{"id":3423,"date":"2025-11-01T11:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T05:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/exams\/?p=3423"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:04:15","slug":"viswanathan-anand-cup-fide-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/viswanathan-anand-cup-fide-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE World Cup 2025 Kicks Off in Goa with Trophy Named After Viswanathan Anand"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Viswanathan Anand Cup<\/strong> is officially becoming the new name of the Chess World Cup trophy<\/strong> by the FIDE as a tribute to the legendary Grandmaster, who is Indian and is a five-time world champion in Chess. The decision was announced in the opening ceremony in Goa<\/strong> to commemorate the incredible work of Anand in the field of chess all over the world. The new golden trophy could present and be a sign of excellence, legacy, and inspiration to future generations since India is becoming more relevant on the world chess stage. It is a historic event because this tribute could not have been made without bringing attention to the lifetime service Anand gave to the game and bringing chess to a new level across the globe.<\/p>\n

Grandmaster Anand, India’s Pride Global Icon<\/h2>\n
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    Viswanathan Anand, referred to as the Lightning Kid<\/strong>, due to his speed of play and his tactics.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Made history in the field of Indian chess by becoming the first Grandmaster in 1988.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Five-time World Chess<\/strong> Champion- 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Awarded Arjuna Award (1985), Padma Shri (1987), Khel Ratna (1991-92), Padma Bhushan (2001), and Padma Vibhushan (2008).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Six Chess Oscars of the world's bestseller.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Both an international representative of chess prowess and revered as the Pride of India.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Highlights About the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025<\/h2>\n
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      Indian chess is proud that the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 will be held in Goa, India.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The FIDE World Cup was initially launched in the year 2000<\/strong> as part of an official world championship cycle of Chess.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The trophy was renamed as the Viswanathan Anand Cup<\/strong> after the chess icon of India.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Characterizes first-rate Grandmasters all over the world.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      With the backing of FIDE and the All India Chess Federation (AICF).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Conclusion<\/h2>\n

      The FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa is an event that India should be proud of, as it hosts the world talent of chess in a single roof. By renaming the trophy to Viswanathan Anand, you will pay tribute to his legendary achievements and encourage a new generation. The event itself is also a celebration of the fact that India is becoming an increasingly popular destination for world sporting activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Viswanathan Anand Cup is officially becoming the new name of the Chess World Cup trophy by the FIDE as a tribute to the legendary Grandmaster, who is Indian and is a five-time world champion in Chess. The decision was announced in the opening ceremony in Goa to commemorate the incredible work of Anand in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3445,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3423\/revisions\/3445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}