Grand Chess Tour 2025
| 2025 | |
| .jpg) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the current points leader of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 26–October 4 | 
| Host(s) | Warsaw, Poland Bucharest, Romania Zagreb, Croatia St. Louis, United States São Paulo, Brazil | 
| Defending champions |  Alireza Firouzja | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most tournament titles |  Vladimir Fedoseev (1)  R Praggnanandhaa (1)  Magnus Carlsen (1)  Levon Aronian (1) | 
| Prize money leader |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ($122,666) | 
| Points leader |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (28) | 
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
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
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 | .png) United States | 2803 | 
| Gukesh Dommaraju |  India | 2777 | 
| Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Uzbekistan | 2766 | 
| Alireza Firouzja |  France | 2760 | 
| Wesley So | .png) United States | 2745 | 
| Levon Aronian | .png) United States | 2745 | 
| R Praggnanandhaa |  India | 2741 | 
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda |  Poland | 2739 | 
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |  France | 2729 | 
Results
Tournament results
| Dates | Tournament Name | Format | Host city | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26–30, 2025 | Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland | Rapid & blitz | Warsaw |  Vladimir Fedoseev |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |  R Praggnanandhaa | 
| May 7–16, 2025 | Superbet Chess Classic Romania | Classical | Bucharest |  R Praggnanandhaa |  Alireza Firouzja  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | — | 
| July 2–6, 2025 | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia | Rapid & blitz | Zagreb |  Magnus Carlsen (WC) |  Wesley So |  Gukesh Dommaraju (WC) | 
| August 11–15, 2025 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & blitz | St. Louis |  Levon Aronian |  Fabiano Caruana |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 
| August 18–28, 2025 | Sinquefield Cup | Classical | ||||
| September 26–October 4, 2025 | GCT Finals | Classical, Rapid & Blitz | São Paulo | 
Tour rankings
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 | — | 8 | 28 | $122,666 | ||
| 2 |  Levon Aronian (United States) | 7 | 3.5 | — | 13 | 23.5 | $77,125 | ||
| 3 |  Alireza Firouzja (France) | 6 | 10 | 6.5 | — | 22.5 | $100,166 | ||
| 4 |  Fabiano Caruana (United States) | — | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 20.5 | $71,500 | ||
| 5 |  R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | 20 | $110,666 | ||
| 6 |  Wesley So (United States) | — | 3.5 | 10 | 6 | 19.5 | $62,125 | ||
| 7 |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | $57,000 | ||
| 8 |  Gukesh Dommaraju (India) | — | 3.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 16 | $52,625 | ||
| 9 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 3.5 | 1 | 6.5 | — | 11 | $37,500 | ||
|  Vladimir Fedoseev (Slovenia) | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | $40,000 | |
|  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | — | — | 13 | — | — | 13 | — | $40,000 | |
|  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) | 5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 8.5 | — | $28,125 | |
|  Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | — | — | — | 4.5 | — | 4.5 | — | $10,500 | |
|  Aravindh Chithambaram (India) | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | — | $9,500 | |
|  Anish Giri (Netherlands) | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | 3.5 | — | $9,500 | |
|  Leinier Domínguez (United States) | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | $9,000 | |
|  David Gavrilescu (Romania) | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | $8,000 | |
|  Grigoriy Oparin (United States) | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | $8,000 | |
|  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
|  Ivan Šarić (Croatia) | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
|  Sam Shankland (United States) | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
|  Samuel Sevian (United States) | — | — | — | — | — | 
Tournaments
Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
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) Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO)- 11 - 15½ - 26½ - WC (13) - $40,000 - 13.26 - 2  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 9 - 12½ - 21½ - 10 - $30,000 - 9.64 - 3  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 10 - 10½ - 20½ - 8 - $25,000 - 8.44 - 4  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 10 - 10 - 20 - 7 - $20,000 - 5  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 11 - 7½ - 19½ - 6 - $15,000 - 6  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)- 8 - 10 - 18 - WC (5) - $11,000 - T-7  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 8 - 9 - 17 - 3.5 - $9,500 - T-7  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)- 11 - 6 - 17 - WC (3.5) - $9,500 - 9  David Gavrilescu (ROU) David Gavrilescu (ROU)- 7 - 4 - 11 - WC (2) - $8,000 - 10  Veselin Topalov (BUL) 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) Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO)- 2739 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 11 - 2  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)- 2550 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 11 - 3  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 2754 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 11 - 4  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 2684 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 10 - 5  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 2752 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 10 - 6  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 2745 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 9 - 7  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)- 2630 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 8 - 8  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 2731 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 8 - 9  David Gavrilescu (ROU) David Gavrilescu (ROU)- 2506 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 10  Veselin Topalov (BUL) Veselin Topalov (BUL)- 2632 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 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) Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO)- 2675 - 1 1 - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 1 1 - 1 0 - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 15½ - 2  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 2748 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 ½ - 0 1 - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 12½ - 3  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 2717 - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 10½ - 4  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)- 2629 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - 1 1 - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 0 - 1 1 - ½ ½ - 10 - 5  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 2761 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - 1 1 - 0 ½ - 0 ½ - 1 0 - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 10 - 6  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 2785 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 0 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 9 - 7  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 2857 - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 7½ - 8  Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)- 2622 - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - 6 - 9  Veselin Topalov (BUL) Veselin Topalov (BUL)- 2657 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 5 - 10  David Gavrilescu (ROU) David Gavrilescu (ROU)- 2506 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - ½ ½ - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - 4 
Superbet Chess Classic Romania
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) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 2758 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 5½ - 1½ - 10 - $77,666 - 2  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 2757 - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 5½ - 1 - 10 - $67,666 - 3  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 2723 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 5½ - ½ - 10 - $67,666 - 4  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 2776 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 5 - 7 - $32,000 - 5  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 2771 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 4½ - 6 - $26,000 - T-6  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 2751 - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 4 - 3.5 - $17,125 - T-6  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 2747 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 3.5 - $17,125 - T-6  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)- 2668 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 4 - WC (3.5) - $17,125 - T-6  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 2787 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 4 - 3.5 - $17,125 - 10  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 2739 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 3 - 1 - $10,500 
- First place play-off - Player - Blitz rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - Score - 1  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 2717 - ½ - 1 - 1½ - 2  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 2857 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 3  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 2748 - 0 - ½ - ½ 
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 2–6. Magnus Carlsen won the tournament with one round to spare, while Vachier-Lagrave maintains the tour lead.[13]
- 2025 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 2–6 Zagreb, Croatia - Player - Rapid - Blitz - Total - TB - Tour Points - Prize money - Circuit - 1  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) Magnus Carlsen (NOR)- 10 - 12½ - 22½ - WC (13) - $40,000 - 15.18 - 2  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 8 - 12 - 20 - 10 - $30,000 - 11.04 - 3  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 14 - 5½ - 19½ - 8 - $25,000 - 9.66 - T-4  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 11 - 8 - 19 - 6.5 - $17,500 - T-4  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 8 - 11 - 19 - 6.5 - $17,500 - 6  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 6 - 12 - 18 - 5 - $11,000 - T-7  Anish Giri (NED) Anish Giri (NED)- 8 - 9 - 17 - WC (3.5) - $9,500 - T-7  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 9 - 8 - 17 - 3.5 - $9,500 - 9  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 9 - 6 - 15 - 2 - $8,000 - 10  Ivan Šarić (CRO) Ivan Šarić (CRO)- 7 - 6 - 13 - WC (1) - $7,000 
- 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  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 2654 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 14 - 2  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 2718 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 11 - 3  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) Magnus Carlsen (NOR)- 2819 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 4  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 2688 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 9 - 5  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 2756 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 9 - 6  Anish Giri (NED) Anish Giri (NED)- 2688 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 8 - 7  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 2753 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 8  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 2714 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 9  Ivan Šarić (CRO) Ivan Šarić (CRO)- 2597 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 7 - 10  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 2732 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 6 
- 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) Magnus Carlsen (NOR)- 2883 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - 1 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 1 - 1 ½ - 12½ - 2  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 2786 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 12 - 3  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 2723 - 0 1 - 0 ½ - 1 0 - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 0 1 - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 12 - 4  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) Alireza Firouzja (FRA)- 2814 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 11 - 5  Anish Giri (NED) Anish Giri (NED)- 2690 - ½ ½ - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 0 0 - ½ 1 - 0 1 - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - 9 - 6  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)- 2770 - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 8 - 7  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 2782 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - 0 1 - ½ 1 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 8 - 8  R Praggnanandhaa (IND) R Praggnanandhaa (IND)- 2734 - 0 ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - 0 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - 1 ½ - 6 - 9  Ivan Šarić (CRO) Ivan Šarić (CRO)- 2593 - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 0 0 - ½ 1 - 1 0 - 6 - 10  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 2615 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 ½ - 0 1 - 5½ 
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in St. Louis, United States from August 11–15.[13]
- 2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, August 11–15 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - Player - Rapid - Blitz - Total - TB - Tour Points - Prize money - 1  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 13 - 11½ - 24½ - 13 - $40,000 - 2  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 14 - 7½ - 21½ - 10 - $30,000 - 3  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 11 - 10 - 21 - 8 - $25,000 - 4  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 9 - 11½ - 20½ - 7 - $20,000 - 5  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 9 - 10 - 19 - 6 - $15,000 - T-6  Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)- 7 - 11 - 18 - WC (4.5) - $10,500 - T-6  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 10 - 8 - 18 - 4.5 - $10,500 - 8  Leinier Dominguez (USA) Leinier Dominguez (USA)- 9 - 6½ - 15½ - WC (3) - $9,000 - 9  Grigoriy Oparin (USA) Grigoriy Oparin (USA)- 3 - 10 - 13 - WC (2) - $8,000 - 10  Sam Shankland (USA) Sam Shankland (USA)- 5 - 4 - 9 - WC (1) - $7,000 
- 2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, August 11–13 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Points - 1  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 2750 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 14 - 2  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 2732 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 13 - 3  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 2725 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 11 - 4  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 2687 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 10 - T-5  Leinier Dominguez (USA) Leinier Dominguez (USA)- 2705 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 9 - T-5  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 2704 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 9 - T-5  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 2721 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 9 - 8  Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)- 2655 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 7 - 9  Sam Shankland (USA) Sam Shankland (USA)- 2621 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 5 - 10  Grigoriy Oparin (USA) Grigoriy Oparin (USA)- 2634 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 3 
- 2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, August 14–15 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Points - T-1  Levon Aronian (USA) Levon Aronian (USA)- 2768 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 0 - ½ ½ - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 11½ - T-1  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)- 2757 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 11½ - 3  Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)- 2675 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 0 - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 0 - 1 1 - 11 - T-4  Grigoriy Oparin (USA) Grigoriy Oparin (USA)- 2651 - 0 1 - 1 0 - ½ 0 - 1 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 10 - T-4  Wesley So (USA) Wesley So (USA)- 2803 - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - 1 1 - 0 0 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - 10 - T-4  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)- 2769 - ½ ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 1 ½ - ½ 1 - 10 - 7  Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)- 2613 - ½ ½ - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ ½ - 0 1 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 0 - ½ 1 - 8 - 8  Fabiano Caruana (USA) Fabiano Caruana (USA)- 2760 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - ½ 1 - ½ 0 - ½ 1 - ½ ½ - ½ ½ - 7½ - 9  Leinier Dominguez (USA) Leinier Dominguez (USA)- 2634 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - 0 1 - 0 1 - ½ 0 - 0 ½ - 0 1 - ½ ½ - 0 1 - 6½ - 10  Sam Shankland (USA) Sam Shankland (USA)- 2651 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 ½ - ½ 0 - ½ 0 - ½ ½ - 1 0 - 4 
Sinquefield Cup
The fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour will be held in St. Louis, United States from August 18–28.[13]
- 2025 GCT Sinquefield Cup, August 18–28 St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2750.2) - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Points - TB - Tour Points - Prize Money - 1  Fabiano Caruana (United States) Fabiano Caruana (United States)- 2784 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 3 - T–2  R Praggnanandhaa (India) R Praggnanandhaa (India)- 2779 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 2½ - T–2  Levon Aronian (United States) Levon Aronian (United States)- 2737 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 2½ - T–4  Alireza Firouzja (France) Alireza Firouzja (France)- 2766 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 2 - T–4  Samuel Sevian (United States) Samuel Sevian (United States)- 2683 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 2 - T–4  Wesley So (United States) Wesley So (United States)- 2745 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 2 - T–4  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)- 2736 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 2 - T–4  Gukesh Dommaraju (India) Gukesh Dommaraju (India)- 2776 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 2 - 9  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)- 2725 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1½ - 10  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)- 2771 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ 
Grand Finals
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]
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References
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