Four Chess Champions Move to Quarterfinals in Esports World Cup in Riyadh
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Riyadh: The Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh is getting more exciting, especially in the chess tournament! The games are being held at the SNB Esports Arena, and fans are loving the action.
The group stage is now finished, and four amazing chess players have made it to the quarterfinals.
- Nihal Sarin from India (Team: S8UL Esports) won big matches against Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
- Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia (Team: Aurora Gaming) beat Vladislav Artemiev and Andrey Esipenko.
- Hikaru Nakamura from the USA (Team: Team Falcons) moved ahead after winning against Wei Yi.
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan (Team: NAVI) played strong and defeated Fabiano Caruana and Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
These four stars will now compete in the quarterfinals, which start today. After that, we’ll see who makes it to the semifinals and final.
Don’t miss the exciting chess battles as the best players in the world try to win the Esports World Cup!
