Narayanan SL, Diptayan Ghosh and Aronyak Ghosh Clinch Second-Round Spots at FIDE World Cup 2025

GM Narayanan SL and GM Diptayan Ghosh won both their rapid games to clinch their spots in the second round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 while Aronyak Ghosh joined them with a clinical performance in the second stage of the round 1 tiebreak in Panaji today. The FIDE World Cup 2025 is played as a single-elimination knock-out tournament with 206 players from 82 countries vying for the coveted Viswanathan Anand Cup, named after the Indian legend. Six Indians had already booked their second round spots yesterday and will join eight others who had received a bye in the first round by virtue of being among the top-50 ranked players in the competition. India is already assured of one spot in the third round as Karthik will face GM Aravindh Chithambaram in the second round tomorrow.