Twenty-one players, on a total of 64 boards in round two of the 2025 FIDE World Cup, scored wins in game one and are a draw away from advancing to round three. On the top boards, we saw GMs Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer, Wei Yi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave break out with early leads. GM Richard Rapport won the Game of the Day with Black, against GM Luis Supi.
The second classical game of round two is on Wednesday, November 5, starting at 4:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 CET / 3 p.m. IST.
This is a flash report. The full article, including game analysis, interviews, photographs, and more will be added to this page soon.
Round 2 Results
GM Rafael Leitao presents the Game of the Day below. (Will be added later.)
You can watch the event on Chess.com/TV. You can also enjoy the show on Chess24, on Twitch, or YouTube. Games from the event can be viewed on our events page.
The 2025 FIDE World Cup, which takes place from November 1 to 26 in Goa, India, determines three spots in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. It is a 206-player single-elimination knockout tournament with eight rounds. Each match consists of two classical games followed by rapid and blitz tiebreaks if needed. The prize fund is $2 million.
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