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The FIDE World Cup, a knock-out chess extravaganza held every two years, will celebrate its 10th edition in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 30 July to 24 August 2023. Many of the participants in the open and the women’s sections have confirmed their presence. Heading the open will be Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana, while the women’s event will have Humpy Koneru, Ju Wenjun and Aleksandra Goryachkina as the top seeds. The fields will be completed before June 30.
, June 12 (IANS) Young Indian Grandmasters Gukesh Dommaraju and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and top woman star Koneru Humpy along with World No.1 Magnus Carlsen and reigning Women's World Classical Champion Ju Wenjen will line-up in a top-class .
The 17-year-old Gukesh is the 10th seed and leads the pack of up-and-coming young prodigies, which includes Nodirbek Abdusattorov (18 years old, 14th in the starting list), Praggnanandhaa (17 years old, 25th seed), and Vincent Keymer (18 years old, 26th).The
Chess, which returns to the UAE this month with the resumption of the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Open after a two-year hiatus on account of Covid-19, may anoint Indian Gran.