FIDE World Cup 2025

The FIDE World Cup 2025 is coming to Goa! From October 30 to November 27, 2025, the world’s top players will gather on India’s west coast for one of the most exciting chess events.

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This knockout spectacle brings together 206 players fighting for a share of USD 2,000,000 and three coveted places in the 2026 Candidates Tournament. Every round is win-or-go-home, making the World Cup one of the most dramatic tournaments on the calendar.

Key Details

Dates: 31 October to 27 November 2025

Venue: Goa, India

Players: 206

Format: Eight-round knockout

Top 50 seeds enter from Round 2

Matches are two classical games, with rapid and blitz playoffs if tied

Candidates spots: Top three finishers qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament

List of qualified players: worldcup2025.fide.com/participants/

With Goa confirmed as the host city, anticipation is building for an unforgettable month of high-stakes chess. Stay tuned for more information. The countdown to the FIDE World Cup 2025 has officially begun!

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FIDE World Cup 2025 to be hosted in India

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 event has used several formats over the years, but since 2021, it has followed a single-elimination format. Each round spans three days: two classical games on the first two days, followed by tie-breaks on the third day, if necessary. In the first round, the top 50 players receive byes, while players seeded from 51 to 206 compete, with pairings based on the principle of the top half versus the reversed lower half.

What’s at stake?

The top three finishers of the 2025 World Cup will earn direct qualification for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, which determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship.

Qualification Paths

Players can qualify for the World Cup through various avenues, including:

Reigning World Champion as of June 1, 2025
Top four finishers from the FIDE World Cup 2023
Reigning Women’s World Champion as of June 1, 2025
2024 World Junior Champion U-20
Qualifiers from Continental events, accounting for 80 spots
The highest-rated players in the June 2025 FIDE standard rating list, 13 players, who have not qualified by any of the above listed path
Top 100 national federations from the 2024 Chess Olympiad open section, each receiving one spot
4 nominees of the FIDE President
2 nominees of the Organiser
Detailed information on qualification can be found in the official FIDE handbook.

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1st MEGHALAYA INTERNATIONAL OPEN GRANDMASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT

Shillong, 12-20 December 2023

Venue : SAI STC Indoor Sports Stadium,

Shillong, Meghalaya, India

Total Cash Prize Fund: Rs. 30, 01, 000

Entry Registration

Players are required to submit their entries online.

Category ‘A’ : https://chessfee.com/treg.php?id=784
Category ‘B’ : https://chessfee.com/treg.php?id=785

ORGANIZING COMMTIEE

Chairman : K. M. Warjri, President, Meghalaya Chess Association Ph: +916909513154
Director : Swapnil Tembe, Advisor, Meghalaya Chess Association.
Organizing Secretary — K. Pajat, General Secretary, Meghalaya Chess Association.
Ph: +919485359410
Members : 1. R. Katrai, Publicity Secretary, Meghalaya Chess Association.
Ph: +918787333937
2. Miss Sumar S. Khonglah, Member, Meghalaya Chess Association.
Ph: +918794777913
3. Th. Biju Singh, IA, Meghalaya Chess Association.
Ph: +918787893272

FOR ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT :

Th. Biju Singh +918787893272
Miss Sumar S. Khonglah +918794777913
Miss Aitilyne Diengdoh +919366058853
K. Pajat +919485359410

Email : meghalayachess@yahoo.com
Email (Only for Foreign Players & Indian Titled Players) : indianchessevents@gmail.com

Regulations

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Tata Steel Asian Junior Chess Championship 2023

Tata Steel Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship 2023

TATA STEEL ASIAN JUNIOR OPEN & GIRLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

7-16 September 2023

JAMSHEDPUR, JHARKHAND, INDIA

Invitation

The All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation, FIDE and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Government of India, in cooperation with the All Jharkhand Chess Association, East Singhbhum District Chess Association and Tata Steel has the honour to invite all Asian National Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE to participate in the Asian Junior Open & Girls Chess Championships scheduled 7-16 September 2023 in Jamshedpur, India.

Participation

2.1 Invited players — Each National Federation can enter one (1) player each in the Open and Girls categories, for a maximum of two (2) invited players.

2.2 The players placed 1-3 in the Asian Junior Open & Girls Championships-2022 and the Asian Open and Girls Under-18 Champions of 2022 will have personal right and will be accepted as official players if they fulfil the condition of Article 2.4

2.3 Additional Players -Additional (extra) players can also be registered in each category by each National Federation at their own expense

2.4 The players should be below the age of 20 years on or before 1″ January 2023 and from a Federation in Zones 3.1 to 3.8.

Full REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION FORM

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The third leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix series will take place from March 24 till April 06 in New Delhi, India.

Twelve of the world’s top female players will dispute an eleven-round all-play-all with their eyes set on the 15,000 euros first prize plus the valuable WGP points, that add up for direct qualification to the 2023-2024 FIDE Women’s Candidates.

FIDE — Commission for Women’s Chess

Asian Continental Chess Championship-2022

Asian Continental Women Chess Championship-2022

Asian Continental Chess Championships
(Open and Women’s Championships)
25 October – 04 November 2022, New Delhi, India

Asian Continental Women Chess Championship 2022

All India Chess Federation on behalf of Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, invites your
Federation to participate in the Asian Continental Chess Championships (Open and Women’s)
from 25th October (arrival) to 04th November (departure) 2022 in New Delhi, India

Regulation

Registration Form

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Hi, my name is Andrii Baryshpolets, a Ukrainian International Grandmaster, and I am running for President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). I fundraise for the electoral campaign, which precedes the upcoming elections in Chennai, India, on August 7, 2022.

I strive to make FIDE reputable, transparent, professional, and financially sustainable. Despite the ever-growing global popularity of chess, FIDE has been struggling to become a reputable organization as it is currently run by a Russian politician trying to get re-elected. The predecessor of the incumbent President was another Russian politician who had run FIDE for 23 years.

Reputability, professionalism, and love for chess are the core values that are the cornerstones of my service. My principles are the following:
• Zero tolerance for corruption in any form;
• FIDE shall serve chess, not private or political interests, and maintain the total independency of particular federations or governments of countries;
• FIDE shall strive for maximum transparency and openness in relationships with the global chess community;
• Commitment to global inclusion and promotion of chess by serving ALL member federations regardless of their level;
• Observe democratic, liberal, and corporate governance principles.

More information on my team and campaign can be found on our Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/teambaryshpolets2022/ and the website is coming shortly. The raised money will be spent on travel expenses and promotional efforts during the electoral campaign. I commit to making the expenses publicly available.

Thank you!
Andrii Baryshpolets, PhD

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Выборы президента ФИДЕ 2022 года состоятся 7 августа 2022 года на Генеральной Ассамблее ФИДЕ в Ченнаи, Индия.

Каждая федерация-член, представленная в Генеральной ассамблее и в ассамблеях континентов ФИДЕ, имеет один голос.

Список федераций-членов ФИДЕ, имеющих право голоса (7 июня 2022 г.)

Список действительных кандидатов в президенты:

г-н Андрей Барышполец и г-н Петер-Хайне Нильсен;
г-н Иналбек Черипов и г-н Льюис Нкубе;
г-н Аркадий Дворкович и г-н Ананд Вишванатан;
Г-н Башар Куатли и г-н Ян Уилкинсон.

Information brochure

Специальная страница Конгресса ФИДЕ

До шахматной Олимпиады в Ченнаи (Индия) которая состоится с 28 июля по 10 августа 2022 года осталось ровно два месяца.

Казахстанская Федерация шахмат запланировала с 14 по 23 октября проведение Финала Чемпионата Республики Казахстан 2022 года по классическим шахматам среди мужчин и женщин.

Если главный турнир страны запланирован после Олимпиады, то по каким критериям будет отбор в сборную страны на Олимпиаду ?

Ссылки: Олимпиада в Ченнаи (Индия)

Казахстанская Федерация шахмат: запланированные турниры на 2022 год

Календарь ФИДЕ

The FIDE Council has approved today the bid presented by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) to host the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the capital of the Tamil Nadu state.

The exact schedule is still being discussed and will be announced in the coming days, but the event will take place between the end of July and the beginning of August, not very far off from the dates originally planned. The venue will be the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton, located in the Mahabalipuram area, one of the main touristic destinations in southern India.

Situated in the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, this city of 7 million inhabitants is also home to the legendary World Champion Viswanathan Anand, the first-ever Grandmaster from India. But the chess tradition of Chennai goes even further back, as the first Indian player to ever achieve the International Master title, Manuel Aaron, also grew up in the city. And, of course, Chennai previously hosted the 2013 World Championship, where Magnus Carlsen was first crowned World Champion, defeating Vishy Anand.

The AICF Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, who is also a Chairman of the FIDE Technical Commission (TEC), underlined the importance of the experience already gained by him and his team in recent years. «The experience with Delhi Chess Open, the largest event of its kind in the world, will be a big help, as we have already dealt with large numbers. But Olympiad is a big game. I am sure we will make it the best,» he said.

The 44th Olympiad, which was supposed to take place in Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk, was shifted out of Russia following FIDE’s reaction to the war in Ukraine.

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