India will host this year’s chess World Cup from October 30 to November 27 with a host city for the event to be named in “due course”, the sport’s global governing body FIDE announced on Monday.
The tournament that will see 206 players battling for the coveted title and qualification spots in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. India last hosted the event in 2002 in Hyderabad where Viswanathan Anand won the title.
The players will compete in a knockout format, where the losing player in each round is eliminated. PTI
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