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FIDE World Cup 2025: Sindarov beats Wei Yi with black in second rapid game to be crowned champion

Published on: Nov. 27, 2025, 1:36 a.m. | Source: The Tribune

The 19-year-old defeated Wei in the second Rapid Game in the tiebreak with black pieces to become the first Uzbek chess player to win the World Cup and take home a prize purse of 120,000 USD along with the newly christened Viswanathan Anand Cup.

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