Although June 30 was officially a rest day, the organizers took the opportunity to engage the children in a productive chess activity. A special event, the “World Cup in Chess Solving” for participants aged 8–12, was held, where they tackled a series of chess compositions. The event was officiated by International Arbiter in Chess Composition Davit Gurgenidze, who served as the Chief Arbiter of the Championship.
Additionally, a blitz tournament—the Nesis Cup 2025 for coaches from official delegations—was organized, along with ten specially invited players (five selected by the organizer and five by the Georgian Chess Federation). This nine-round Swiss system competition concluded with an awards ceremony led by IA Gennady Nesis.
On July 1, regular play resumed at 13:00 CET. All games are broadcast live, with strict anti-cheating measures in place. Every player undergoes thorough screening before entering the playing hall.
List of players who will face each other in the second round of the battle for prize places:
Open 8
Dede, Omer Taha and Markov, Mikhail Ev.
Adilbek, Adinur and Kalinin, Bogdan
Girls 8
Bissaliyeva, Alisha and Volkova, Varvara
Kajishana, Tharshan and Srinikhila, Yadavili
Open 10
Oishik, Mondal and Mani, Sarbartho
Nabiyev, Iman and Aarti, Kapil
Girls 10
Divi, Brijesh and Chen, Zhihan
Volkova, Nadezhda Vlad. and Sharvaanica, A S
Open 12
Ling, Chenxuan and Sameh Mohamed, Abdalrahman
Guo, Ethan and Bulgak, Damir
Girls 12
Pratitee, Bordoloi and Aadya ,Dowda
Tselmuun, Idea and Rusitashvili, Tea
Pairings of the 2nd round:
chess-results.com/tnr1209238.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=2&flag=30
Live broadcast:
chess.com/events/2025-fide-youth-world-cup-g8a/games
Official website: wcc2025.fide.com/