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.
Format
The tournament is an eight-round knockout event, with the top 50 seeds given a bye into the second round. The losers of the two semi-finals play a match for third place. The players who finish first, second, and third qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2026, a tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2026.
Each round consists of classical time limit games on the first two days, plus tie-breaks on the third day if they are required. The time limits are as follows:
- The two classical games have a time limit of 90 minutes each side for the first 40 moves, then 30 extra minutes for the rest of the game, + 30 seconds increment per move starting from move 41.
- If the match is tied 1–1 after the two classical games, two rapid games are played with 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
- If the match is tied 2–2, two rapid games of 10 minutes + 10 seconds increment are played.
- If the match is tied 3–3, two blitz games of 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment are played.
- If the match is tied 4–4, two blitz games of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment are played.
- If the match is tied 5–5, a single sudden death armageddon game is played. White has 4 minutes + 2 seconds increment. Each player bids for Black's starting time + 2 seconds increment, and the player who submits the lowest time wins the bid and plays with Black. If both players make the same bid, a drawing of lots shall determine the colours. If the armageddon game results in a draw, Black wins the match.
Schedule
Each round lasts three days: two for classical time control games and a third, if necessary, for tie-breaks. Rounds 1 to 3 run from 1 to 9 November; 10 November is a rest day; Rounds 4 to 6 run from 11 to 19 November; 20 November is a rest day; Rounds 7 (semi-final) and 8 (final and 3rd/4th play off) run from 21 to 26 November.
Prize money
The total prize fund is US$2,000,000, with the first prize of US$120,000.
| Ranking | Prizes | Total |
|---|---|---|
Eliminated in Round 1
|
78 × 3,500
|
273,000
|
Eliminated in Round 2
|
64 × 7,000
|
448,000
|
Eliminated in Round 3
|
32 × 11,000
|
352,000
|
Eliminated in Round 4
|
16 × 17,000
|
272,000
|
Eliminated in Round 5
|
8 × 25,000
|
200,000
|
Eliminated in Round 6
|
4 × 35,000
|
140,000
|
4th place
|
1 × 50,000
|
50,000
|
3rd place
|
1 × 60,000
|
60,000
|
Runner-up
|
1 × 85,000
|
85,000
|
Winner
|
1 × 120,000
|
120,000
|
| Total | 2,000,000
| |
Qualification
The following players qualified for the World Cup:
- The world chess champion as of 1 June 2025
- The women's world chess champion as of 1 June 2025 (WWC)
- The top four players in the Chess World Cup 2023 (WC)
- The 2024 World Junior Champion U20 (U20)
- 100 players qualifying from Continental and Zonal events:
- Europe (30+11) including European Championships 2024 (E24, 20) and 2025 (E25, 20), and Zonal 1.10 (Z1.10, 1)
- Americas (12+9) including American Continental Championships 2024 (AM24, 4) and 2025 (AM25, 4), and Zonals 2.1 (Z2.1, 5), 2.2 (Z2.2, 1), 2.3.1 (Z2.3.1, 1), 2.3.2 (Z2.3.2, 1), 2.3.3 (Z2.3.3, 1), 2.4 (Z2.4, 2), and 2.5 (Z2.5, 2)
- Asia (35) including Asian Championships 2025 (AS25, 10), and Zonals 3.1 (Z3.1, 2), 3.2 (Z3.2, 1), 3.3 (Z3.3, 2), 3.4 (Z3.4, 4), 3.5 (Z3.5, 3), 3.6 (Z3.6, 1), 3.7 (Z3.7, 7), and 3.8 (Z3.8, 5)
- Africa (3) including African Championships 2024 (AF24, 1) and 2025 (AF25, 2)
- The 13 highest rated players from the June 2025 FIDE World Rankings (R)
- 80 federation spots selected according to the final standings of the 45th Chess Olympiad (FN)
- 4 nominees of the FIDE president (PN)
- 2 nominees of the organiser (ON)
Afghanistan and Chinese Taipei did not nominate a player, and two additional Presidential Nominees were invited instead. Pakistan had nominated a player but declined to participate later, Leon Luke Mendonca, a reserved Presidential Nominee was invited to the tournament instead.
Participants
The participants are seeded by their FIDE rating of October 2025, except for Gukesh Dommaraju, who is seeded first as the reigning World Chess Champion. Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh was the only woman; the remaining 205 participants were all male.
The table is collapsed by default and can be sorted on any column. Click on the section number of a player to go to their draw section. Rating is the October 2025 standard FIDE rating.
| Seed | Section | Name | Federation | Title | Rating | Born | Qualification | FIDE Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gukesh D | India | GM | 2752 | 2006 | World Champion | 46616543 |
| 2 | 16 | Erigaisi Arjun | India | GM | 2773 | 2003 | R | 35009192 |
| 3 | 9 | Praggnanandhaa R | India | GM | 2771 | 2005 | WC | 25059530 |
| 4 | 8 | Giri, Anish | Netherlands | GM | 2759 | 1994 | R | 24116068 |
| 5 | 5 | So, Wesley | United States | GM | 2756 | 1993 | R | 5202213 |
| 6 | 12 | Keymer, Vincent | Germany | GM | 2755 | 2004 | R | 12940690 |
| 7 | 13 | Wei, Yi | China | GM | 2754 | 1999 | R | 8603405 |
| 8 | 4 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | Uzbekistan | GM | 2750 | 2004 | R | 14204118 |
| 9 | 3 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | Azerbaijan | GM | 2742 | 1985 | R | 13401319 |
| 10 | 14 | Niemann, Hans Moke | United States | GM | 2738 | 2003 | Z2.1 | 2093596 |
| 11 | 11 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | France | GM | 2737 | 1990 | R | 623539 |
| 12 | 6 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | FIDE | GM | 2732 | 1990 | R | 4168119 |
| 13 | 7 | Le, Quang Liem | Vietnam | GM | 2729 | 1991 | R | 12401137 |
| 14 | 10 | Rapport, Richard | Hungary | GM | 2724 | 1996 | R | 738590 |
| 15 | 15 | Aronian, Levon | United States | GM | 2722 | 1982 | Z2.1 | 13300474 |
| 16 | 2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | Uzbekistan | GM | 2721 | 2005 | R | 14205483 |
| 17 | 2 | Yu, Yangyi | China | GM | 2720 | 1994 | R | 8603820 |
| 18 | 15 | Fedoseev, Vladimir | Slovenia | GM | 2720 | 1995 | E24 | 24130737 |
| 19 | 10 | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | India | GM | 2716 | 1994 | R | 5029465 |
| 20 | 7 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | India | GM | 2711 | 1999 | R | 5072786 |
| 21 | 6 | Liang, Awonder | United States | GM | 2710 | 2003 | Z2.1 | 2056437 |
| 22 | 11 | Nihal Sarin | India | GM | 2700 | 2004 | R | 25092340 |
| 23 | 14 | Sevian, Samuel | United States | GM | 2698 | 2000 | Z2.1 | 2040506 |
| 24 | 3 | Harikrishna, Pentala | India | GM | 2697 | 1986 | FN | 5007003 |
| 25 | 4 | Van Foreest, Jorden | Netherlands | GM | 2697 | 1999 | E25 | 1039784 |
| 26 | 13 | Maghsoodloo, Parham | Iran | GM | 2697 | 2000 | FN | 12539929 |
| 27 | 12 | Esipenko, Andrey | FIDE | GM | 2693 | 2002 | Z3.8 | 24175439 |
| 28 | 5 | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | Uzbekistan | GM | 2689 | 2002 | FN | 14203987 |
| 29 | 8 | Bluebaum, Matthias | Germany | GM | 2687 | 1997 | E25 | 24651516 |
| 30 | 9 | Dubov, Daniil | FIDE | GM | 2684 | 1996 | Z3.8 | 24126055 |
| 31 | 16 | Alekseenko, Kirill | Austria | GM | 2679 | 1997 | PN | 4135539 |
| 32 | 1 | Bu, Xiangzhi | China | GM | 2672 | 1985 | FN | 8601445 |
| 33 | 1 | Sargsyan, Shant | Armenia | GM | 2667 | 2002 | E25 | 13306766 |
| 34 | 16 | Leko, Peter | Hungary | GM | 2666 | 1979 | FN | 703303 |
| 35 | 9 | Murzin, Volodar | FIDE | GM | 2664 | 2006 | PN | 44155573 |
| 36 | 8 | Robson, Ray | United States | GM | 2664 | 1994 | Z2.1 | 2023970 |
| 37 | 5 | Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | Czechia | GM | 2664 | 2001 | FN | 358878 |
| 38 | 12 | Karthikeyan, Murali | India | GM | 2662 | 1999 | AS25 | 5074452 |
| 39 | 13 | Saric, Ivan | Croatia | GM | 2661 | 1990 | E25 | 14508150 |
| 40 | 4 | Sarana, Alexey | Serbia | GM | 2661 | 2000 | FN | 24133795 |
| 41 | 3 | Oparin, Grigoriy | United States | GM | 2661 | 1997 | FN | 24125890 |
| 42 | 14 | Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian | Norway | GM | 2661 | 1998 | FN | 1512668 |
| 43 | 11 | Navara, David | Czechia | GM | 2656 | 1985 | E25 | 309095 |
| 44 | 6 | Mamedov, Rauf | Azerbaijan | GM | 2655 | 1988 | E24 | 13401653 |
| 45 | 7 | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | Romania | GM | 2655 | 2001 | E24 | 1226380 |
| 46 | 10 | Shankland, Sam | United States | GM | 2654 | 1991 | AM25 | 2004887 |
| 47 | 15 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Poland | GM | 2654 | 1987 | FN | 1118358 |
| 48 | 2 | Vitiugov, Nikita | England | GM | 2654 | 1987 | E24 | 4152956 |
| 49 | 2 | Theodorou, Nikolas | Greece | GM | 2652 | 2000 | FN | 4262875 |
| 50 | 15 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | United States | GM | 2652 | 2009 | PN | 30920019 |
| 51 | 10 | Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | Turkey | GM | 2651 | 2011 | E25 | 44599790 |
| 52 | 7 | Xiong, Jeffery | United States | GM | 2648 | 2000 | AM24 | 2047640 |
| 53 | 6 | Rodshtein, Maxim | Israel | GM | 2647 | 1989 | E25 | 2806851 |
| 54 | 11 | Artemiev, Vladislav | FIDE | GM | 2646 | 1998 | Z3.8 | 24101605 |
| 55 | 14 | Adams, Michael | England | GM | 2646 | 1971 | FN | 400041 |
| 56 | 3 | Grandelius, Nils | Sweden | GM | 2645 | 1993 | FN | 1710400 |
| 57 | 4 | Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo | Mexico | GM | 2644 | 1999 | AM25 | 3805662 |
| 58 | 13 | Gledura, Benjamin | Hungary | GM | 2643 | 1999 | E25 | 712779 |
| 59 | 12 | Kollars, Dmitrij | Germany | GM | 2642 | 1999 | FN | 12909572 |
| 60 | 5 | Pranav, V | India | GM | 2641 | 2006 | ON | 25060783 |
| 61 | 8 | Donchenko, Alexander | Germany | GM | 2641 | 1998 | E24 | 24603295 |
| 62 | 9 | Sadhwani, Raunak | India | GM | 2641 | 2005 | ON | 35093487 |
| 63 | 16 | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | Uzbekistan | GM | 2640 | 2002 | AS25 | 14204223 |
| 64 | 1 | Svane, Frederik | Germany | GM | 2638 | 2004 | E24 | 12923044 |
| 65 | 1 | Gurel, Ediz | Turkey | GM | 2634 | 2008 | E25 | 44507356 |
| 66 | 16 | Chigaev, Maksim | Spain | GM | 2634 | 1996 | E24 | 4108116 |
| 67 | 9 | Hovhannisyan, Robert | Armenia | GM | 2633 | 1991 | E24 | 13302507 |
| 68 | 8 | Anton Guijarro, David | Spain | GM | 2631 | 1995 | FN | 2285525 |
| 69 | 5 | Tari, Aryan | Norway | GM | 2631 | 1999 | E25 | 1510045 |
| 70 | 12 | Pranesh M | India | GM | 2630 | 2006 | AS25 | 35028600 |
| 71 | 13 | Amin, Bassem | Egypt | GM | 2629 | 1988 | AF24 | 10601457 |
| 72 | 4 | Ivic, Velimir | Serbia | GM | 2628 | 2002 | E24 | 950122 |
| 73 | 3 | Bacrot, Etienne | France | GM | 2627 | 1983 | FN | 605506 |
| 74 | 14 | Cheparinov, Ivan | Bulgaria | GM | 2626 | 1986 | E24 | 2905540 |
| 75 | 11 | Martirosyan, Haik M. | Armenia | GM | 2626 | 2000 | E25 | 13306553 |
| 76 | 6 | Sargissian, Gabriel | Armenia | GM | 2624 | 1983 | E25 | 13300881 |
| 77 | 7 | Yuffa, Daniil | Spain | GM | 2621 | 1997 | E24 | 24131423 |
| 78 | 10 | Mendonca, Leon Luke | India | GM | 2620 | 2006 | PN | 35028561 |
| 79 | 15 | Salem, A.R. Saleh | United Arab Emirates | GM | 2620 | 1993 | FN | 9301348 |
| 80 | 2 | Indjic, Aleksandar | Serbia | GM | 2618 | 1995 | E24 | 911925 |
| 81 | 2 | Narayanan S L | India | GM | 2617 | 1998 | AS25 | 5058422 |
| 82 | 15 | Lagarde, Maxime | France | GM | 2617 | 1994 | E25 | 662399 |
| 83 | 10 | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | Ukraine | GM | 2616 | 1969 | FN | 14100010 |
| 84 | 7 | Suleymanli, Aydin | Azerbaijan | GM | 2614 | 2005 | FN | 13413937 |
| 85 | 6 | Svane, Rasmus | Germany | GM | 2614 | 1997 | E24 | 4657101 |
| 86 | 11 | Grebnev, Aleksey | FIDE | GM | 2611 | 2006 | PN | 34189030 |
| 87 | 14 | Najer, Evgeniy | FIDE | GM | 2610 | 1977 | Z3.8 | 4118987 |
| 88 | 3 | Dardha, Daniel | Belgium | GM | 2605 | 2005 | E24 | 240990 |
| 89 | 4 | Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal | Chile | GM | 2605 | 1996 | AM24 | 3409350 |
| 90 | 13 | Daneshvar, Bardiya | Iran | GM | 2602 | 2006 | Z3.1 | 12576468 |
| 91 | 12 | Idani, Pouya | Iran | GM | 2601 | 1995 | Z3.1 | 12510130 |
| 92 | 5 | Iniyan, Pa | India | GM | 2599 | 2002 | AS25 | 25002767 |
| 93 | 8 | Zemlyanskii, Ivan | FIDE | GM | 2596 | 2010 | AS25 | 24249971 |
| 94 | 9 | Meier, Georg | Uruguay | GM | 2596 | 1987 | FN | 4675789 |
| 95 | 16 | Cheng, Bobby | Australia | GM | 2596 | 1997 | FN | 4300033 |
| 96 | 1 | Cori, Jorge | Peru | GM | 2594 | 1995 | FN | 3802272 |
| 97 | 1 | Yilmaz, Mustafa | Turkey | GM | 2591 | 1992 | FN | 6302718 |
| 98 | 16 | Woodward, Andy | United States | GM | 2590 | 2010 | PN | 30953499 |
| 99 | 9 | Bai, Jinshi | China | GM | 2590 | 1999 | Z3.5 | 8602280 |
| 100 | 8 | Adly, Ahmed | Egypt | GM | 2589 | 1987 | AF25 | 10601619 |
| 101 | 5 | Huschenbeth, Niclas | Germany | GM | 2587 | 1992 | E25 | 24604747 |
| 102 | 12 | Abasov, Nijat | Azerbaijan | GM | 2587 | 1995 | WC | 13402960 |
| 103 | 13 | Motylev, Alexander | Romania | GM | 2586 | 1979 | E24 | 4121830 |
| 104 | 4 | Neiksans, Arturs | Latvia | GM | 2585 | 1983 | FN | 11601388 |
| 105 | 3 | Nesterov, Arseniy | FIDE | GM | 2584 | 2003 | Z3.8 | 24198455 |
| 106 | 14 | Tin, Jingyao | Singapore | GM | 2583 | 2000 | Z3.3 | 5804418 |
| 107 | 11 | Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis | Greece | GM | 2583 | 1998 | E25 | 4221990 |
| 108 | 6 | Warmerdam, Max | Netherlands | GM | 2582 | 2000 | FN | 1048104 |
| 109 | 7 | Karthik Venkataraman | India | GM | 2579 | 1999 | Z3.7 | 25006479 |
| 110 | 10 | Brkic, Ante | Croatia | GM | 2578 | 1988 | FN | 14506688 |
| 111 | 15 | Fier, Alexandr | Brazil | GM | 2577 | 1988 | AM25 | 2107139 |
| 112 | 2 | Lupulescu, Constantin | Romania | GM | 2577 | 1984 | E24 | 1207822 |
| 113 | 2 | Petrov, Nikita | Montenegro | GM | 2576 | 1996 | FN | 4101286 |
| 114 | 15 | Bartel, Mateusz | Poland | GM | 2575 | 1985 | E24 | 1112635 |
| 115 | 10 | Supi, Luis Paulo | Brazil | GM | 2575 | 1996 | FN | 2106388 |
| 116 | 7 | Jobava, Baadur | Georgia | GM | 2573 | 1983 | E25 | 13601520 |
| 117 | 6 | Ghosh, Diptayan | India | GM | 2573 | 1998 | Z3.7 | 5045207 |
| 118 | 11 | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | India | GM | 2573 | 1983 | Z3.7 | 5002150 |
| 119 | 14 | Lodici, Lorenzo | Italy | GM | 2560 | 2000 | FN | 884189 |
| 120 | 3 | Kantor, Gergely | Hungary | GM | 2559 | 1999 | E25 | 751499 |
| 121 | 4 | Flores, Diego | Argentina | GM | 2558 | 1982 | FN | 108049 |
| 122 | 13 | Piorun, Kacper | Poland | GM | 2557 | 1991 | E24 | 1130420 |
| 123 | 12 | Kovalev, Vladislav | FIDE | GM | 2557 | 1994 | E24 | 13504398 |
| 124 | 5 | Bogner, Sebastian | Switzerland | GM | 2555 | 1991 | FN | 4692055 |
| 125 | 8 | Can, Emre | Turkey | GM | 2552 | 1990 | E24 | 6302181 |
| 126 | 9 | Subelj, Jan | Slovenia | GM | 2545 | 2004 | FN | 14618583 |
| 127 | 16 | Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag | Brazil | GM | 2545 | 1986 | Z2.4 | 2107660 |
| 128 | 1 | Nogerbek, Kazybek | Kazakhstan | GM | 2543 | 2004 | U20 | 13710427 |
| 129 | 1 | Raja Rithvik R | India | GM | 2541 | 2004 | AS25 | 35007394 |
| 130 | 16 | Petrov, Martin | Bulgaria | GM | 2540 | 2000 | FN | 2911086 |
| 131 | 9 | Kuybokarov, Temur | Australia | GM | 2535 | 2000 | Z3.6 | 14203049 |
| 132 | 8 | Maksimovic, Bojan | Bosnia and Herzegovina | IM | 2532 | 2002 | FN | 14408120 |
| 133 | 5 | Stremavicius, Titas | Lithuania | GM | 2531 | 1998 | FN | 12804444 |
| 134 | 12 | Velten, Paul | France | GM | 2530 | 1993 | E25 | 681091 |
| 135 | 13 | Lobanov, Sergei | FIDE | GM | 2526 | 2001 | AS25 | 24183750 |
| 136 | 4 | Makhnev, Denis | Kazakhstan | GM | 2525 | 2000 | FN | 13707647 |
| 137 | 3 | Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn | Canada | GM | 2524 | 2004 | FN | 2620049 |
| 138 | 14 | Samadov, Read | Azerbaijan | IM | 2523 | 2007 | E25 | 13417444 |
| 139 | 11 | Ahmadzada, Ahmad | Azerbaijan | GM | 2523 | 2004 | E25 | 13413007 |
| 140 | 6 | Peng, Xiongjian | China | GM | 2521 | 2000 | Z3.5 | 8610550 |
| 141 | 7 | Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel | Colombia | GM | 2518 | 2004 | AM25 | 4430492 |
| 142 | 10 | Galaviz Medina, Sion Radamantys | Mexico | IM | 2515 | 2005 | Z2.3 | 5123119 |
| 143 | 15 | Aronyak Ghosh | India | IM | 2514 | 2003 | Z3.7 | 25072846 |
| 144 | 2 | Ghazarian, Kirk | United States | GM | 2513 | 2006 | AM24 | 30908604 |
| 145 | 2 | Blohberger, Felix | Austria | GM | 2513 | 2002 | FN | 1632051 |
| 146 | 15 | Parligras, Mircea-Emilian | Romania | GM | 2510 | 1980 | FN | 1204297 |
| 147 | 10 | Oro, Faustino | Argentina | IM | 2509 | 2013 | PN | 20000197 |
| 148 | 7 | Garcia Pantoja, Roberto | Colombia | GM | 2502 | 1992 | AM24 | 3509265 |
| 149 | 6 | Lalit Babu M R | India | GM | 2502 | 1993 | Z3.7 | 5024595 |
| 150 | 11 | Divya Deshmukh | India | GM | 2498 | 2005 | PN | 35006916 |
| 151 | 14 | Lashkin, Jegor | Moldova | IM | 2497 | 2003 | FN | 13907808 |
| 152 | 3 | Atabayev, Saparmyrat | Turkmenistan | GM | 2494 | 1999 | FN | 14000571 |
| 153 | 4 | Suleymenov, Alisher | Kazakhstan | GM | 2491 | 2000 | Z3.4 | 13707833 |
| 154 | 13 | Avila Pavas, Santiago | Colombia | GM | 2490 | 2004 | FN | 4437128 |
| 155 | 12 | Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid | Uzbekistan | IM | 2487 | 2009 | Z3.4 | 14210495 |
| 156 | 5 | Bellahcene, Bilel | Algeria | GM | 2485 | 1998 | AF25 | 696358 |
| 157 | 8 | Grigoryan, Karen H. | Armenia | GM | 2481 | 1995 | FN | 13301004 |
| 158 | 9 | Fawzy, Adham | Egypt | GM | 2476 | 2000 | FN | 10613129 |
| 159 | 16 | Gusain, Himal | India | IM | 2476 | 1993 | Z3.7 | 5033861 |
| 160 | 1 | Harshavardhan G B | India | IM | 2476 | 2003 | AS25 | 25059009 |
| 161 | 1 | Ansat, Aldiyar | Kazakhstan | IM | 2470 | 2008 | Z3.4 | 13715658 |
| 162 | 16 | Siddharth, Jagadeesh | Singapore | GM | 2467 | 2007 | FN | 5818320 |
| 163 | 9 | Neelash Saha | India | IM | 2466 | 2002 | Z3.7 | 5094160 |
| 164 | 8 | Pantsulaia, Levan | Georgia | GM | 2457 | 1986 | FN | 13602071 |
| 165 | 5 | Berdayes Ason, Dylan Isidro | Cuba | GM | 2453 | 1998 | FN | 3516016 |
| 166 | 12 | Cori Quispe, Kevin Joel | Mexico | GM | 2451 | 1999 | FN | 3814017 |
| 167 | 13 | Salinas Herrera, Pablo | Chile | GM | 2451 | 1994 | FN | 3407128 |
| 168 | 4 | Agibileg, Uurtsaikh | Mongolia | IM | 2448 | 2001 | Z3.3 | 4901606 |
| 169 | 3 | Banh Gia Huy | Vietnam | IM | 2440 | 2009 | FN | 12424714 |
| 170 | 14 | Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina | Madagascar | IM | 2435 | 1999 | FN | 13100050 |
| 171 | 11 | Quizon, Daniel | Philippines | GM | 2420 | 2004 | FN | 5217911 |
| 172 | 6 | Vazquez, Facundo | Uruguay | IM | 2419 | 2004 | Z2.5 | 3007669 |
| 173 | 7 | Laohawirapap, Prin | Thailand | IM | 2417 | 2006 | FN | 6205003 |
| 174 | 10 | Mohammad Fahad, Rahman | Bangladesh | IM | 2416 | 2003 | FN | 10207791 |
| 175 | 15 | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | Mongolia | IM | 2415 | 2005 | FN | 4902548 |
| 176 | 2 | Rojas Salas, Steven | Peru | IM | 2413 | 2004 | Z2.4 | 3819434 |
| 177 | 2 | Schnaider, Ilan | Argentina | IM | 2413 | 2011 | Z2.5 | 169013 |
| 178 | 15 | Tran, Thanh Tu | Japan | IM | 2407 | 1990 | FN | 12401404 |
| 179 | 10 | Wang, Shixu B | China | IM | 2402 | 2001 | Z3.5 | 8610665 |
| 180 | 7 | Thavandiran, Shiyam | Canada | IM | 2402 | 1992 | Z2.2 | 2605058 |
| 181 | 6 | Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | Sri Lanka | IM | 2401 | 2003 | FN | 9915834 |
| 182 | 11 | Cahaya, Satria Duta | Indonesia | FM | 2393 | 2008 | FN | 7124252 |
| 183 | 14 | Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel | Colombia | IM | 2392 | 2006 | Z2.3 | 3957624 |
| 184 | 3 | Mwali, Chitumbo | Zambia | IM | 2392 | 1986 | FN | 8700265 |
| 185 | 4 | Orozbaev, Eldiyar | Kyrgyzstan | IM | 2375 | 2006 | FN | 13802240 |
| 186 | 13 | Mandizha, Farai | Zimbabwe | IM | 2375 | 1985 | FN | 11000430 |
| 187 | 12 | Akhmedinov, Satbek | Kazakhstan | IM | 2372 | 2006 | Z3.4 | 13714287 |
| 188 | 5 | Manon, Reja Neer | Bangladesh | IM | 2369 | 2010 | Z3.2 | 10224009 |
| 189 | 8 | Silva, David | Angola | IM | 2347 | 1998 | FN | 10101314 |
| 190 | 9 | Kavin Mohan | Malaysia | FM | 2346 | 2011 | FN | 5739047 |
| 191 | 16 | Elbilia, Jacques | Morocco | FM | 2332 | 1971 | FN | 9000127 |
| 192 | 1 | Efimov, Igor | Monaco | GM | 2331 | 1960 | Z1.10 | 806404 |
| 193 | 1 | Husbands, Orlando | Barbados | IM | 2291 | 1997 | Z2.3 | 11101644 |
| 194 | 16 | Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin | Tajikistan | FM | 2289 | 2007 | FN | 14700948 |
| 195 | 9 | Barrish, Daniel | South Africa | FM | 2284 | 2000 | FN | 14304600 |
| 196 | 8 | Kigigha, Bomo Lovet | Nigeria | FM | 2263 | 1982 | FN | 8500037 |
| 197 | 5 | Boulrens, Ala Eddine | Algeria | untitled | 2214 | 2000 | FN | 7907559 |
| 198 | 12 | Salih, Akar Ali Salih | Iraq | FM | 2212 | 1990 | FN | 4800575 |
| 199 | 13 | Amdouni, Zoubaier | Tunisia | FM | 2186 | 1987 | FN | 5500419 |
| 200 | 4 | Huh, Isaak | South Korea | CM | 2139 | 2011 | FN | 13209590 |
| 201 | 3 | Allam, Mohamed | Palestine | CM | 2112 | 2001 | FN | 11501731 |
| 202 | 14 | Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah S | Saudi Arabia | FM | 2109 | 2000 | FN | 21518840 |
| 203 | 11 | Ndahangwapo, Heskiel | Namibia | CM | 2093 | 2000 | FN | 15202020 |
| 204 | 6 | Qin, Oscar Shu Xuan | New Zealand | CM | 2078 | 2008 | FN | 4304314 |
| 205 | 7 | Li, Yiheng | Hong Kong | CM | 1994 | 2012 | FN | 6006760 |
| 206 | 10 | Abugenda, Nagi | Libya | CM | 1972 | 1986 | FN | 9202544 |
Replacements
The following are the players from the list of qualifiers who declined to play, and their replacements:
- Magnus Carlsen (NOR), 2839 (WC) → Vincent Keymer (GER), 2755 (R)
- Fabiano Caruana (USA), 2789 (WC) → Lê Quang Liêm (VIE), 2729 (R)
- Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2816 (R) → Vidit Gujrathi (IND), 2716 (R)
- Alireza Firouzja (FRA), 2762 (R) → Richárd Rapport (HUN), 2724 (R)
- Viswanathan Anand (IND), 2743 (R) → Yu Yangyi (CHN), 2720 (R)
- Leinier Domínguez (USA), 2738 (Z2.1) → Hans Niemann (USA), 2738 (Z2.1)
- Ju Wenjun (CHN), 2564 (WWC) → Divya Deshmukh (IND), 2498 (PN)
Round 1–4
Pairings were published on the official FIDE website on 4 October.
Section 1
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Gukesh | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 1 | 1 | D Gukesh | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 128 | K Nogerbek | 5 | 128 | K Nogerbek | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 129 | R Raja Rithvik | 3 | 1 | D Gukesh | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 65 | E Gürel | 2 | 64 | F Svane | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 192 | I Efimov | 0 | 65 | E Gürel | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 64 | F Svane | 2 | 64 | F Svane | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 193 | O Husbands | 0 | 64 | F Svane | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | S Sargsyan | Bye | 33 | S Sargsyan | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 33 | 33 | S Sargsyan | 3½ | |||||||||||||||
| 96 | J Cori | 3 | 96 | J Cori | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 161 | A Aldiyar | 1 | 33 | S Sargsyan | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 97 | M Yılmaz | 1½ | 97 | M Yılmaz | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 160 | GB Harshavardhan | ½ | 97 | M Yılmaz | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | X Bu | Bye | 32 | X Bu | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 2
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Y Yu | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| Bye 17 | 17 | Y Yu | 4½ | ||||||||||||||||
| 112 | C Lupulescu | ½ | 145 | F Blohberger | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| 145 | F Blohberger | 1½ | 17 | Y Yu | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 81 | S. L. Narayanan | 3 | 81 | S. L. Narayanan | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 176 | S Rojas | 1 | 81 | S. L. Narayanan | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 48 | N Vitiugov | Bye | 48 | N Vitiugov | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 48 | 17 | Y Yu | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | N Theodorou | Bye | 16 | J Sindarov | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 49 | 49 | N Theodorou | 2½ | |||||||||||||||
| 80 | A Inđić | 1½ | 80 | A Inđić | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 177 | I Schnaider | ½ | 49 | N Theodorou | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 113 | N Petrov | w/o | 16 | J Sindarov | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 144 | K Ghazarian | 113 | N Petrov | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | J Sindarov | Bye | 16 | J Sindarov | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 3
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | S Mamedyarov | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 9 | 9 | S Mamedyarov | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 120 | G Kantor | 1½ | 120 | G Kantor | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 137 | S Rodrigue-Lemieux | ½ | 9 | S Mamedyarov | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 73 | É Bacrot | w/o | 56 | N Grandelius | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 184 | C Mwali | 73 | É Bacrot | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 56 | N Grandelius | 1½ | 56 | N Grandelius | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 201 | A Mohamed | ½ | 56 | N Grandelius | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 41 | G Oparin | Bye | 24 | H Pentala | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 41 | 41 | G Oparin | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 88 | D Dardha | 2 | 88 | D Dardha | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 169 | HG Banh | 0 | 88 | D Dardha | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 105 | A Nesterov | 1½ | 24 | H Pentala | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 152 | S Atabayev | ½ | 105 | A Nesterov | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | H Pentala | Bye | 24 | H Pentala | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 4
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | J van Foreest | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 25 | 25 | J van Foreest | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 104 | A Neikšāns | 1½ | 153 | A Suleymenov | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 153 | A Suleymenov | 2½ | 25 | J van Foreest | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 89 | C Henríquez Villagra | 2½ | 40 | A Sarana | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 168 | Ü Agibileg | 1½ | 89 | C Henríquez Villagra | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | A Sarana | Bye | 40 | A Sarana | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 40 | 40 | A Sarana | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 57 | J Martínez | 2 | 57 | J Martínez | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 200 | H Isaak | 0 | 57 | J Martínez | 4½ | ||||||||||||||
| 72 | V Ivić | 2 | 72 | V Ivić | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| 185 | E Orozbaev | 0 | 57 | J Martínez | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 121 | D Flores | 1½ | 8 | N Abdusattorov | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 136 | D Makhnev | 2½ | 136 | D Makhnev | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | N Abdusattorov | Bye | 8 | N Abdusattorov | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 5
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | W So | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 5 | 5 | W So | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 124 | S Bogner | 1½ | 133 | T Stremavičius | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 133 | T Stremavičius | 2½ | 133 | T Stremavičius | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 69 | A Tari | 1½ | 60 | V Pranav | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 188 | M Reja Neer | ½ | 69 | A Tari | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 60 | V Pranav | 2 | 60 | V Pranav | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 197 | A Boulrens | 0 | 60 | V Pranav | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | TDV Nguyen | Bye | 28 | N Yakubboev | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 37 | 37 | TDV Nguyen | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 92 | P Iniyan | 1½ | 92 | P Iniyan | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 165 | D Berdayes Ason | ½ | 37 | TDV Nguyen | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 101 | N Huschenbeth | 1½ | 28 | N Yakubboev | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 156 | B Bellahcene | ½ | 101 | N Huschenbeth | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | N Yakubboev | Bye | 28 | N Yakubboev | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 6
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | A Liang | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 21 | 21 | A Liang | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 108 | M Warmerdam | 5 | 108 | M Warmerdam | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 149 | MR Lalith Babu | 3 | 21 | A Liang | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 85 | R Svane | 1½ | 85 | R Svane | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 172 | F Vázquez | ½ | 85 | R Svane | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | R Mamedov | Bye | 44 | R Mamedov | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 44 | 21 | A Liang | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 53 | M Rodshtein | 2 | 76 | G Sargissian | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 204 | O Qin | 0 | 53 | M Rodshtein | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 76 | G Sargissian | 1½ | 76 | G Sargissian | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 181 | R Liyanage | ½ | 76 | G Sargissian | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 117 | D Ghosh | 3 | 117 | D Ghosh | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 140 | X Peng | 1 | 117 | D Ghosh | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | I Nepomniachtchi | Bye | 12 | I Nepomniachtchi | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 7
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | LQ Lê | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 13 | 13 | LQ Lê | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 116 | B Jobava | 2½ | 116 | B Jobava | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 141 | J Cardoso Cardoso | 1½ | 13 | LQ Lê | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 77 | D Yuffa | 5 | 52 | J Xiong | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 180 | S Thavandiran | 3 | 77 | D Yuffa | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 52 | J Xiong | 1½ | 52 | J Xiong | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 205 | Y Li | ½ | 13 | LQ Lê | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 45 | B-D Deac | Bye | 109 | V Karthik | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 45 | 45 | B-D Deac | 2½ | |||||||||||||||
| 84 | A Suleymanli | 2 | 84 | A Suleymanli | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 173 | P Laohawirapap | 0 | 45 | B-D Deac | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 109 | V Karthik | 1½ | 109 | V Karthik | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 148 | R García Pantoja | ½ | 109 | V Karthik | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | C Aravindh | Bye | 20 | C Aravindh | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 8
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | M Blübaum | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 29 | 29 | M Blübaum | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 100 | A Adly | 4½ | 100 | A Adly | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 157 | KH Grigoryan | 3½ | 29 | M Blübaum | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 93 | I Zemlyanskii | 1½ | 93 | I Zemlyanskii | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 164 | L Pantsulaia | ½ | 93 | I Zemlyanskii | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | R Robson | Bye | 36 | R Robson | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 36 | 29 | M Blübaum | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 61 | A Donchenko | 2 | 61 | A Donchenko | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 196 | B Kigigha | 0 | 61 | A Donchenko | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 68 | D Antón Guijarro | 2 | 68 | D Antón Guijarro | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 189 | D Silva | 0 | 61 | A Donchenko | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 125 | E Can | 1 | 4 | A Giri | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 132 | B Maksimović | 3 | 132 | B Maksimović | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Giri | Bye | 4 | A Giri | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 9
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R Praggnanandhaa | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 3 | 3 | R Praggnanandhaa | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 126 | J Subelj | 1 | 131 | T Kuybokarov | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 131 | T Kuybokarov | 3 | 3 | R Praggnanandhaa | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 67 | R Hovhannisyan | 2½ | 67 | R Hovhannisyan | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 190 | M Kavin | 1½ | 67 | R Hovhannisyan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 62 | R Sadhwani | 1½ | 62 | R Sadhwani | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 195 | D Barrish | ½ | 3 | R Praggnanandhaa | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | V Murzin | Bye | 30 | D Dubov | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 35 | 35 | V Murzin | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 94 | G Meier | 1½ | 94 | G Meier | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 163 | N Saha | ½ | 94 | G Meier | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 99 | J Bai | 1½ | 30 | D Dubov | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| 158 | A Fawzy | ½ | 99 | J Bai | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | D Dubov | Bye | 30 | D Dubov | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 10
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | V Gujrathi | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 19 | 19 | V Gujrathi | 2½ | |||||||||||||||
| 110 | A Brkić | 3 | 147 | F Oro | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 147 | F Oro | 5 | 19 | V Gujrathi | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 83 | V Ivanchuk | 1½ | 46 | S Shankland | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| 174 | R Fahad | ½ | 83 | V Ivanchuk | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 46 | S Shankland | Bye | 46 | S Shankland | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 46 | 46 | S Shankland | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 51 | YK Erdoğmuş | 2 | 14 | R Rapport | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 206 | N Abugenda | 0 | 51 | YK Erdoğmuş | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 78 | LL Mendonca | ½ | 179 | S Wang | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 179 | S Wang | 1½ | 51 | YK Erdoğmuş | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 115 | LP Supi | 2½ | 14 | R Rapport | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 142 | S Radamantys Galaviz | 1½ | 115 | LP Supi | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | R Rapport | Bye | 14 | R Rapport | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 11
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | M Vachier-Lagrave | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 11 | 11 | M Vachier-Lagrave | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 118 | S Ganguly | 2 | 118 | S Ganguly | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 139 | A Ahmadzada | 0 | 11 | M Vachier-Lagrave | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 75 | HM Martirosyan | 1½ | 54 | V Artemiev | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 182 | SC Duta | ½ | 75 | HM Martirosyan | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 54 | V Artemiev | 2 | 54 | V Artemiev | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 203 | H Ndahangwapo | 0 | 11 | M Vachier-Lagrave | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | D Navara | Bye | 86 | A Grebnev | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 43 | 43 | D Navara | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 86 | A Grebnev | 1½ | 86 | A Grebnev | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 171 | D Quizon | ½ | 86 | A Grebnev | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 107 | S Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2 | 107 | S Kourkoulos-Arditis | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 150 | D Deshmukh | 0 | 107 | S Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | S Nihal | Bye | 22 | S Nihal | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 12
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | A Esipenko | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 27 | 27 | A Esipenko | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 102 | N Abasov | 2 | 102 | N Abasov | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 155 | M Suyarov | 0 | 27 | A Esipenko | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| 91 | P Idani | 2 | 91 | P Idani | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 166 | K Cori Quispe | 0 | 91 | P Idani | 4½ | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | M Karthikeyan | Bye | 38 | M Karthikeyan | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 38 | 27 | A Esipenko | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 59 | D Kollars | 2 | 6 | V Keymer | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 198 | AA Salih Salih | 0 | 59 | D Kollars | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 70 | M Pranesh | 1½ | 70 | M Pranesh | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 187 | S Akhmedinov | ½ | 70 | M Pranesh | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 123 | V Kovalev | 1½ | 6 | V Keymer | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 134 | P Velten | ½ | 123 | V Kovalev | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | V Keymer | Bye | 6 | V Keymer | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 13
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Y Wei | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 7 | 7 | Y Wei | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 122 | K Piorun | 2½ | 122 | K Piorun | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 135 | S Lobanov | 1½ | 7 | Y Wei | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 71 | B Amin | w/o | 58 | B Gledura | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 186 | F Mandizha | 71 | B Amin | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| 58 | B Gledura | 2 | 58 | B Gledura | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 199 | Z Amdouni | 0 | 7 | Y Wei | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | I Šarić | Bye | 26 | P Maghsoodloo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 39 | 39 | I Šarić | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 90 | B Daneshvar | 1½ | 90 | B Daneshvar | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 167 | P Salinas Herrera | ½ | 39 | I Šarić | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 103 | A Motylev | 2 | 26 | P Maghsoodloo | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 154 | S Avila Pavas | 0 | 103 | A Motylev | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | P Maghsoodloo | Bye | 26 | P Maghsoodloo | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 14
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | S Sevian | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 23 | 23 | S Sevian | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 106 | J Tin | 3 | 106 | J Tin | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 151 | J Lashkin | 1 | 23 | S Sevian | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 87 | E Najer | 1½ | 87 | E Najer | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 170 | F Rakotomaharo | ½ | 87 | E Najer | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | J-S Christiansen | Bye | 42 | J-S Christiansen | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 42 | 23 | S Sevian | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 55 | M Adams | 2 | 119 | L Lodici | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 202 | A Alrehaili | 0 | 55 | M Adams | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 74 | I Cheparinov | 1½ | 74 | I Cheparinov | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 183 | A Cordoba Roa | ½ | 55 | M Adams | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 119 | L Lodici | 1½ | 119 | L Lodici | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 138 | R Samadov | ½ | 119 | L Lodici | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | HM Niemann | Bye | 10 | HM Niemann | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 15
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | L Aronian | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 15 | 15 | L Aronian | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 114 | M Bartel | 2 | 143 | A Ghosh | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 143 | A Ghosh | 4 | 15 | L Aronian | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 79 | S Saleh | 2 | 79 | S Saleh | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 178 | TT Trần | 0 | 79 | S Saleh | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | A Mishra | Bye | 50 | A Mishra | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 50 | 15 | L Aronian | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 47 | R Wojtaszek | Bye | 47 | R Wojtaszek | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 47 | 47 | R Wojtaszek | 2½ | |||||||||||||||
| 82 | M Lagarde | 1½ | 82 | M Lagarde | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 175 | G Amartüvshin | ½ | 47 | R Wojtaszek | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 111 | A Fier | 1½ | 18 | V Fedoseev | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 146 | M-E Parligras | ½ | 111 | A Fier | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | V Fedoseev | Bye | 18 | V Fedoseev | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 16
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | K Alekseenko | Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 31 | 31 | K Alekseenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||
| 98 | A Woodward | 2 | 98 | A Woodward | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 159 | H Gusain | 0 | 31 | K Alekseenko | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 95 | B Cheng | 1½ | 34 | P Leko | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 162 | S Jagadeesh | ½ | 95 | B Cheng | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | P Leko | Bye | 34 | P Leko | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 34 | 34 | P Leko | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 63 | S Vokhidov | 2 | 2 | A Erigaisi | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 194 | J Ilkhomi | 0 | 63 | S Vokhidov | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 66 | M Chigaev | 1½ | 66 | M Chigaev | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 191 | J Elbilia | ½ | 63 | S Vokhidov | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| 127 | K Mekhitarian | ½ | 2 | A Erigaisi | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
| 130 | M Petrov | 1½ | 130 | M Petrov | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Erigaisi | Bye | 2 | A Erigaisi | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Bye 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Round 5–8
| Fifth round | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Frederik Svane | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Javokhir Sindarov | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Javokhir Sindarov | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 57 | José Martínez Alcántara | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Pentala Harikrishna | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 57 | José Martínez Alcántara | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Javokhir Sindarov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 76 | Gabriel Sargissian | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Alexander Donchenko | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Lê Quang Liêm | 3½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Alexander Donchenko | 4½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Javokhir Sindarov | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wei Yi | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Daniil Dubov | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Sam Shankland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Sam Shankland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Andrey Esipenko | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 86 | Aleksey Grebnev | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Andrey Esipenko | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Andrey Esipenko | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wei Yi | 2½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wei Yi | 1½ | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Samuel Sevian | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wei Yi | 2½ | 28 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arjun Erigaisi | 1½ | 27 | Andrey Esipenko | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Levon Aronian | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arjun Erigaisi | 1½ | |||||||||||||||||
Third place
| Seed | Name | Nov 2025 rating | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Nodirbek Yakubboev | 2689 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Andrey Esipenko | 2681 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Final
| Seed | Name | Nov 2025 rating | 1 | 2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Javokhir Sindarov | 2721 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ |
| 7 | Wei Yi | 2753 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ |
