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The Chess.com Classic was the second and final of two Champions Chess Tour events that acted as qualifiers for the Esports World Cup. 12 players qualified. The tour moved to a blitz time control of 10 minutes per player. The event was a Double Elimination KO. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Fedoseev, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Denis Lazavik, Arjun Erigaisi Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vladislav, Artemiev, Wei Yi, D Gukesh, Nodirbek, Abdusattorov, R Praggnanandhaa and Ding Liren.

Magnus Carlsen won the event with very little fuss, he beat Hikaru Nakamura in the Winners final, the final game was notable for Nakamura's resignation in a winning position and then he won the Grand Final against MVL 2.5-0.5. The qualifiers for the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 12 qualifiers are: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Arjun Erigaisi, Alireza Friouzja, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Fabiano Caruana, Vladislav Artemiev, Wei Yi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vladimir Fedoseev.

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Chess.com Classic Winners chess.com INT Tue 20th May 2025 - Fri 23rd May 2025
Rk	Name	Pts
	Grand Final
1	Carlsen, Magnus	2.5
2	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	0.5
	Final
1	Carlsen, Magnus	3.0
2	Nakamura, Hikaru	1.0
	Semi-final
1	Carlsen, Magnus	3.0
2	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	1.0
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	3.0
2	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2.0
	Quarterfinal
1	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2.5
2	Wei, Yi	0.5
1	Carlsen, Magnus	3.0
2	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	0.0
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	2.5
2	Ding, Liren	0.5
1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	3.0
2	Fedoseev, Vladimir3	2.0
	Round 1
1	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	3.0
2	Lazavik, Denis	1.0
1	Wei, Yi	2.5
2	Artemiev, Vladislav	1.5
1	Carlsen, Magnus	2.5
2	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	1.5
1	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2.5
2	Caruana, Fabiano	1.5
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	3.0
2	Aronian, Levon	2.0
1	Ding, Liren	2.5
2	Praggnanandhaa, R	1.5
1	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2.5
2	Erigaisi, Arjun	2.5
1	Fedoseev, Vladimir3	3.0
2	Gukesh, D	1.0
16 players

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Chess.com Classic Losers chess.com INT Tue 20th May 2025 - Fri 23rd May 2025 Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
Rk	Name	Pts
	Final
1	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	1.5
2	Nakamura, Hikaru	0.5
	Semi-final
1	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2.0
2	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	0.0
	Quarter-final
1	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	1.5*
2	Fedoseev, Vladimir3	1.5
1	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	1.5*
2	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	1.5
	Round 3
1	Fedoseev, Vladimir3	1.5
2	Artemiev, Vladislav	0.5
1	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2.0
2	Aronian, Levon	0.0
	Round 2
1	Artemiev, Vladislav	1.5
2	Ding, Liren	0.5
1	Fedoseev, Vladimir3	2.0
2	Caruana, Fabiano	0.0
1	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2.0
2	Erigaisi, Arjun	1.0
1	Aronian, Levon	1.5*
2	Wei, Yi	1.5
	Round 1
1	Artemiev, Vladislav	2.0
2	Lazavik, Denis	1.0
1	Caruana, Fabiano	2.0
2	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	1.0
1	Erigaisi, Arjun	2.0
2	Gukesh, D	0.0
1	Aronian, Levon	2.0
2	Praggnanandhaa, R	1.0
16 players

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