Goa is great, but they chose one of the worst hotels: Nepo on Chess WC 2025

Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, who criticised conditions in India and left the Goa hotel within an hour of his exit from the Chess World Cup 2025, called the state a "great place". "It's a beautiful place...but they chose probably one of the worst locations, one of the worst hotels," he said. Nepomniachtchi added, "The conditions, in my opinion, were unacceptable."