New Delhi: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has confirmed that India will host the 2025 FIDE World Cup after the global body of the sport showed varying signs of announcing the host nation. The FIDE had named India as the host on Monday for the prestigious event, which is scheduled between October 31 and November 27 this year. The latest update from FIDE was that the host will be announced soon.

The World Cup will be important for the top three players to grab a spot for the 2026 Candidates tournament. For India, it will be a matter of pride if one of the top-ranked players happens to win the eight-player Candidates in order to pose a challenge before reigning world champion D Gukesh in an all-India final for the........

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