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• FIDE World Cup QF - Live!

  The FIDE World Cup is taking place from 1 to 26 November at the Resort Rio in Goa, India. The knockout tournament features 206 participants, including world champion Gukesh Dommaraju alongside rating favourites Vincent Keymer, Anish Giri and Arjun Erigaisi. The top three finishers will qualify to the 2026 Candidates Tournament. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 10.30 CET (5.30 ET, 15.00 IST)

• Linares: Russia and Georgia lead

  The Women's World Team Championship opened in Linares with two rounds played across a busy first day, as the twelve teams began their round-robin campaigns in the event's group stage. Early leaders emerged in both pools, with the FIDE team (Russia) taking a clear advantage in Pool A, while China and Georgia set the pace in Pool B. A number of key results, including India's unexpected win over Ukraine, shaped the early standings. | Pictured: Georgia's Bela Khotenashvili | Photo: Pavel Dvorkovich

• World Cup: Yakubboev in semis, Arjun misses chance

  Nodirbek Yakubboev became the first player to reach the semifinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup on Tuesday, drawing with Alexander Donchenko to win their match 1½–½. With the remaining three quarterfinal encounters still level after two games, Arjun Erigaisi v. Wei Yi, Jose Martinez v. Javokhir Sindarov and Andrey Esipenko v. Sam Shankland all head to Wednesday's tiebreaks, where the next Candidates contenders will begin to emerge. | Photo: Michal Walusza