The 11th iteration of the official FIDE Chess World Cup is set to take place in India’s coastal city of Goa from October 30 to November 7, 2025. A record number of 24 Indians will participate in the biennial event, which offers Candidates’ spots.

The tournament top seed is Indian chess sensation and reigning World Champion, D. Gukesh .

The other Indian players are: Praggnanandhaa R (courtesy of being World Cup 2023 second place finisher), Arjun Erigaisi (as per rating list in June 2025), Aravindh Chithambaram (June 2025 rating list), Nihal Sarin, Harikrishna Pentala, Raunak Sadhwani, Leon Luke Mendonca, Iniyan Pa, Pranav V, Raja Rithvik R, Narayanan SL, Pranesh M, Harshavardhan GB, Karthikeyan Murali, Idani Pouya, Karthik Venkataraman, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Neelash Saha, Diptayan Ghos

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