Second-seed GM Arjun Erigaisi is through to the Quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup after finding a beautiful finish to eliminate GM Levon Aronian. He'll play seventh-seed GM Wei Yi, who eventually punished an early mistake by GM Sam Sevian. ...
Upsets continue to stream in at a staggering rate in round three of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. Several 2700+ grandmasters were eliminated after the second classical game:
World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju eliminated by Frederik Svane
GM Ani...
GM Magnus Carlsen overcame mid-match hiccups to overpower GM Fabiano Caruana with a 14.5-7.5 final score and reach the Semifinals of the Speed Chess Championship 2025.
Starting as an overwhelming favorite, Carlsen was actively pursued by Caruana...