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2025 FIDE World Cup: Official Discussion Thread
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Please, please.... puleeeeeze let Vincent Keymer finish top 3 so he can play in the candidates. He rightfully should've got a spot at the fide grand swiss. He's #4 now in the world rankings. But winning 6 matches straight in the world cup is like climbing Mt Everest on one leg.
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DreamscapeHorizons wrote:
Please, please.... puleeeeeze let Vincent Keymer finish top 3 so he can play in the candidates. He rightfully should've got a spot at the fide grand swiss. He's #4 now in the world rankings. But winning 6 matches straight in the world cup is like climbing Mt Everest on one leg.
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8 days from today the tournament really starts (round 2) because the top 50 get byes for round 1. That'll be the 4th of November.
Fun fact: There are 2 players with ratings under 2000. Ratings of 1994 & 1972. Have fun y'all.
3 days ago
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Everyone get ready for some unthinkable events in the tournament feeling excited for it
Gukesh shouldn't even play. In fact, none of the people who are already in the candidates should play either. They're just interfering with other players chances to get into the candidates which a top 3 finish earns them.
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Wind wrote:
The FIDE World Cup 2025 takes place November 1-26 featuring a $2,000,000 prize fund and three spots for the Candidates Tournament.
The event is a 206-player single-elimination knockout. Top-50 seeds receive a bye in round one. Matches consist of two classical games, followed by rapid and blitz tiebreaks if needed.
Format Details
- 206 players compete
- Single-elimination knockout bracket
- Top-50 seeds skip the first round
- Each match consists of two classical games
- Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes, with a 30-second increment per move
Tiebreaks
- Two 15+10 games
- If needed, two 10+10 games
- If needed, two 5+3 games
- If needed, two 3+2 games
- If needed, one bidding armageddon game with a base time of 4+2
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Find all relevant links/info below and use the comments for discussion on the event.
- Announcement - Chess.com preamble news item on the event
- Events Page - Full info with Schedule, Format, Players, Games, Prizes, and more
- Participants - All players taking part in the event
- Prize Fund - $2,000,000
- Format - Single-elimination knockout bracket
- Date - November 1-26
- Location - Goa, India
Also Naroditsky’s spirit should play + YES!!! It is happening in India!
Why is Gukesh on the poster? He's the only player who definitely can't get into the Candidates Tournament, no matter what happens.
The FIDE World Cup 2025 takes place November 1-26 featuring a $2,000,000 prize fund and three spots for the Candidates Tournament.
The event is a 206-player single-elimination knockout. Top-50 seeds receive a bye in round one. Matches consist of two classical games, followed by rapid and blitz tiebreaks if needed.
Format Details
Tiebreaks
Watch the live broadcast on our ChessTV, Twitch and YouTube channels.
Find all relevant links/info below and use the comments for discussion on the event.