The FIDE World Cup 2025 is about to start

Armenian grandmasters Shant Sargsyan, Robert Hovhannisyan, Haik Martirosyan, Gabriel Sargissian and Karen Grigoryan will take part in the 2025 FIDE World Cup, which will be held from November 1 to 26 in Goa, India.

The tournament will be held in a knockout format, with 8 rounds. In each round, the players will play two classical games. If the score is 1:1, the winner will be decided in rapid and blitz tie-breaks.

In the first round, GM Robert Hovhannisyan will face FM Mohan Kavin from Malaysia.

GM Haik Martirosyan will play against FM Satria Duta Cahaya from Indonesia.

GM Gabriel Sargissian will meet IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage from Sri Lanka.

GM Karen Grigoryan will play against GM Ahmed Adly from Egypt.

GM Shant Sargsyan (seeded 33rd) is exempt from the first round. The top 50 players in the starting list will begin directly from the second round.

The first game of the first round will start on November 1 at 13:30 Armenian time.

You can follow the games here.

We wish good luck to our chess players!