10 months ago
Indian Chess Players Advance, Force Tie-Breaks in FIDE World Cup
In a big chess tournament called the FIDE World Cup, many Indian players are competing.
Some of them, like experienced player Surya Shekhar Ganguly and young stars Raunak Sadhwani and Karthik Venkatraman, won their matches and will move on to the next round.
Another player, M. Pranesh, drew his game, which was enough to advance.
IM Aronyak Ghosh had a tough match against a strong Polish player and won his second game, forcing a tie-breaker to decide who goes forward.
Several other Indian players also drew their games and will play tie-breakers.
Unfortunately, Divya Deshmukh, a strong female player, lost both her matches and was out of the tournament.
The World Cup is a challenging knockout competition where players from all over the world try to win.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Raunak Sadhwani, Karthik Venkatraman, and M. Pranesh have advanced to the second round of the FIDE World Cup.
IM Aronyak Ghosh defeated Polish GM Mateusz Bartel in the second game, forcing a tie-breaker match.
Four other Indian players, Raja Rithvik R, Diptayan Ghosh, Lalit Babu MR, and Narayanan SL, will compete in tie-breaker games after drawing their matches.
Wild card entrant Divya Deshmukh was eliminated in the first round after losing both her games to Greek GM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis.
The FIDE World Cup 2025 is a single-elimination knockout tournament featuring 206 players from 82 countries competing for the Viswanathan Anand Cup.
- Who
- Several Indian chess players, including Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Raunak Sadhwani, Karthik Venkatraman, M. Pranesh, Aronyak Ghosh, Raja Rithvik R, Diptayan Ghosh, Lalit Babu MR, Narayanan SL, and Divya Deshmukh.
- What
- Results from the first round of the FIDE World Cup, with multiple Indian players advancing to the second round, some forcing tie-breaker matches, and one player being eliminated.
- Where
- Goa, India.
- When
- Sunday, in the first round of the FIDE World Cup 2025.
- Why
- Players are competing in the FIDE World Cup, a single-elimination knockout tournament for the Viswanathan Anand Cup.
Key facts
- Tournament
- FIDE World Cup 2025
- Location
- Goa, India
- Notable Indian Advancements
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Raunak Sadhwani, Karthik Venkatraman, M. Pranesh
- Indian Players Forcing Tie-Breaks
- Aronyak Ghosh
- Indian Players in Tie-Breaker Games
- Raja Rithvik R, Diptayan Ghosh, Lalit Babu MR, Narayanan SL
- Notable Indian Elimination
- Divya Deshmukh
- Tournament Format
- Single-elimination knockout
Quotes
Divya Deshmukh
19-year-old Indian Women's World Cup champion and wild card entrant
“Meanwhile, wild card entrant Divya Deshmukh’s campaign came to an end in the first round after she went down 0:2 against Greek GM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis.”
thestatesman.com
“Having lost the opening game with white pieces, the 19-year-old Women’s World Cup champion needed a win to stay alive on Sunday.”
thestatesman.com
Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Experienced Indian GM and former second of Viswanathan Anand
“The 42-year-old Ganguly, a former second of five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, knew that his opponent, Ahmed Ahmadzada of Azerbaijan, had to take risks to draw level after losing the opening game.”
thestatesman.com
“The Indian took control of the match by attacking from his opponent’s king side and forced him to resign after just 28 moves, and became the first Indian to advance to the second round, where he will face French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in another two-game matchup.”
thestatesman.com
Raunak Sadhwani
19-year-old Indian GM from Nagpur
“The 19-year-old from Nagpur had managed to draw the opening game against FM Daniel Barrish of South Africa despite making errors.”
thestatesman.com
“On Sunday, he made no mistakes to clinch a win with black pieces in 39 moves.”
thestatesman.com
Indian Players
Unnamed journalist reporting on Indian players
“Four other Indian players, Raja Rithvik R, Diptayan Ghosh, Lalit Babu MR, and Narayanan SL, will also be taking the rapid route to make it to the next round after they drew their respective games.”
thestatesman.com
“Rithvik was held to a draw by Kazakhstan’s Kazybek Nogerbek in 30 moves in the second game on Sunday, while Diptayan Ghosh, playing white, could not find a way past China’s GM Peng Xiongjian after 39 moves.”
thestatesman.com
Karthik Venkatraman
Indian GM
“Karthik, who had drawn his opening game against GM Roberto Garia Pantoja on Saturday, forced his opponent to resign after 39 moves to set up a second-round clash with compatriot GM Aravindh Chithambaram VR.”
thestatesman.com
M. Pranesh
19-year-old Indian player
“While Ganguly, Sadhwani, and Karthik won, 19-year-old Pranesh did not take any unnecessary risk against Kazakhstan’s Satbek Akhmedinov and split the point after 36 moves in a rook-pawn endgame.”
thestatesman.com
FIDE
World Chess Federation
“The FIDE World Cup 2025 is played as a single-elimination knock-out tournament with 206 players from 82 countries vying for the coveted Viswanathan Anand Cup, named after the Indian legend.”
thestatesman.com
Aronyak Ghosh
Indian IM
“Meanwhile, GM Aronyak Ghosh, who lost the first game with black pieces against Bartel, came up with a solid middle game to take the upper hand and then made the advantage count to win in 41 moves, and kept his campaign alive.”
thestatesman.com
