The 2025 World Cup opened on the evening of October 31 local time in India with the participation of 206 male players, including Bang Gia Huy and Le Quang Liem.
At the 2025 World Cup, players on the list of 50 people with the highest elo coefficient will be exempted from the first round while the remaining players will start round 1 from November 1.
Le Quang Liem has a elo coefficient of 2729, ranked 13th in the list of 206 players at the 2025 World Cup, so he does not have to compete in the first round. Bang Gia Huy has a elo coefficient of 2440, standing at 169th place, so he had to compete in the first round.
According to the draw, Bang Gia Huy's opponent in the first round is Belgian player Daniel Dardha. Players will compete in standard chess in a knockout format. Each pair will compete in 2 home and away matches. After 2 games, if the result is a draw, the players will continue to play fast chess and chess to determine the final result. The rounds will last until November 27.
The total prize for the 2025 World Cup for men is 2 million USD. This is the first time young player Peng Gia Huy has participated in the 2025 World Cup after the FIDE Chess World Federation awarded him a place from the performance of the Vietnam Chess Team at the 2024 Olympiad.
In the world rankings announced by FIDE on November 1, Le Quang Liem ranked 22nd with elo 2729 coefficient and Bang Gia Huy ranked 1125th.
