FIDE World Chess Cup trophy named after Viswanathan Anand

The caller trophy of the FIDE World Chess Cup being held successful Panjim was connected Friday (October 31, 2025) christened arsenic the Viswanathan Anand trophy, successful honour of the five-time satellite champion Indian legend.

The trophy was unveiled during a colourful opening ceremonial which was attended by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and FIDE main Arkady Dvorkovich.

"Extremely arrogant and delighted to denote the Viswanathan Anand Cup, the FIDE World Cup (Open) Winner’s Running Trophy, instituted successful honour of the King of Chess and India’s archetypal Grandmaster, Shri Viswanathan Anand," All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Nitin Narang said.

"This moving trophy stands arsenic an emblem of the large strides of Indian chess and the singular achievements and bequest of @vishy64theking, destined to beryllium cherished and extolled for centuries and passing done generations of chess prodigies.

"Majestic, magnificent and profoundly symbolic successful design, it features a peacock (National Bird of India) successful a frozen dancing signifier a imaginativeness truthful captivating that it rekindles the timeless charm of the game," helium wrote connected 'X'.

World Women Chess Cup rubric holder Divya Deshmukh made the gully of lots. All unusual numbers successful circular 1 volition play the achromatic pieces.

The $2 cardinal prize wealth tourney volition diagnostic 206 players from 80 countries successful 8 knockout rounds of classical games. The FIDE World Cup 2025 volition grant 3 spots to the Candidates 2026 -- the gateway to the adjacent World Championship match.

The World Cup volition beryllium an eight-round, single-elimination knockout event, wherever each lucifer consists of 2 classical games played nether modular clip controls. If the people is tied aft those, the players instrumentality connected the 3rd time for a bid of accelerated and blitz tie-breaks to determine who advances.

The apical 50 seeds — comprising galore of the world's highest-rated grandmasters — person byes into the 2nd round, portion the remaining 156 competitors statesman their campaigns connected November 1.

Reigning satellite champion, India's D Gukesh, has been seeded consecutive into circular two.

This is the archetypal clip since 2002 that the FIDE World Cup is being held successful India. On that occasion, Anand had defeated Rustam Kasimdzhanov successful the two-game last successful Hyderabad.

More than 2 decades later, India boasts of a young satellite champion successful Gukesh, Olympiad squad titles successful some the Open and women's sections, and Divya Deshmukh, the existent Women's World Cup victor and the lone pistillate subordinate successful this year's World Cup.

Besides, respective rising stars similar Arjun Erigaisi, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, among others, volition besides beryllium seen successful action.

Among the planetary contenders, Germany's Vincent Keymer volition beryllium a cardinal contender. Ranked satellite No. 4 connected the unrecorded standing list, helium has gained 18 standing points crossed the European Club Cup and European Team Championship.

Another wide favourite volition beryllium Anish Giri, the caller Samarkand Grand Swiss winner. In superb signifier and with his Candidates qualification already secured, Giri enters the World Cup precocious connected morale.

The American duo of Wesley So and Levon Aronian volition besides beryllium a large threat. So arrives successful Goa connected the backmost of a second-place decorativeness astatine the U.S. Championship.

Levon Aronian, the 2017 World Cup winner, has besides enjoyed a bully year, amassing aggregate titles.

As per the latest FIDE standing list, 22 players are rated 2700 oregon higher, ensuring that the lawsuit features the implicit elite of satellite chess.