Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy win bronze at FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025
India's Arjun Erigaisi (open) and Koneru Humpy (women) won bronze medals at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha, which concluded on 28 December 2025.
Summary
The FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 concluded in Doha on 28 December 2025 with bronze medals for India's Arjun Erigaisi in the open section and Koneru Humpy in the women's section. Magnus Carlsen won his sixth World Rapid title with 10.5/13, while Erigaisi took bronze on tiebreaks among four players on 9.5 points, with Vladislav Artemiev taking silver. Humpy, the defending champion who won gold in New York in 2024, tied for first on points but missed the two-player playoff on tiebreaks, in which Aleksandra Goryachkina beat Zhu Jiner to win her first World Rapid title.
Key facts
- Event
- FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025, Doha; ended 28 December 2025
- Open
- Gold Magnus Carlsen (6th title, 10.5/13); silver Vladislav Artemiev; bronze Arjun Erigaisi
- Women
- Gold Aleksandra Goryachkina; silver Zhu Jiner; bronze Koneru Humpy
- Humpy
- Defending champion (gold, New York 2024); missed playoff on tiebreaks
- Playoff
- Goryachkina beat Zhu Jiner in blitz playoff
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who won the women's title at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha, where Koneru Humpy took bronze?
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Correct answer: B — Aleksandra Goryachkina
FIDE and Sportstar: Aleksandra Goryachkina won the women's crown after beating Zhu Jiner in a blitz playoff; Humpy took bronze.
Magnus Carlsen's win at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha was his:
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Correct answer: C — Sixth World Rapid title
FIDE: Magnus Carlsen claimed his sixth World Rapid Championship title with 10.5/13.
Consider the following statements about India at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025: 1. Koneru Humpy was the defending women's champion, having won gold in New York in 2024. 2. Arjun Erigaisi won bronze on tiebreaks after finishing on 9.5 points. 3. Koneru Humpy lost the women's title playoff to Aleksandra Goryachkina. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
FIDE and Sportstar: Humpy was the defending champion (gold in New York 2024) and Erigaisi took bronze among four players on 9.5 points. Humpy missed the two-player playoff on tiebreaks; Goryachkina beat Zhu Jiner in it, so statement 3 is wrong.