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FIDE World Cup 2025 Final: Would Love To Be Part Of Chess League, Says Saina Nehwal After Making The Ceremonial First Move

By IANS News November 25, 2025 • 23:04 PM View: 264

FIDE World Cup: Drawing parallels between her badminton experience of planning a rally and chess players planning their moves, former world number 1 and India’s well-known badminton star Saina Nehwal said she was keen on trying her hand at playing chess in the future.

Saina was in Goa to watch the final action in the FIDE World Cup 2025 and played the ceremonial first move in the match between GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov.

The two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist has been associated with chess in the past as a co-owner of Chess Super League team in 2021.

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