Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025 (Games and Results)

Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025

The Grand Chess Tour Finals took place in Sao Paulo Sunday 28th to Friday 3rd October. Players: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Praggnanandhaa, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana. This is a knockout where they play a mix of Classical, rapid and blitz. Classical Games: 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss, Rapid Games: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss, Blitz Games: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.

Fabiano Caruana beat MVL in the final but only after coming from behind winning three blitz games in a row and then surviving a lost position in the fourth. Levon Aronian qualified for next year's tour beating Praggnanandhaa heavily in the 3rd-4th playoff.

GCT Finals 2025 (Sao Paulo BRA)
Fri 26th Sep 2025 - Sat 4th Oct 2025 - Official Site

GCT Finals 2025 (4 players 2 Rds KO Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Games

GCT Finals 2025 (4 players 2 Rds KO Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Games

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GCT Finals 2025 Sao Paulo BRA Fri 26th Sep 2025 - Sat 4th Oct 2025
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Caruana, Fabiano15
2Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime13
3rd-4th
3Aronian, Levon18
4Praggnanandhaa8
Semi-Final
1Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime17
2Praggnanandhaa11
1Caruana, Fabiano15
2Aronian, Levon13
4 players

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