Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE World Cup 2025 - 8

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Javokhir Sindarov beat Wei Yi in the final of the FIDE World Cup. The two classical games were drawn taking the match to a final tie-break. The first classical game was a Petroff Defence where Wei Yi as black briefly had a small advantage, the second game was a 30 move draw in a Four Knights that only took a few minutes to execute. The rapid games were not of the highest quality, both players were almost certainly very tired, and they'd also achieved their main objective, qualifying for the Candidates. In the first rapid game Wei Yi blundered with 30...g5? and this could have been met by 31.Be4! winning. The second game was a fluctuating struggle where Wei Yi suddenly found his king under attack and couldn't find the only move to save himself.

Source: https://theweekinchess.com/twic-news-fe ... d-cup-2025