Chess World Cup 2025
Javokhir Sindarov, winner of the 2025 FIDE World Cup | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location | Goa, India |
| Dates | 31 October 2025–27 November 2025 |
| Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Host | All India Chess Federation |
| Participants | 206 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Javokhir Sindarov |
| Runner-up | Wei Yi |
| 3rd place | Andrey Esipenko |
The Chess World Cup 2025 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Goa, India, from 31 October to 27 November 2025. It was the 11th edition of the Chess World Cup. Javokhir Sindarov won the tournament, becoming at age 19 the youngest World Cup winner to date. The winner, runner-up, and third-place finisher (Sindarov, Wei Yi and Andrey Esipenko) earned the right to play in the Candidates Tournament 2026.