

The fate of eight Indian players will be determined in the second-round tiebreaks of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, taking place at the Resort Rio Convention Centre in Goa. Of the 17 Indians who entered Round 2, five players- D. Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Diptayan Ghosh, and Karthik Venkataraman - have already secured their spots in Round 3, four have been eliminated, and the remaining eight are competing in tiebreaks today.     Eight Indian players who are competing in the sec...

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

November 6, 2025 8:05 AM November 6, 2025 8:05 AM

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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, and will f...