Tournament

FIDE World Cup 2025

FIDE World Cup 2025 · Round 5

WinnerGMAlexander DonchenkoBeat Le Quang Liem in the final
Dates
14–16 Nov 2025
Location
Goa, India
Format
206-player Single-Elimination Knockout
Time control
90/40, 30+30
About this event

Tiebreaks

  • If tied after 2 regular games, draw colours and play 2 games at 15+10.
  • If still tied, draw colours and play 2 games at 10+10.
  • If still tied, draw colours and play 2 games at 5+3.
  • If still tied, draw colours and play 2 games at 3+2.
  • If still tied, play one sudden death game:
    • White: 4+2.
    • Both bid for Black’s time (also 2s increment); lowest bid wins and plays Black.
    • If bids match, colours decided by drawing of lots.

16 players · average classical Elo 2684

#PlayerTeamElo
1GMArjun ErigaisiIndia2769
2GMWei YiChina2753
3GMLe Quang LiemVietnam2729
4GMLevon AronianUSA2728
5GMJavokhir SindarovUzbekistan2721
6GMSamuel SevianUSA2701
7GMPentala HarikrishnaIndia2690
8GMNodirbek YakubboevUzbekistan2689
9GMAndrey EsipenkoFIDE2681
10GMDaniil DubovFIDE2674
11GMSam ShanklandUSA2649
12GMJose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraMexico2644
13GMAlexander DonchenkoGermany2641
14GMFrederik SvaneGermany2640
15GMAleksey GrebnevFIDE2617
16GMGabriel SargissianArmenia2616