Esports World Cup 2025 Chess competition starts today with eight upper bracket initial matches featuring the world’s top 16 players competing for the $1.5 million prize pool. The opening matches begin at 2:00 PM with Vladislav Artemiev against Levon Aronian, followed by Andrey Esipenko versus Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Ian Nepomniachtchi - Andrey Esipenko - 15:00 UTC +3

Levon Aronian - Vladislav Artemiev - 15:00 UTC +3

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Anish Giri - 16:20 UTC +3

Arjun Erigaisi - Nihal Sarin - 16:20 UTC +3

Hikaru Nakamura - Javokhir Sindarov - 17:40 UTC +3

Alireza Firouzja - Wei Yi - 17:40 UTC +3

Magnus Carlsen - Nodirbek Abdusattorov - 19:00 UTC +3

Fabiano Caruana - Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 19:00 UTC +3

The Esports World Cup 2025 Chess takes place in Riyadh with matches played under rapid time control and Armageddon tiebreakers. Players compete in 4x4 GSL Groups before advancing to an 8-player single elimination bracket, with the winner claiming $250,000 from the total $1.5 million prize pool.

You can follow results on officiel EWC website https://esportsworldcup.com/en/competitions/chess#standings