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Grand Chess Tour 2025

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2025 Grand Chess Tour
2025
Tournament information
Dates26 April–4 October
Host(s)Warsaw, Poland
Bucharest, Romania
Zagreb, Croatia
St. Louis, United States
São Paulo, Brazil
Defending championsFrance Alireza Firouzja
Tournament statistics
Most tournament titlesSlovenia Vladimir Fedoseev (1)
India R Praggnanandhaa (1)
Prize money leaderIndia R Praggnanandhaa ($102,666)
Points leaderFrance Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (20)
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The Grand Chess Tour 2025 is a series of chess tournaments, which is the tenth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consists of six tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.6 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls, as well as the GCT Finals in São Paulo, which will be held for the first time since 2019.[1][2] It marks the tenth anniversary of the Grand Chess Tour.[3]

Format

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The tour consists of six tournaments. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consist of two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions will count in overall standings. Top four after 5 tournaments will qualify to the tour finals in São Paulo.[4]

In the finals, players will play matches consisting of 2 classical games, 2 rapid games and 4 blitz games. 6 points will be awarded for a win, 3 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss in classical play. In the rapid games, 4 points will be awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. In the blitz games, 2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 point for a loss.[4]

The tour points were awarded as follows:

Place Tour Points Classical
prize money		 Rapid & Blitz
prize money		 GCT Finals
prize money
1st 12/13* $100,000 $40,000 $150,000
2nd 10 $65,000 $30,000 $100,000
3rd 8 $48,000 $25,000 $60,000
4th 7 $32,000 $20,000 $40,000
5th 6 $26,000 $15,000
6th 5 $21,000 $11,000
7th 4 $18,500 $10,000
8th 3 $16,000 $9,000
9th 2 $13,000 $8,000
10th 1 $10,500 $7,000
  • If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
  • Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.

Lineup

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The lineup for the tour was announced on February 26, 2025. It consists of nine players, including the top-three finishers of the previous edition. The remaining six players were selected based on several factors, including URS rating, FIDE rating, "fighting spirit and sportsmanship".[5]

Player Country FIDE rating (February 2025)
Fabiano Caruana  United States 2803
Gukesh Dommaraju  India 2777
Nodirbek Abdusattorov  Uzbekistan 2766
Alireza Firouzja  France 2760
Wesley So  United States 2747
Levon Aronian  United States 2745
R Praggnanandhaa  India 2741
Jan-Krzysztof Duda  Poland 2739
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  France 2729

Results

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Tournament results

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Dates Tournament Name Format Host city Winner Runner-Up Third Place
April 26–30, 2025 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland Rapid & blitz Warsaw Slovenia Vladimir Fedoseev (WC) France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave India R Praggnanandhaa
May 7–16, 2025 Superbet Chess Classic Romania Classical Bucharest India R Praggnanandhaa Alireza Firouzja
France Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 		—
July 2–6, 2025 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia Rapid & blitz Zagreb
August 11–15, 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Rapid & blitz St. Louis
August 18–28, 2025 Sinquefield Cup Classical
September 26–October 4, 2025 GCT Finals Classical, Rapid & Blitz São Paulo

Tour rankings

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The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.

Player POL ROU CRO STL SIN Total
points 		Finals Prize
money
1  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 10 10 — 20 $97,666
2  R Praggnanandhaa (India) 8 10 — 18 $102,666
3  Alireza Firouzja (France) 6 10 — 16 $82,666
4  Levon Aronian (United States) 7 3.5 — 10.5 $37,125
5  Fabiano Caruana (United States) — 7 7 $32,000
6  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) — 6 6 $26,000
7  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 3.5 1 — 4.5 $20,000
T-8  Gukesh Dommaraju (India) — 3.5 3.5 $17,125
T-8  Wesley So (United States) — 3.5 3.5 $17,125
 Vladimir Fedoseev (Slovenia) 13 — — — — 13 — $40,000
 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) 5 3.5 — — — 8.5 — $28,125
 Aravindh Chithambaram (India) 3.5 — — — — 3.5 — $9,500
 David Gavrilescu (Romania) 2 — — — — 2 — $8,000
 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 1 — — — — 1 — $7,000
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) — — — — —
 Anish Giri (Netherlands) — — — — —
 Ivan Šarić (Croatia) — — — — —

Tournaments

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Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland

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The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from April 26–30. Vladimir Fedoseev won the tournament with three rounds to spare, while Vachier-Lagrave took the tour lead.[6][7][8] Praggnanandhaa's third place finish saw him take the lead in the 2025 FIDE Circuit standings, surpassing Ding Liren.[9][10]

2025 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, April 26–30 Warsaw, Poland
Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money Circuit
1  Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) 11 15½ 26½ WC (13) $40,000 13.26
2  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 9 12½ 21½ 10 $30,000 9.64
3  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 10 10½ 20½ 8 $25,000 8.44
4  Levon Aronian (USA) 10 10 20 7 $20,000
5  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 11 7½ 19½ 6 $15,000
6  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) 8 10 18 WC (5) $11,000
T-7  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) 8 9 17 3½ $9,500
T-7  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) 11 6 17 WC (3½) $9,500
9  David Gavrilescu (ROU) 7 4 11 WC (2) $8,000
10  Veselin Topalov (BUL) 5 5 10 WC (1) $7,000
2025 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Rapid, April 26–28 Warsaw, Poland
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1  Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) 2739 Does not appear 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 11
2  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) 2550 1 Does not appear 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 11
3  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2754 1 0 Does not appear 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11
4  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2684 1 2 0 Does not appear 1 2 0 2 2 0 10
5  Levon Aronian (USA) 2752 1 0 1 1 Does not appear 1 2 1 1 2 10
6  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2745 1 2 1 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 2 0 9
7  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) 2630 1 1 0 2 0 1 Does not appear 0 1 2 8
8  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) 2731 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 Does not appear 1 2 8
9  David Gavrilescu (ROU) 2506 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Does not appear 2 7
10  Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2632 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Does not appear 5
2025 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, April 29–30 Warsaw, Poland
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1  Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) 2675 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15½
2  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2748 0 0 Does not appear 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12½
3  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2717 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10½
4  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) 2629 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 10
5  Levon Aronian (USA) 2761 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10
6  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) 2785 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 9
7  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2857 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 0 1 1 0 7½
8  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) 2622 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 Does not appear 0 1 ½ ½ 6
9  Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2657 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Does not appear 0 1 5
10  David Gavrilescu (ROU) 2506 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 Does not appear 4

Superbet Chess Classic Romania

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The second leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from May 7–16. Praggnanandhaa won the tournament in playoffs, while Vachier-Lagrave continued to lead the tour standings.[11][12]

2025 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, May 7–16 Bucharest, Romania
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TB Tour Points Prize Money
1  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2758 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 1½ 10 $77,666
T-2  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2757 ½ Does not appear 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 1 10 $67,666
T-2  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2723 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ ½ 10 $67,666
4  Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2776 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 Does not appear 7 $32,000
5  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) 2771 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ Does not appear 6 $26,000
T-6  Wesley So (USA) 2751 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 Does not appear 3.5 $17,125
T-6  Levon Aronian (USA) 2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 0 1 4 Does not appear 3.5 $17,125
T-6  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) 2668 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 Does not appear WC (3.5) $17,125
T-6  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) 2787 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 4 Does not appear 3.5 $17,125
10  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) 2739 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 3 Does not appear 1 $10,500
First place play-off
Player Blitz rating 1 2 3 Score
1  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2717 Does not appear ½ 1 1½
2  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2857 ½ Does not appear ½ 1
3  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2748 0 ½ Does not appear ½

SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia

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The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 2–6.[13]

2025 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 2–6 Zagreb, Croatia
Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money
1  Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
2  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)
3  Fabiano Caruana (USA)
4  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)
5  R Praggnanandhaa (IND)
6  Alireza Firouzja (FRA)
7  Wesley So (USA)
8  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)
9  Anish Giri (NED)
10  Ivan Šarić (CRO)
2025 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Rapid, July 2–4 Zagreb, Croatia
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2819 Does not appear
2  Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2756 Does not appear
3  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2753 Does not appear
4  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) 2732 Does not appear
5  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) 2718 Does not appear
6  Wesley So (USA) 2714 Does not appear
7  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2688 Does not appear
8  Anish Giri (NED) 2688 Does not appear
9  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) 2654 Does not appear
10  Ivan Šarić (CRO) 2597 Does not appear
2025 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, July 5–6 Zagreb, Croatia
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2883 Does not appear
2  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2857 Does not appear
3  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) 2785 Does not appear
4  Wesley So (USA) 2783 Does not appear
5  Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2782 Does not appear
6  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2717 Does not appear
7  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) 2694 Does not appear
8  Anish Giri (NED) 2663 Does not appear
9  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) 2615 Does not appear
10  Ivan Šarić (CRO) 2615 Does not appear

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

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The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour will be held in St. Louis, United States from August 11–15.[13]

Sinquefield Cup

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The fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour will be held in St. Louis, United States from August 18–28.[13]

Grand Finals

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In 2025, the GCT Finals will return in São Paulo, Brazil from September 26–October 4. It will be the first GCT Finals since the 2019 tour.[14]

Semifinals Finals
      
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References

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