FIDE World Chess Cup 2025
The FIDE World Cup 2025 was the eleventh edition of this historic and exciting tournament, and here is a comprehensive description of its key details and events:
Format
Here is the refined and professionally structured reformulation of the tournament regulations in English:
## Tournament Format & Regulations
### 1. Main Bracket
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Format: Single-elimination bracket.
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Match Length: Two-game matches per round.
### 2. Time Control (Classical)
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First 40 Moves: 90 minutes.
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Remainder of the Game: 30 minutes.
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Increment: 30 seconds per move, starting from move one ($90'+30'/40 + 30''$).
### 3. Tiebreak Regulations
If a match remains tied after the classical games, the winner will be decided through a series of rapid and blitz tiebreaks played in the following sequence:
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Stage 1 (Rapid): Two (2) games with a time control of 15 minutes + 10-second increment per move ($15'+10''$).
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Stage 2 (Rapid): Two (2) games with a time control of 10 minutes + 10-second increment per move ($10'+10''$).
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Stage 3 (Blitz): Two (2) games with a time control of 5 minutes + 3-second increment per move ($5'+3''$).
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Stage 4 (Blitz): Two (2) games with a time control of 3 minutes + 2-second increment per move ($3'+2''$).
### 4. Armageddon Decider
If the score is still level after all blitz stages, a single Armageddon game will be played to determine the winner:
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Time Control: White receives 4 minutes.
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Bidding System: Players will bid for the black pieces. The player who bids the lowest time will play as Black and choose their starting time.
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Increment: A 2-second increment per move applies to both players starting from move one.
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Draw Odds: In the event of a draw, the player with the Black pieces is declared the winner of the match.