FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 1 Live Streaming Online: The FIDE World Cup returns to India after 23 years with the 2025 edition set to take place in Goa from Saturday. This time around an unprecedented 24 Indians are in the mix among the 206-player strong field. Eight Indians are among the top 50 and will thus earn direct entry into the second round with world champion Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa the top 3 seeds.
However, the World Cup will be missing players like Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana but it’s still a pretty star-studded field with Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Hans Niemann, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Levon Aronian and Vincent Keymer all in contention in Goa.
Also, the winner’s trophy was unveiled in a glittering opening ceremony in Goa on Friday with the silverware being named after the legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand. All India Chess Federation president Nitin Narang tweeted about the news as well, saying that the trophy will be called Viswanathan Anand Cup.
FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 1 live streaming details
When and where is the FIDE World Cup 2025 going to take place?
The FIDE World Cup 2025 will be held at Resort Rio in Goa from 1st November, Saturday to 26th November, Wednesday.
What time will the FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 1 start?
The FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 1 will take place from 3.00 PM IST from November 1-3 (including tie-breakers), Round 2 will take place from Nov 4 to 6 (including tie-breakers), followed by Round 3 from Nov 7-9 (including tie-breakers). Then there’ll be Round 4 from Nov 11 to 13 (including tie-breakers) and round 5 from Nov 14-16 (including tie-breakers). The knockouts start with the quarterfinals scheduled to take place on Nov 17-19 (including tie-breakers), followed by the semifinals from 21-23 (including tie-breakers). The final will take place from Nov 24 to 26 (including tie-breakers).
Where to watch the live stream of FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 1 in India?
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The FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 1 will be streamed live on the FIDE YouTube + Chess.com as well as Chessbase.
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