Grandmaster Rasmus Svane played an insanely long tiebreak match against Rauf Mamedov in the 2nd round, which culminated with a sudden death win by Rasmus over Rauf. We caught up with Rasmus after the match, where he speaks about his experience playing this match, upcoming round and more. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Himank Ghosh #chess #chessbaseindia #fideworldcup2025 | ChessBase India

Check out Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh making her way into the first round of the FIDE World Cup 2025! In the first game today, Divya is playing with the White pieces against Greek Grandmaster Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis. Video: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #FIDEWorldCup2025 #itsyourmove Narendra Modi Mansukh Mandaviya FIDE - International Chess Federation Sports Authority of India Chess.com - India All India Chess Federation The Sports Authority of Goa CMO Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant Ramesh Taw