Chess outsiders triumph at World Cup in Goa and battle for Candidates spots

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The four semi-finalists, led by Wei Yi, will battle for three 2026 Candidates places – none of them has reached this stage before The $2m World Cup in Goa will be remembered as an event where established stars were humbled and knocked out by supposedly lesser lights. At 26, China’s Wei Yi is the oldest […]

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