Archive · 2 Nov 2025
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.
- When
- Sunday, in the first round of the FIDE World Cup 2025.
- Where
- Goa, India.
- Why
- Players are competing in the FIDE World Cup, a single-elimination knockout tournament for the Viswanathan Anand Cup.
- 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
