India will host the 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup in Goa from October 31 to November 27, featuring 206 players in a single-elimination tournament that will draw top titled players alongside emerging talents. The staging of such a major global chess event in India underscores the country’s deep and growing chess culture — catalysed by a long list of grandmasters, robust grassroots programs and increased private sponsorship. Local organisers are focusing on hybrid fan experiences, youth outreach clinics and digital broadcast enhancements to attract both live and remote audiences. For Indian players, the World Cup is a coveted pathway to the Candidates Tournament and ultimately to World Championship cycles; for the host economy, the competition brings tourism, hospitality revenues and profile-building as a sporting destination. FIDE officials welcomed India’s logistical readiness and growing chess ecosystem as assets that will raise the event’s standards and viewership.
India will host the 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup in Goa from October 31 to November 27, featuring 206 players in a single-elimination tournament that will draw top titled players alongside emerging talents. The staging of such a major global chess event in India underscores the country’s deep and growing chess culture — catalysed by a long list of grandmasters, robust grassroots programs and increased private sponsorship. Local organisers are focusing on hybrid fan experiences, youth outreach clinics and digital broadcast enhancements to attract both live and remote audiences. For Indian players, the World Cup is a coveted pathway to the Candidates Tournament and ultimately to World Championship cycles; for the host economy, the competition brings tourism, hospitality revenues and profile-building as a sporting destination. FIDE officials welcomed India’s logistical readiness and growing chess ecosystem as assets that will raise the event’s standards and viewership.