GM Jose Martinez (2644) scored the upset of the day in game one of round three in the 2025 FIDE World Cup. His opponent, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2750), played a creative and strong exchange sacrifice to achieve a large advantage, but the Mexican number-one later turned the tables.
This is a flash report. The full article, including game analysis, interviews, photographs, and more, will be added to this page later.
The second classical game of round three is on Saturday, November 8, starting at 4:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 CET / 3 p.m. IST.
Round 3 Results
GM Rafael Leitao goes over the Game of the Day below. It will be added soon.
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.
Previous reports:
- Round 2 Tiebreaks: Lodici Knocks Out Niemann, Rasmus Svane Wins In Armageddon
- Round 2 Game 2: Harikrishna Sacs Queen; Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, Aravindh Eliminated
- Round 2 Game 1: Arjun, Keymer, Wei, Mamedyarov, Vachier-Lagrave Among Early Leaders
- Round 1 Tiebreaks: 12-Year-Old Oro Among 20 Winners In Tiebreaks
- Round 1 Game 2: IM Shixu Wang Pulls Upset, 20 Matches Go To Tiebreaks
- Round 1 Game 1: Saleh Plays Attack Of The Day, Favorites Prevail In Game 1
- 2025 FIDE World Cup Pairings, Venue Revealed
- Divya Among 6 Players Awarded World Cup Wildcard Spots; Firouzja Not In
