Round 1 of the prestigious FIDE Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 begins today, and both events are part of the qualification process for the World Championship cycle, with the top two players ...

India's top seed R Praggnanandhaa will face American Grandmaster Jeffery Xiong in the opening round of FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. World champion D Gukesh will compete against French player Etienne Bacrot.