Chess World Cup 2025

FIDE Chess World Cup 2025
Javokhir Sindarov, winner of the 2025 FIDE World Cup
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationGoa, India
Dates31 October 2025–27 November 2025
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format
Single-elimination tournament
HostAll India Chess Federation
Participants206
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.