FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: Why is World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen not playing in Goa? | Chess News – The Times of India
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, widely regarded as the greatest chess player of his generation, is absent from the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, hosted in Goa, India, from October 30 to November 27. The Norwegian five-time world champion, who won the World Cup back in 2023, last claimed the World Championship title in 2021…