Overview
- Round one finished with 20 of 78 matches unresolved and set for November 3 tiebreaks starting at 4:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. CET / 3:00 p.m. IST.
- IM Shixu Wang knocked out GM Leon Mendonca, while GM Felix Blohberger and GM Martin Petrov also advanced as lower-rated winners.
- The 206-player knockout in Goa runs from November 1 to 26 and awards three places in the 2026 Candidates Tournament from a $2 million purse.
- The top 50 seeds received byes and begin on Tuesday, with world champion D Gukesh seeded number one despite being ninth by rating.
- Live coverage is available on Chess.com/TV, Chess24, Twitch, and YouTube with commentary from IMs Jovanka Houska and Anna Rudolf.