Twenty-seven matches go to tiebreaks after the second classical game in round two of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. GM Pentala Harikrishna played the Game of the Day, if not the tournament, with a stunning queen sacrifice against GM Arseniy Nesterov.
We saw several 2700+ grandmasters go home after their first match: GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Aravindh Chithambaram, and Wesley So, who resigned in a position that was objectively drawn.
This is a flash report. The full article, including game analysis, interviews, photographs, and more, will be added to this page soon.
Round two tiebreaks are on Thursday, November 6, starting at 4:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 CET / 3 p.m. IST.
Round 3 Results
GM Rafael Leitao goes over the full Game of the Day below. His analysis will be added soon.
Who’s Eliminated?
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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