The second round of the Chess World Cup 2025 begins on Tuesday at the Rio Resort Convention Center in Goa, with 17 Indian players still in the competition. The top fifty players, including eight Indians, received a bye into the opening round. The second round will also see the return of top seed and current world champion, D. Gokesh, India’s No. 1 Arjun Erejesi and third seed R. Prajnananda.
A total of 24 Indians were part of the 206-player field. After seven teams were eliminated from the first round, 17 teams remain in the race for the title.
The opening round saw the exit of defending Women’s World Cup champion Divya Deshmukh, the only female player in the event. Five Indian players were eliminated after the classic matches, with two more eliminated after the tie-breaks.
Chess World Cup 2025: Indians in Action and Couples
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GMD Gokisch (2752) vs GM Kazibek Nogrebek (KAZ) 2543
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General Manager Arjun Erejesi (2773) v. J.M. Martin Petrov (BUL) 2540
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G. M. R. Prajanananda (2771) v. GM Timur Kuybokarov (Australia) 2535
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GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2573) vs. GM Maxime Vacher-Lagrave (FRA) 2737
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GM Diptayan Ghosh (2573) v GM Ian Nepomniachy (FID) 2732
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I.M. Ghosh Aruniyak (2514) v. J.M. Levon Aronian (USA) 2722
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GM Santosh Gujrati Vidit (2716) v. I.M. Faustino Oro (Argentina) 2509
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GM Venkataraman Karthik (2579) vs GM Chithambaram FR. Aravind (India) 2711
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GM Chithambaram FR. Aravind (2711) v. G.M. Venkataraman Karthik (India) 2579
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GM Sareen Nihal (2700) v GM Stamatis Korkolos-Ardittis (GRE) 2583
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G. M. Pantala Harikrishna (2697) v. GM Arseny Nesterov (FID) 2584
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GM Murali Karthikeyan (2662) v. J.M. Boya Adani (IRI) 2601
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J.M. Steele (2599) v. GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (Czech) 2664
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GMSL Narayanan (2617) VS GM Nikita Vitogov (England)
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GM Pranesh M (2630) v. J.M. Dimitrij Kollars (Germany) 2642
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GM Pranav V (2641) v. J.M. Arian Tarry (NOR) 2631
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GM Ronak Sadhwani (2641) v. J.M. Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM) 2633
FIDE World Cup 2025 live broadcast details first round
When and where will the 2025 FIDE World Cup be held?
The 2025 FIDE World Cup will be held at the Rio Resort in Goa from November 1, Saturday to November 26, Wednesday.
What time will the second round of the 2025 FIDE World Cup start?
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The second round of the 2025 FIDE World Cup will take place from 4 to 6 November (including the play-offs), followed by the third round from 7 to 9 November (including the play-offs). Then there will be Round 4 from November 11 to 13 (including the tie-breaker) and Round 5 from November 14 to 16 (including the tie-breaker). The knockout rounds begin with the quarter-finals scheduled for November 17-19 (including tie-breaker), followed by semi-finals from 21-23 (including tie-breaker). The final will be played from 24 to 26 November (including the play-offs).
Where can you watch the live stream of the second round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in India?
The second round of the 2025 FIDE World Cup will be broadcast live on FIDE YouTube + Chess.com as well as Chessbase.
Chess World Cup 2025: Second round of all-round duels
GM D Gukesh (India) 2752 vs GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) 2543
GM Martin Petrov (Bulgaria) 2540 vs GM Arjun Erejesi (India) 2773
GMR Prajanananda (India) 2771 vs GM Temur Kuybokarov (Australia) 2535
Bojan Maksimovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2532 vs GM Anesh Jiri (Netherlands) 2759
GM Wesley Saw (USA) 2756 vs GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU) 2531
GM Vladislav Kovalev (FID) 2557 vs GM Vincent Kemmer (Germany) 2755
GM Yi Wei (CHN) 2754 vs GM Kacper Piorun (POL) 2557
GM Denis Makhnev (Kazakhstan) 2525 vs GM Noderbek Abdulsatorov (Uzbekistan) 2750
GM Shahriar Mammadyarov (Azerbaijan) 2742 vs GM Gergely Kantor (Hungary) 2559
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GM Lorenzo Lodici (Italy) 2560 vs GM Hans Moke Niemann (USA) 2738
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2737 vs GM Syria Shekhar Ganguly (IND) 2573
GM Diptayan Ghosh (IND) 2573 vs GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (FID) 2732
GM Quang Liem Le (VIE) 2729 vs GM Baadur Jobava (GEO) 2573
General Manager Luis Paul Paulo Subi (Brazil) 2575 vs. General Manager Richard Rapport (Netherlands)
GM Levon Aronian (USA) 2722 vs AM Ghosh Aronian (IND) 2514
GM Nikita Petrov (Mania) 2576 vs GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) 2721
GM Yangyi Yu (CHN) 2720 vs GM Felix Blohberger (AUT) 2513
GM Alexandre Fier (BRA) 2577 vs GM Vladimir Fedosiev (SLO) 2720
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GM Santosh Gujrati Vadit (India) 2716 vs IM Faustino Oro (Argentina) 2509
GM Venkataraman Karthik (IND) 2579 vs GM Chithambaram Vr. Aravind (India) 2711
GM Awonder Liang (USA) 2710 vs GM Max Warmerdam (NED) 2582
GM Stamatis Korkolos-Arditis (Greece) 2583 vs GM Sarin Nihal (India) 2700
GM Samuel Sevian (USA) 2698 v GM Jingyao Tin (SGP)
GM Arseny Nesterov (VED) 2584 vs GM Pentala Harikrishna (IND) 2697
GM Jordan Van Forrest (Netherlands) 2697 vs GM Alisher Suleymanov (Kazaki) 2491
GM Alexander Motilev (ROU) 2586 vs GM Parham Maqsoudlou (IRI) 2697
GM Andrey Isipenko (Fed) 2693 vs GM Negat Abasov (Azerbaijan) 2587
GM Nicklas Hochenbeth (Germany) 2587 vs GM Noderbek Yakuboev (Uzbekistan) 2689
Matthias Blobaum (Germany) 2687 vs Ahmed Adly (Egypt) 2589
GM Jinshi Buy (CHN) 2590 vs GM Daniel Dubov (FID) 2684
GM Kirill Alekseenko (Austria) 2679 vs GM Andy Woodward (USA) 2590
GM Mustafa Yilmaz (Türkiye) 2591 vs GM Xiangzhi Bu (CHN) 2672
GM Chant Sargsyan (ARM) 2667 vs GM Jorge Curry (PER) 2594
GM Bobby Cheng (Australia) 2596 v GM Peter Leko (Hungary)
GM Volodar Morzin (FID) 2664 vs GM Georg Mayer (URU) 2596
GM Ivan Zemlyanskii (FID) 2596 vs GM Ray Robson (USA) 2664
GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE) 2664 vs GM Ba Inyan (IND) 2599
GM Pouya Idani (IRI) 2601 vs GM Murali Karthikeyan (IND) 2662
GM Ivan Saric (CRO) 2661 vs GM Bardiya Daneshvar (IRI) 2602
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GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (Chile) 2605 vs GM Alexi Sarana (SRB) 2661
GM Gregory Oparin (USA) 2661 vs GM Daniel Darda (Belgium) 2605
GM Evgeniy Nager (FID) 2610 vs GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (NOR) 2661
GM David Navarra (CZE) 2656 vs. GM Aleksey Grebnev (FID) 2611
GM Rasmus Svani (Germany) 2614 vs GM Rauf Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 2655
GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) 2655 vs GM Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) 2614
GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UK) 2616 vs GM Sam Shankland (USA) 2654
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) 2654 vs GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA) 2617
GM SL NALAYAN (IND) 2617 vs GM nikita Vitugov (ENG)
GM Theodora (GRE) 2652 vs GM Indjic Alexander (SRB) 2618
GM AR Saleh Salem (UAE) 2620 vs GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) 2652
GM Yagiz Corn Erdogmus (TUR) 2651 vs IM Shixu B Wang (CHN) 2402
GM Daniel Jova (ESP) 2621 vs GM Jeffrey Cheung (USA) 2648
GM Maxim Rodstein (ISR) 2647 vs GM Gabriel Sargsyan (ARM) 2624
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GM Haik M. Martirosyan (ARM) 2626 vs GM Vladislav Artemyev (FID) 2646
GM Michael Adams (ENG) 2646 vs GM Ivan Cheparov (BUL)
GM Etienne Bacrot (FRA) 2627 vs GM Niels Grandelius (Sweden) 2645
General José Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (Mexico) 2644 vs General Velimir Ivic (SRB) 2628
Brigadier General Basem Amin (ONE) 2629 vs GM Benjamin Gledura (HUN) 2643
GM Dmitrij Kollars (Germany) 2642 vs GM Pranesh (India) 2630
GM Aryan Tare (Noor) 2631 vs GM V Pranav (India) 2641
GM Alexander Donchenko (Germany) 2641 vs GM David Anton Guijarro (Spain) 2631
GM Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM) 2633 vs GM Raunak Sadhwani (IND) 2641
Shamsuddin Fukidov (Uzbekistan) 2640 vs Maxim Chigaev (Spain) 2634
GM Current Edit (TUR) 2634 vs GM Frederick Svane (GER) 2638
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