November 4, 2025 10:22 AM
FIDE World Cup 2025: India’s Narayanan, Diptayan, Aronyak advance to second round
GM Narayanan SL and GM Diptayan Ghosh won both their rapid games to secure their spots in the second round of the FIDE World Cup 2025, while Aronyak Ghosh joined them with a clinical performance in the second stage of the round one tiebreaks here on Monday. Playing with black pieces in the first game, Narayanan put himself in the driver’s seat by beating IM Steven Rojas of Peru in 52 moves, and then wrapped up the match with white, winning in just 22 moves. On the adjoining board, Diptayan G...