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Goa CM Pramod Sawant Keen On Taking Chess To All Schools In The State After FIDE World Cup 2025 Success

By IANS News November 27, 2025 • 22:50 PM View: 137

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant: Impressed with the overall conduct of the FIDE World Cup 2025 and the interest it has generated among school children, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant asserted that they now plan to take the sport to every school in the state, which is fast becoming a dynamic sports hub.

Sawant was speaking at the closing ceremony of the FIDE World Cup 2025 which was held at a five-star resort in North Goa under the aegis of FIDE and All India Chess Federation and was supported by the Goa government.

The ceremony was also attended by former world champion and two-time world cup winner Viswanathan Anand, after whom the trophy is now named, AICF President Nitin Narang; FIDE Secretary General and Technical Delegate Lukasz Turlej; Director, Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs Dr. Ajay R Gaude; Secretary, Sports & Youth Affairs Santosh Sukhadeve, IAS and other dignitaries.