Grand Chess Tour 2025
Series of chess tournaments
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The Grand Chess Tour 2025 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the tenth edition of the Grand Chess Tour.[1] It consisted 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 was held for the first time since 2019.[2][3]
| 2025 | |
Fabiano Caruana, the winner 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 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Fabiano Caruana |
| Runner-up |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| 3rd place | Levon Aronian |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Prize money leader | Fabiano Caruana ($289,167) |
| Points leader | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (33) |
Format
The tour consisted 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. The 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 moneyRapid & Blitz
prize moneyGCT Finals
prize money1st 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 |  United States |
2803 |
| Gukesh Dommaraju |  India |
2777 |
| Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Uzbekistan |
2766 |
| Alireza Firouzja | France |
2760 |
| Wesley So | United States |
2745 |
| Levon Aronian | 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 (WC) |
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 |
| 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 | Wesley So |
R Praggnanandhaa Fabiano Caruana |
— | |
| September 26–October 4, 2025 | GCT Finals | Classical, Rapid & Blitz | São Paulo | Fabiano Caruana |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
Levon Aronian |
Tour rankings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
| Player | POL | ROU | CRO | STL | SIN | Total points |
Finals | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) |
N/a | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 10 | 30.5 | 1st | $289,167 |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |
10 | 10 | N/a | 8 | 5 | 33 | 2nd | $244,500 |
| 3 | Levon Aronian (United States) |
7 | 3.5 | N/a | 13 | 7 | 30.5 | 3rd | $169,125 |
| 4 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) |
8 | 10 | 2 | N/a | 10 | 30 | 4th | $218,334 |
| 5 | Wesley So (United States) |
N/a | 3.5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29.5 | N/a | $139,792 |
| 6 | Alireza Firouzja (France) |
6 | 10 | 6.5 | N/a | 2 | 24.5 | N/a | $113,166 |
| T-7 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) |
N/a | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | N/a | $67,500 |
| T-7 | Gukesh Dommaraju (India) |
N/a | 3.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 3 | 19 | N/a | $68,625 |
| 9 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) |
3.5 | 1 | 6.5 | N/a | 5 | 16 | N/a | $59,333 |
| Event wildcards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | POL | ROU | CRO | STL | SIN | Total points |
Finals | Prize money | |
| N/a | Vladimir Fedoseev (Slovenia) |
13 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 13 | N/a | $40,000 |
| N/a | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
N/a | N/a | 13 | N/a | N/a | 13 | N/a | $40,000 |
| N/a |  Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) |
5 | 3.5 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 8.5 | N/a | $28,125 |
| N/a | Samuel Sevian (United States) |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 5 | 5 | N/a | $21,833 |
| N/a |  Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 4.5 | N/a | 4.5 | N/a | $10,500 |
| N/a | Aravindh Chithambaram (India) |
3.5 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3.5 | N/a | $9,500 |
| N/a |  Anish Giri (Netherlands) |
N/a | N/a | 3.5 | N/a | N/a | 3.5 | N/a | $9,500 |
| N/a | Leinier Domínguez (United States) |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 3 | N/a | 3 | N/a | $9,000 |
| N/a | David Gavrilescu (Romania) |
2 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2 | N/a | $8,000 |
| N/a | Grigoriy Oparin (United States) |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 2 | N/a | 2 | N/a | $8,000 |
| N/a |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) |
1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1 | N/a | $7,000 |
| N/a |  Ivan Šarić (Croatia) |
N/a | N/a | 1 | N/a | N/a | 1 | N/a | $7,000 |
| N/a | Sam Shankland (United States) |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 1 | N/a | 1 | N/a | $7,000 |
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)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 3.5 $9,500 T-7 Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)11 6 17 WC (3.5) $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 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 11 2 Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)2550 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 11 3 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)2754 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 4 R Praggnanandhaa (IND)2684 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 10 5 Levon Aronian (USA)2752 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 10 6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)2745 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 7 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)2630 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 8 8 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)2731 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 8 9 David Gavrilescu (ROU)2506 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 10 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)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)2748 0 0 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Circuit 1 R Praggnanandhaa (IND)2758 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 1½ 10 $77,666 23.90 2 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)2757 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 1 10 $67,666 20.64 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)2723 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ ½ 10 $67,666 20.64 4 Fabiano Caruana (USA)2776 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 7 $32,000 5 
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)2771 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 6 $26,000 T-6 Wesley So (USA)2751 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 3.5 $17,125 T-6 Levon Aronian (USA)2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 4 3.5 $17,125 T-6 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)2787 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 3.5 $17,125 10 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)2717 ½ 1 1½ 2 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)2857 ½ ½ 1 3 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 maintained 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)10 12½ 22½ WC (13) $40,000 15.18 2 Wesley So (USA)8 12 20 10 $30,000 11.04 3 Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)14 5½ 19½ 8 $25,000 9.66 T-4 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)11 8 19 6.5 $17,500 T-4 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)8 11 19 6.5 $17,500 6 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)6 12 18 5 $11,000 T-7 
Anish Giri (NED)8 9 17 WC (3.5) $9,500 T-7 Fabiano Caruana (USA)9 8 17 3.5 $9,500 9 R Praggnanandhaa (IND)9 6 15 2 $8,000 10 
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)2654 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 14 2 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)2718 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 11 3 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)2819 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 10 4 R Praggnanandhaa (IND)2688 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9 5 Fabiano Caruana (USA)2756 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 9 6 Anish Giri (NED)2688 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 8 7 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)2753 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 8 8 Wesley So (USA)2714 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 8 9 Ivan Šarić (CRO)2597 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 10 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)2883 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 12½ 2 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)2723 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12 4 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)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)2770 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 8 7 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)2734 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 6 9 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)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] Unlike the other tournaments, this event did not count for the 2025 FIDE Circuit as more than 50% of the players represented the USA.
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)13 11½ 24½ 13 $40,000 2 Fabiano Caruana (USA)14 7½ 21½ 10 $30,000 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)11 10 21 8 $25,000 4 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)9 11½ 20½ 7 $20,000 5 Wesley So (USA)9 10 19 6 $15,000 T-6 
Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)7 11 18 WC (4.5) $10,500 T-6 Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)10 8 18 4.5 $10,500 8 Leinier Dominguez (USA)9 6½ 15½ WC (3) $9,000 9 Grigoriy Oparin (USA)3 10 13 WC (2) $8,000 10 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)2750 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 14 2 Levon Aronian (USA)2732 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 13 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)2725 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 11 4 Gukesh Dommaraju (IND)2687 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 10 T-5 Leinier Dominguez (USA)2705 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 9 T-5 Wesley So (USA)2704 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 9 T-5 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)2721 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 9 8 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)2655 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 7 9 Sam Shankland (USA)2621 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 10 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)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)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)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)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)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)2769 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 10 7 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)2760 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½ 9 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)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 was held in St. Louis, United States from August 18–28. Wesley So won the tournament in playoffs, while Vachier-Lagrave, Caruana, Praggnanandhaa & Aronian qualified for the GCT finals in Brazil.[14]
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 Circuit T–1 Wesley So (United States)2745 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 1½ 10 $77,666 23.99 T–1 R Praggnanandhaa (India)2779 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 1 10 $67,666 20.72 T–1 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2784 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ ½ 10 $67,666 20.72 4 Levon Aronian (United States)2737 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 7 $32,000 T–5 Samuel Sevian (United States)2683 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ WC (5) $21,833 T–5 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)2725 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 4½ 5 $21,833 T–5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2736 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 5 $21,833 8 Gukesh Dommaraju (India)2776 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 3 $16,000 9 Alireza Firouzja (France)2766 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 3½ 2 $13,000 10 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2771 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 2½ 1 $10,000
First place play-off Player Blitz rating 1 2 3 Score 1 Wesley So (USA)2803 1 ½ 1½ 2 R Praggnanandhaa (IND)2705 0 1 1 3 Fabiano Caruana (USA)2760 ½ 0 ½
Grand Finals
In 2025, the GCT Finals were held in São Paulo, Brazil from September 26–October 4. It was the first GCT Finals since the 2019 tour.[15]
Each match consisted of the following games:
- 2 classical games (worth 6 points for a win and 3 points for a draw)
- 2 rapid games (worth 4 points for a win and 2 points for a draw)
- 4 blitz games (worth 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw)
If a match was tied 14-all after these games, two additional shorter rapid games were played, followed by an armageddon game if necessary.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 4 | R Praggnanandhaa (India)
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana (United States)
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana (United States)
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Levon Aronian (United States)
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Third place | |||||||||
| 4 | R Praggnanandhaa (India)
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Levon Aronian (United States)
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||