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May 28, 2025

THE FIDE World Cup is scheduled to be held in India later this year.

- SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN @Stavanger

THE FIDE World Cup is scheduled to be held in India later this year. The third season of the Global Chess League (GCL), owned and conducted by an Indian company, may be held in Chennai in December. Another edition of the Chennai Grandmasters, India's only super tournament, is scheduled to be held in August. It may be bigger and better than the first two.

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