2025 FIDE World Cup: Official Discussion Thread

Hi Arsalan and Rossai

Great

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The best time of the year has come

Hi everyone

cool

Lets assume that Gukesh or one of the already qualified candidates players finishes top 3 (top 3 get into the candidates). I know it's been said that the NEXT best 3 finisher get into the candidates but they only have matches for the finals and the final 4 losers. There aren't other matches to pick the top 3. They aren't gonna get the final 8 to play new matches, how are they gonna solve it? Gukesh & the other candidates players don't need to be in this.

I think wiki has the best info page. Their bracket has links on each player if u click their name.

Chess World Cup 2025 - Wikipedia. That's a GIANT bracket.

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Where is Alireza?!

Hello

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I guess Alireza isn't trying to get into the candidates. So far Fabi, Bluebaum, and Giri are in. Naka will qualify from rating. Pragg will qualify from the fide circuit. That's 5. The remaining 3 will be the top 3 of THIS one event. That's why this is so important, it's the last chance to qualify for the candidates.

why Magnus didn't join

if he qualify to the candidates and wins it he will face the world champion and if he wins that also he could become a world champion again

Hello

If Vladimir Kramnik is not a part of this FIDE that just means they are all cheating.

Magnus is semi-retired since 2021. He's not interested in the title. He's not interested in serious chess. All he wants to play is chess960, rapid, blitz and other nonsense.

^ this guy didn't even mention the former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik. Magnus would not stand a chance against Vladimir Kramnik.

The only way Magnus Carlsen can beat Vladimir Kramnik is by making moves Vladimir Kramnik wouldn't think of, not in a million year, not even in classical. If Magnus made such moves against Kramnik it would be obvious he was CHEATING. #Chess.com take NOTES.