R Pragggnanandha and Magnus Carlsen (Freestyle Chess | Lennart Ootes) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) revealed on Monday that India would host the World Cup 2025 Fide.The venue must still be decided, but the tournament is scheduled from 30 October to 2 November.The world’s best players will fight for a popular title and qualifying points in the 2026 Fide Candidates tournament.FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky said, “We are excited that we can bring the World Cup Fide 2025 to India, a country with deeply rooted passion and chess support. The enthusiasm of Indian chess fans has always been remarkable and we expect it to be great interests between chess lovers.Here’s all you need to know:
What is the format?
At the 2025 Fide World Cup, 206 knockout players will present 206 players in the Knockout format.The event has used several formats over the years, but since 2021 followed a format with one elimination. Each round extends for three days: two classic games in the first two days, followed by breaks on the third day, if necessary.In the first round he receives the 50 best players by the Byes, while players ranging from 51 to 206 competitions with pairing based on the principle of the upper half compared to the inverted lower half.
What is at stake?
The three best finishes of the 2025 World Cup will receive a direct qualification for the 2026 candidates, which determines the Challenger for the World Chess Championship.
Who can qualify?
Players can qualify for the World Championship through various ways, including:
- The ruling world champion to 1 June 2025
- Four Best Founds from Fide World Cup 2023
- The ruling world champion of women to 1 June 2025
- 2024 World Junior Championship (U-20)
- Qualifiers from Continental Actions (Accounting 80 Spots)
- 13 players with the highest rating in the list of standard ratings from June 2025 who did not qualify through other routes
- Top 100 National Federations from the open section of the Olympics from 2024, each receiving one place
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