Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025 (Games and Results)
Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025
Mark Crowther - Friday 3rd October 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 -
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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: |
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|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Pts |
| Final | ||
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 15 |
| 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 13 |
| 3rd-4th | ||
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | 18 |
| 4 | Praggnanandhaa | 8 |
| Semi-Final | ||
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 17 |
| 2 | Praggnanandhaa | 11 |
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 15 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | 13 |
| 4 players | ||
TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.




