Fide: The FIDE World Cup

The FIDE World Cup is coming to India this year! Scheduled for October 30 to November 27, 2025, the tournament will feature the world’s best players battling for the coveted title and qualification spots in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Format The FIDE World Cup 2025 will feature 206 players competing in a knockout format—a dynamic and unpredictable system where the losing player in each round is eliminated. The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 is one of the most exciting events of the year and it is happening in Goa, India from the 1st of November to 26th of November 2025. We have some of the best players from India and the world taking part to fight for a prize fund of $ 2 million and 3 spots in the FIDE Candidates 2026. World Champion Gukesh will be action along with two other Indian phenoms - Arjun Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa. We also have world class GMs taking part in the 206-player field like ... No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of FIDE International Chess Federation. The Fédération Internationale des Échecs is an international association that is the leading governing body in the world of chess.