FIDE World Cup 2025: GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Wei Yi seal Candidates Spot after winning respective semifinals

Nov 23, 2025

Uzbekistan's GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Wei Yi of China will be facing off in the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 after...

FIDE World Cup 2025: Wei Yi holds Sindarov with black in first game of final; Esipenko beats Yakubboev

Nov 24, 2025

Chinese GM Wei Yi played another solid game with black pieces to hold GM Javokhir Sindarov to a draw in the opening game of...

FIDE World Cup 2025: Arjun Erigaisi draws quarter-final game 1; Yakubboev scores sole win

Nov 17, 2025

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (2773) kept India's flag flying high as he held Chinese Grandmaster Wei Yi (2754) to a solid draw in 31 moves...

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra takes a shot at chess at the FIDE World Cup

Nov 24, 2025

India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra made a special appearance at the FIDE World Cup 2025 and made the ceremonial first move...

FIDE World Cup 2025: Arjun Erigaisi, Wei Yi quarters heads to tiebreak after draw in second game; Nodirbek seals semis spot

Nov 18, 2025

Having played a quick draw with black on Monday, Arjun expectedly looked for a win with white, and it looked like the highest-ranked player...

FIDE World Cup 2025: Both semifinals head to tiebreak after another day of draws

Nov 22, 2025

Both the semifinals in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will head to a tiebreak after GM Nodirbek Yakubboev and GM Javokhir Sindarov played out...