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

Panaji (Goa) [India], November 27 (ANI): Uzbekistan's GM Javokhir Sindarov became the youngest FIDE World Cup 2025 champion after he defeated GM Wei Yi of China in the tiebreak here on Wednesday.

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 christen