Abhimanyu Mishra and Andy Woodward receive wild cards for the World Chess Cup 2025

FIDE World Chess Cup 2025 is going to take place October 20 – November 27 in Goa, India. It will feature 208 players in 8 knockout rounds of classical games. The FIDE World Cup 2025 will award three spots to the Candidates Chess 2026.

Two of USA’s brightest young stars, Abhimanyu Mishra and Andy Woodward will get a chance to shine at the 2025 FIDE World Cup in Goa (India) this November. After excellent performances at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, these two rising talents have been awarded wildcards by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. Mishra and Woodward fought with the world’s best players up to the last round, finishing 5th and 7th respectively. Now, they will have a chance to make their mark against the global chess elite once again.

List of qualified players: World Chess Cup 2025 participants (including wild cards Faustino Oro, Abhimanyu Mishra and Andy Woodward)