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The FIDE Grand Swiss was won by Anish Giri with a final round win against Hans Moke Niemann. Giri has been playing a lot of key games against his opponent of late and this was perhaps the most important of all. Matthias Bluebaum finished in second place just ahead of Vincent Keymer and Alireza Firouzja, both of whom I guess have reason to be disappointed. This was a marvellous tournament that demonstrated where the game of chess is in 2025. Wednesday is the 31st anniversary of TWIC. I'm working on a few projects to take the site forward, but these things take time, I'm looking to be finished by Christmas. If you can donate, that would be really helpful right now.
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The Doctor
The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Thu 4th Sep to Mon 15th Sep 2025.
Players Open: Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi, Gukesh, Firouzja, Keymer, Abdusattorov, Giri, Aronian, Nepomniachtchi, Mamedyarov, MVL, Niemann etc.
Players Women: Muzychuk, Tan, Assaubayeva, Lagno etc play in the women's even which has suffered a number of withdrawals.
Two players from each event qualified for the relevant Candidates tournaments.
Anish Giri took clear first place in the open section with 8/11 and Matthias Bluebaum finished second on tie-break from Alireza Firouzja and Vincent Keymer. Rameshbabu Vaishali won the women's event on tie-break from Kateryna Lagno after they finished on 8/11 and secured their Women's Candidates places.
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 Samarkand UZB Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Mon 15th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 7 | Giri, Anish | GM | NED | 2746 | 8 | 2668 | 62 | 66.5 |
| 2 | 32 | Bluebaum, Matthias | GM | GER | 2671 | 7.5 | 2695 | 66 | 70 |
| 3 | 4 | Firouzja, Alireza | GM | FRA | 2754 | 7.5 | 2684 | 64 | 68.5 |
| 4 | 5 | Keymer, Vincent | GM | GER | 2751 | 7.5 | 2668 | 62.5 | 68 |
| 5 | 86 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | GM | USA | 2611 | 7 | 2731 | 69.5 | 73.5 |
| 6 | 2 | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | IND | 2771 | 7 | 2687 | 63 | 67.5 |
| 7 | 108 | Woodward, Andy | GM | USA | 2557 | 7 | 2686 | 61 | 64.5 |
| 8 | 12 | Niemann, Hans Moke | GM | USA | 2733 | 7 | 2668 | 60.5 | 64.5 |
| 9 | 20 | Nihal, Sarin | GM | IND | 2693 | 7 | 2666 | 61.5 | 65.5 |
| 10 | 6 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | GM | UZB | 2748 | 7 | 2663 | 63 | 68 |
| 11 | 19 | Liang, Awonder | GM | USA | 2698 | 7 | 2659 | 56 | 60 |
| 12 | 17 | Rapport, Richard | GM | HUN | 2711 | 7 | 2657 | 57 | 62 |
| 13 | 10 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2741 | 7 | 2649 | 55.5 | 60 |
| 14 | 28 | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | GM | UZB | 2681 | 7 | 2645 | 59.5 | 64 |
| 15 | 16 | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | GM | IND | 2712 | 7 | 2640 | 61 | 66 |
| 16 | 11 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | GM | FRA | 2738 | 7 | 2637 | 60.5 | 65 |
| 17 | 15 | Yu, Yangyi | GM | CHN | 2714 | 7 | 2634 | 60.5 | 65.5 |
| 18 | 22 | Sevian, Samuel | GM | USA | 2692 | 7 | 2633 | 54.5 | 58.5 |
| 19 | 25 | Esipenko, Andrey | GM | FID | 2687 | 7 | 2630 | 56 | 60.5 |
| 20 | 43 | Sargsyan, Shant | GM | ARM | 2653 | 6.5 | 2693 | 61.5 | 65.5 |
| 21 | 82 | Shirov, Alexei | GM | ESP | 2616 | 6.5 | 2685 | 59 | 63 |
| 22 | 96 | Pranav, V | GM | IND | 2596 | 6.5 | 2679 | 62 | 67.5 |
| 23 | 23 | Van Foreest, Jorden | GM | NED | 2692 | 6.5 | 2655 | 61.5 | 65.5 |
| 24 | 14 | Sindarov, Javokhir | GM | UZB | 2722 | 6.5 | 2639 | 53.5 | 57.5 |
| 25 | 42 | Saric, Ivan | GM | CRO | 2655 | 6.5 | 2627 | 51.5 | 55 |
| 26 | 18 | Harikrishna, Pentala | GM | IND | 2704 | 6.5 | 2617 | 52 | 56 |
| 27 | 21 | Maghsoodloo, Parham | GM | IRI | 2692 | 6 | 2701 | 69.5 | 75 |
| 28 | 52 | Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | GM | TUR | 2646 | 6 | 2701 | 64.5 | 69.5 |
| 29 | 87 | Maurizzi, Marcandria | GM | FRA | 2610 | 6 | 2701 | 64.5 | 69 |
| 30 | 72 | Hakobyan, Aram | GM | ARM | 2625 | 6 | 2684 | 58.5 | 63 |
| 31 | 53 | Theodorou, Nikolas | GM | GRE | 2646 | 6 | 2683 | 62.5 | 65.5 |
| 32 | 90 | Predke, Alexandr | GM | SRB | 2609 | 6 | 2676 | 63.5 | 68 |
| 33 | 59 | Xiong, Jeffery | GM | USA | 2640 | 6 | 2676 | 60 | 64 |
| 34 | 91 | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | GM | UKR | 2608 | 6 | 2668 | 59 | 63.5 |
| 35 | 1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | GM | IND | 2785 | 6 | 2666 | 64.5 | 69 |
| 36 | 31 | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | GM | IRI | 2673 | 6 | 2663 | 62.5 | 66.5 |
| 37 | 104 | Aditya, Mittal | GM | IND | 2589 | 6 | 2657 | 57 | 60.5 |
| 38 | 109 | Samunenkov, Ihor | GM | UKR | 2550 | 6 | 2654 | 55 | 59 |
| 39 | 99 | Narayanan, S L | GM | IND | 2591 | 6 | 2650 | 57.5 | 62 |
| 40 | 46 | Mamedov, Rauf | GM | AZE | 2651 | 6 | 2650 | 55 | 59.5 |
| 116 players | |||||||||
| FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Samarkand UZB Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Mon 15th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 13 | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | GM | IND | 2452 | 8 | 2434 | 66.5 | 71.5 |
| 2 | 4 | Lagno, Kateryna | GM | FID | 2505 | 8 | 2433 | 65.5 | 70 |
| 3 | 3 | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | GM | KAZ | 2505 | 7.5 | 2425 | 65.5 | 70 |
| 4 | 2 | Tan, Zhongyi | GM | CHN | 2531 | 7.5 | 2423 | 61 | 64 |
| 5 | 21 | Song, Yuxin | IM | CHN | 2409 | 7.5 | 2411 | 63.5 | 67 |
| 6 | 33 | Fataliyeva, Ulviyya | IM | AZE | 2385 | 7 | 2461 | 69 | 74.5 |
| 7 | 44 | Krush, Irina | GM | USA | 2366 | 7 | 2419 | 58.5 | 63 |
| 8 | 6 | Muzychuk, Mariya | GM | UKR | 2484 | 7 | 2404 | 58 | 62 |
| 9 | 42 | Guo, Qi | IM | CHN | 2371 | 6.5 | 2436 | 64.5 | 69 |
| 10 | 30 | Girya, Olga | GM | FID | 2386 | 6.5 | 2430 | 64.5 | 68.5 |
| 11 | 31 | Narva, Mai | IM | EST | 2386 | 6.5 | 2429 | 60 | 64 |
| 12 | 1 | Muzychuk, Anna | GM | UKR | 2535 | 6.5 | 2417 | 54 | 58 |
| 13 | 15 | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | IM | GRE | 2445 | 6.5 | 2409 | 58.5 | 62.5 |
| 14 | 10 | Dronavalli, Harika | GM | IND | 2467 | 6.5 | 2401 | 60 | 64.5 |
| 15 | 9 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | GM | SUI | 2472 | 6.5 | 2391 | 59.5 | 64 |
| 16 | 14 | Lu, Miaoyi | IM | CHN | 2449 | 6.5 | 2376 | 59.5 | 64 |
| 17 | 48 | Balajayeva, Khanim | IM | AZE | 2331 | 6 | 2439 | 60 | 64.5 |
| 18 | 23 | Danielian, Elina | GM | ARM | 2405 | 6 | 2421 | 56 | 59.5 |
| 19 | 46 | Kamalidenova, Meruert | IM | KAZ | 2349 | 6 | 2414 | 58.5 | 63.5 |
| 20 | 11 | Yip, Carissa | IM | USA | 2458 | 6 | 2399 | 59.5 | 63.5 |
| 21 | 8 | Garifullina, Leya | IM | FID | 2477 | 6 | 2381 | 55 | 59.5 |
| 22 | 20 | Ushenina, Anna | GM | UKR | 2409 | 6 | 2372 | 59.5 | 63.5 |
| 23 | 17 | Javakhishvili, Lela | IM | GEO | 2434 | 6 | 2343 | 49 | 52.5 |
| 24 | 26 | Wagner, Dinara | IM | GER | 2400 | 5.5 | 2459 | 64 | 67.5 |
| 25 | 37 | Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra | IM | POL | 2379 | 5.5 | 2451 | 60.5 | 65 |
| 26 | 36 | Zhai, Mo | WGM | CHN | 2380 | 5.5 | 2421 | 57.5 | 61.5 |
| 27 | 38 | Efroimski, Marsel | IM | ISR | 2377 | 5.5 | 2420 | 55 | 59 |
| 28 | 29 | Gaal, Zsoka | WGM | HUN | 2388 | 5.5 | 2419 | 57.5 | 61.5 |
| 29 | 22 | Khamdamova, Afruza | WIM | UZB | 2409 | 5.5 | 2418 | 61.5 | 66 |
| 30 | 5 | Shuvalova, Polina | IM | FID | 2492 | 5.5 | 2408 | 56.5 | 60.5 |
| 31 | 27 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | GM | BUL | 2395 | 5.5 | 2404 | 61.5 | 65.5 |
| 32 | 7 | Osmak, Yuliia | IM | UKR | 2478 | 5.5 | 2387 | 53.5 | 57.5 |
| 33 | 12 | Injac, Teodora | IM | SRB | 2454 | 5.5 | 2349 | 52.5 | 56 |
| 34 | 40 | Badelka, Olga | IM | AUT | 2375 | 5 | 2431 | 61.5 | 66 |
| 35 | 52 | Omonova, Umida | WIM | UZB | 2252 | 5 | 2420 | 55.5 | 59 |
| 36 | 35 | Vantika, Agrawal | IM | IND | 2381 | 5 | 2419 | 58 | 61 |
| 37 | 51 | Kaliakhmet, Elnaz | WIM | KAZ | 2299 | 5 | 2418 | 55 | 59.5 |
| 38 | 41 | Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim | IM | UZB | 2372 | 5 | 2413 | 55.5 | 59 |
| 39 | 39 | Roebers, Eline | IM | NED | 2377 | 5 | 2404 | 56.5 | 60 |
| 40 | 34 | Balabayeva, Xeniya | WGM | KAZ | 2383 | 5 | 2379 | 54 | 57.5 |
| 56 players | |||||||||
The exe Slovakia Open takes place 13th to 21st September 2025.
| exe Slovakia Open 2025 Bratislava SVK Sat 13th Sep 2025 - Sun 21st Sep 2025
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | Pechac, Jergus | GM | SVK | 2537 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 12 | Zielonka, Adam | FM | POL | 2342 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 28 | Kubik, Rafal | CM | POL | 2202 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 29 | Selbes, Tamer Tarik | FM | TUR | 2195 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Shohat, Yotam | IM | ISR | 2382 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Sahidi, Samir | IM | SVK | 2484 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 7 | 2 | Heberla, Bartlomiej | GM | POL | 2509 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 8 | 5 | Yaniv, Yuval | IM | ISR | 2432 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 9 | 15 | Koepke, Christian | IM | GER | 2331 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 10 | 23 | Schwarz, Dusan | SVK | 2270 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 11 | Rybka, Simon | FM | SVK | 2360 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 12 | 18 | Farkas, Gabor | IM | SVK | 2316 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 32 | Zetocha, Adrian | FM | SVK | 2174 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | 16 | Elias, David | FM | SVK | 2329 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | 26 | Brnusak, Tomas | SVK | 2245 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | 33 | Jendrowiak, Maciej | POL | 2172 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | 67 | Dalgar, Hakki Berat | CM | TUR | 1979 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | 24 | Gubin, Dmitrii | MDA | 2261 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 19 | 4 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | GM | SLO | 2453 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | 10 | Golubka, Petro | GM | UKR | 2369 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 37 | Nadzamova, Viktoria | WFM | SVK | 2129 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 6 | Hrbek, Stepan | IM | CZE | 2426 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 14 | Dovgaliuk, Oleksandr | FM | UKR | 2332 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | 22 | Koelber, Daniel | AUT | 2270 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 25 | 27 | Vasynda, Oleksandr | FM | UKR | 2209 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 25 | Sydoryka, Vladyslav | FM | UKR | 2249 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | 31 | Lahav, Michal | WIM | ISR | 2183 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 28 | 20 | Stevik, Patrik | FM | SVK | 2302 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 29 | 43 | Gay, Lukas | SVK | 2092 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 30 | 7 | Pavlovic, Milos | GM | SRB | 2398 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 31 | 19 | Nawalaniec, Adam | FM | POL | 2302 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 32 | 21 | Snehal, Bhosale | CM | IND | 2270 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 33 | 13 | Jablonicky, Martin | IM | SVK | 2332 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | Bujukliev, Nikola | MKD | 2130 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 35 | 47 | Zawisza, Alan | POL | 2081 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 36 | 61 | Mikulas, Dusan | FM | SVK | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | 64 | Hasala, Richard | SVK | 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 38 | 46 | Sekova, Olivia | SVK | 2085 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 39 | 100 | Nookala, Nikhil Sriram | IND | 1859 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 40 | 49 | Janik, Marek Tobias | SVK | 2045 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 41 | 55 | Herka, Jakub | POL | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 42 | 82 | Mikusik, Marian | SVK | 1947 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 43 | 60 | Hitka, Dominik | SVK | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 44 | 62 | Haasova, Timea | SVK | 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 45 | 90 | Reichel, Lukasz | POL | 1905 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 46 | 9 | Pacher, Milan | GM | SVK | 2381 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 47 | 57 | Kapinaj, Matus | SVK | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 48 | 65 | Zaiarski, Stepan | MDA | 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 49 | 30 | Holly, Andrej | SVK | 2185 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 50 | 132 | Shravan, R | IND | 1543 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 139 players | |||||||||
The SixDays Budapest September takes placce 12th to 17th September 2025.
| SixDays Budapest Sept Budapest HUN Fri 12th Sep 2025 - Wed 17th Sep 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 13 | Aczel, Gergely | GM | HUN | 2435 | 4.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 15 |
| 2 | 11 | Levin, Guy | IM | ISR | 2447 | 3.5 | 0 | 13.5 | 16 |
| 3 | 5 | Chasin, Nico | IM | USA | 2474 | 3.5 | 0 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| 4 | 9 | Raja, Harshit | GM | IND | 2453 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 5 | 23 | Averin, Nikolay | FM | FID | 2352 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | 13.5 |
| 6 | 16 | Berczes, David | GM | HUN | 2410 | 3.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| 7 | 36 | Ashwath, Kaushik | CM | SGP | 2264 | 3.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| 8 | 15 | Pribelszky, Bence Daniel | IM | HUN | 2411 | 3.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 14 |
| 9 | 1 | Sumets, Andrey | GM | UKR | 2512 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 10 | 3 | Girel, Joseph | GM | FRA | 2501 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 11 | 2 | Fodor, Tamas Jr. | GM | HUN | 2505 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | 7 | Csonka, Balazs | IM | HUN | 2470 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 13 | 22 | Sherman, Raem | FM | ISR | 2357 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | 14 | Colbow, Collin | IM | GER | 2433 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 15 | 28 | Kairbekova, Amina | WIM | KAZ | 2299 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15.5 |
| 16 | 6 | Rozentalis, Eduardas | GM | LTU | 2473 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| 17 | 8 | Nagy, Gabor | GM | HUN | 2462 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 | 15 |
| 18 | 26 | Li, Wenxiang | CHN | 2321 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | |
| 19 | 19 | Bhagat, Kush | FM | IND | 2376 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 | 14 |
| 20 | 10 | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | IM | VIE | 2450 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 | 13 |
| 21 | 12 | Bodrogi, Bendeguz | IM | HUN | 2443 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 22 | 37 | Chakrabarty, Reyaansh | FM | AUS | 2260 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 23 | 54 | Chen, Yining | FM | CHN | 2148 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 24 | 4 | Kaczur, Florian | IM | HUN | 2501 | 2.5 | 0 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 25 | 17 | Defromont, Benjamin | IM | FRA | 2407 | 2.5 | 0 | 13 | 15 |
| 26 | 24 | Yurovskykh, Oleksandr | FM | UKR | 2346 | 2.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 14 |
| 27 | 42 | Garv, Rai | IND | 2250 | 2.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 14 | |
| 28 | 38 | Singh, Siddharth | USA | 2256 | 2.5 | 0 | 12 | 14 | |
| 29 | 20 | Papp, Levente | FM | HUN | 2364 | 2.5 | 0 | 11.5 | 13 |
| 30 | 29 | Urhegyi, Marton | FM | SVK | 2287 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| 31 | 51 | Karacsonyi, Kata | WFM | HUN | 2168 | 2.5 | 0 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 32 | 56 | Nasta, Kiren Vivek | USA | 2128 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 11.5 | |
| 33 | 48 | Aashman, Gupta | CM | IND | 2198 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 34 | 40 | Adury, Anant | USA | 2253 | 2.5 | 0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | |
| 35 | 18 | Kolimar, Kristof Pal | FM | HUN | 2396 | 2.5 | 0 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 36 | 25 | Polyik, Peter | FM | HUN | 2323 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 13 |
| 37 | 46 | Meessen, Rudolf | FM | BEL | 2214 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| 38 | 31 | Varga, Csaba Zoltan | FM | HUN | 2283 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 39 | 43 | Vaidyanathan, Kannan | CM | USA | 2248 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 40 | 45 | Shubin, Daniel | CM | USA | 2215 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 58 players | |||||||||
The Reykjavik Chess Club Autumn tournaments takes place 3rd to 21st September 2025.
| Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025 Reykjavik ISL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 21st Sep 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 6 | Dagur Ragnarsson | ISL | 2365 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | Vignir Vatnar Stefansson | ISL | 2512 | 4.5 | 11,8 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 7 | Oliver Johannesson | ISL | 2245 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Bjorn Holm Birkisson | ISL | 2170 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | Bardur Orn Birkisson | ISL | 2230 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson | ISL | 2209 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Bjorn Thorfinnsson | ISL | 2342 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Lenka Ptacnikova | ISL | 2154 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Adam Omarsson | ISL | 2103 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | Josef Omarsson | ISL | 2129 | 0.5 | 0,8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 players | ||||||||
| Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025 Reykjavik ISL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 21st Sep 2025. Category: 1. Ave: (2255) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar | GM | ISL | 2509 | # | 1 | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 2440 | |||
| 2 | Johannesson, Oliver | FM | ISL | 2245 | 0 | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2504 | ||||
| 3 | Ragnarsson, Dagur | IM | ISL | 2387 | 1 | # | = | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 2607 | |||||
| 4 | Birkisson, Bjorn Holm | CM | ISL | 2163 | = | # | = | 1 | 0 | = | 1 | 3.5 | 2331 | |||
| 5 | Birkisson, Bardur Orn | FM | ISL | 2232 | 0 | = | = | # | = | = | 1 | 3 | 2225 | |||
| 6 | Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn | FM | ISL | 2209 | 0 | = | # | = | = | = | 1 | 3 | 2201 | |||
| 7 | Thorfinnsson, Bjorn | IM | ISL | 2342 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | # | 1 | 2.5 | 2249 | ||||
| 8 | Ptacnikova, Lenka | WGM | ISL | 2115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | 1 | 2 | 2159 | |||
| 9 | Omarsson, Adam | CM | ISL | 2232 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | # | = | 1.5 | 2077 | |||
| 10 | Omarsson, Josef | ISL | 2120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | # | 0.5 | 1817 | ||||
The 58th Iranian Men Final 1404 (this is year in the Solar Hijri calendar) took place 4th to 10th September 2025. I was initially confused both by the year and the supposed other Iranian Championship shown in the FIDE calendar but I'm confident this is it. Atakhan Abtin won with 7.5/9. Round 1 games are missing.
| 58th Iranian Men 1404 Urmia IRI Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 6 | Abtin, Atakhan | IRI | 2388 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 30,8 |
| 2 | 1 | Ali, Rastbod | IRI | 2284 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | 7 | Hossein, Rostami | IRI | 2267 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 21,8 |
| 4 | 4 | Mohammadamin, Biriya | IRI | 2252 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 5 | 2 | Rastin, Khanjani | IRI | 2213 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 6 | 9 | Amirreza, Kerdegar | IRI | 2181 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 7 | 3 | Amir Hossein, Doroodgar | IRI | 2403 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 13,8 |
| 8 | 10 | Erfan, Ahmadi | IRI | 2125 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 9 | 8 | Ilia, Hojjatinejad | IRI | 2247 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 12,8 |
| 10 | 5 | Ali, Zeynali | IRI | 2066 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 10 players | ||||||||
The Golden Horse IM-GM took place in Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary, 5th to 10th September 2025. Nico Chasin edged out Gergely Aczel on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.
| Golden Horse GM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | 3 | Chasin, Nico | IM | USA | 2474 | 6.5 | 27,3 |
| 2 | 2 | Aczel, Gergely | GM | HUN | 2435 | 6.5 | 27 |
| 3 | 6 | Berczes, David | GM | HUN | 2410 | 5.5 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | Pap, Misa | GM | SRB | 2440 | 5 | 18.5 |
| 5 | 5 | Tan, Jun Ying | IM | MAS | 2413 | 4.5 | 20,3 |
| 6 | 7 | Dahl, Christoph | FM | GER | 2386 | 4.5 | 18 |
| 7 | 10 | Heinrich, John | FM | GER | 2339 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | 1 | Goroshkov, Maksym | FM | SLO | 2336 | 3.5 | 15,3 |
| 9 | 9 | Bykov, Egor | FM | FID | 2439 | 2.5 | 10,8 |
| 10 | 8 | Adury, Anant | USA | 2253 | 2.5 | 10.5 | |
| 10 players | |||||||
| Golden Horse GM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2396) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Aczel, Gergely | GM | HUN | 2417 | # | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | = | = | 1 | 6.5 | 2560 |
| 2 | Chasin, Nico | IM | USA | 2458 | = | # | 1 | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 6.5 | 2555 |
| 3 | Pap, Misa | GM | SRB | 2439 | = | 0 | # | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2481 | |
| 4 | Tan, Jun Ying | IM | MAS | 2421 | 0 | 1 | = | # | = | = | = | = | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 2393 |
| 5 | Dahl, Christoph | FM | GER | 2387 | 0 | = | = | = | # | = | 0 | 1 | 1 | = | 4.5 | 2397 |
| 6 | Berczes, David | GM | HUN | 2435 | = | 0 | = | = | # | = | = | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 2429 | |
| 7 | Heinrich, John | FM | GER | 2351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 1 | = | # | = | 1 | = | 4 | 2358 |
| 8 | Goroshkov, Maksym | FM | SLO | 2343 | = | 0 | = | = | 0 | = | = | # | = | = | 3.5 | 2322 |
| 9 | Bykov, Egor | FM | FID | 2441 | = | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | # | = | 2.5 | 2225 |
| 10 | Adury, Anant | USA | 2268 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | = | = | # | 2.5 | 2244 | |
| Golden Horse IM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | 2 | Turcsanyi, Vince Gergo | FM | HUN | 2283 | 7 | 29,3 |
| 2 | 6 | Sahithi, Varshini M | FM | IND | 2266 | 6 | 24,8 |
| 3 | 3 | Pribelszky, Bence Daniel | IM | HUN | 2411 | 5.5 | 21,3 |
| 4 | 7 | Gathi, Donat | FM | HUN | 2340 | 5 | 20,3 |
| 5 | 8 | Ashwath, Kaushik | CM | SGP | 2264 | 4.5 | 18,3 |
| 6 | 5 | Chakrabarty, Reyaansh | FM | AUS | 2260 | 4.5 | 17.5 |
| 7 | 9 | Varadi, Viktor | IM | HUN | 2339 | 3.5 | 16,8 |
| 8 | 4 | Kovalskyi, Roman | UKR | 2206 | 3.5 | 14,3 | |
| 9 | 10 | Popovics, Adam | IM | HUN | 2355 | 3 | 11,8 |
| 10 | 1 | Sanjay, Vasu | SGP | 2116 | 2.5 | 10.5 | |
| 10 players | |||||||
| Golden Horse IM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2279) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Turcsanyi, Vince Gergo | FM | HUN | 2297 | # | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2497 |
| 2 | Sahithi Varshini M | FM | IND | 2266 | = | # | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | = | 1 | 6 | 2405 |
| 3 | Pribelszky, Bence | IM | HUN | 2428 | 0 | = | # | = | 1 | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 2342 |
| 4 | Gathi, Donat | HUN | 2273 | 0 | = | = | # | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2323 | |
| 5 | Ashwath Kaushik | CM | SGP | 2264 | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | # | = | = | 1 | = | = | 4.5 | 2281 |
| 6 | Chakrabarty, Reyaansh | FM | AUS | 2271 | = | 0 | = | 0 | = | # | = | = | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 2280 |
| 7 | Varadi, Viktor | IM | HUN | 2339 | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | = | = | # | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 2192 |
| 8 | Kovalskyi, Roman | UKR | 2180 | 0 | = | = | 0 | 0 | = | 1 | # | = | = | 3.5 | 2210 | |
| 9 | Popovics, Adam | IM | HUN | 2355 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | = | # | = | 3 | 2145 |
| 10 | Sanjay, Vasu | SGP | 2116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | 2.5 | 2131 | |
The I Rio Chess Masters took place 6th to 14th September 2025. Alexandr Fier won with 7.5/9.
| I Rio Chess Masters 2025 Rio de Janeiro BRA Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 10 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | Fier Alexandr | GM | BRA | 2569 | 7.5 | 0 | 53.5 | 58 |
| 2 | 5 | Flores Quillas Diego Saul Rodri | IM | PER | 2387 | 6.5 | 0 | 54.5 | 58 |
| 3 | 7 | Filgueiras Nathan Felipe | IM | BRA | 2377 | 6.5 | 0 | 53.5 | 56 |
| 4 | 13 | Gemy Jose Daniel | IM | BOL | 2325 | 6.5 | 0 | 52.5 | 56.5 |
| 5 | 2 | Villanueva Mario | IM | ARG | 2468 | 6.5 | 0 | 52 | 56.5 |
| 6 | 20 | Lima Stefan Moisei Vieira | FM | BRA | 2212 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 55.5 |
| 7 | 4 | Lima Darcy | GM | BRA | 2396 | 5.5 | 0 | 55 | 60 |
| 8 | 3 | Di Berardino Diego Rafael | IM | BRA | 2456 | 5.5 | 0 | 50 | 54 |
| 9 | 11 | Ribeiro Matheus Mendes Domingues | FM | BRA | 2327 | 5.5 | 0 | 49.5 | 53 |
| 10 | 10 | Cori T. Deysi | IM | PER | 2346 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 60 |
| 11 | 16 | Menna Barreto Felipe Kubiaki | FM | BRA | 2275 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 48.5 |
| 12 | 15 | Pinero Rodriguez Carlos Jose | IM | VEN | 2285 | 5 | 0 | 45.5 | 49 |
| 13 | 23 | Silva Caio Henrique Angelico | BRA | 2195 | 5 | 0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | |
| 14 | 24 | Da Silva Borges Rodrigo | BRA | 2175 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 48 | |
| 15 | 6 | Stamenkovic Dragan | IM | SRB | 2387 | 4.5 | 0 | 46.5 | 50 |
| 16 | 18 | Casalaspro Mathias Andre | FM | BRA | 2264 | 4.5 | 0 | 44 | 46.5 |
| 17 | 12 | Hoffman Alejandro | GM | ARG | 2325 | 4.5 | 0 | 43.5 | 46 |
| 18 | 21 | Contreras Huaman Fiorella Daiana | FM | PER | 2200 | 4.5 | 0 | 43.5 | 46 |
| 19 | 14 | Rangel Daniel | FM | BRA | 2299 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 43.5 |
| 20 | 9 | Toth Christian Endre Rego | IM | BRA | 2354 | 4 | 0 | 44.5 | 47 |
| 21 | 22 | Luz Arthur Nader | BRA | 2197 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 43.5 | |
| 22 | 17 | Limp Eduardo Thelio | IM | BRA | 2273 | 3.5 | 0 | 42.5 | 45 |
| 23 | 19 | De Albuquerque Ian Telek Cavalcanti | BRA | 2254 | 2.5 | 0 | 41 | 43.5 | |
| 24 | 8 | Saldano Dayer Horacio | IM | ESP | 2357 | 2.5 | 0 | 33 | 35.5 |
| 24 players | |||||||||
The Rubi IM Closed took place 4th to 10th Sptember 2025. Ulysse Bottazzi won with 7/9.
| Rubi IM Closed 2025 Rubi ESP Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 8 | Bottazzi, Ulysse | FM | FRA | 2348 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 3 | Domene Mulyukov, Alexander | FM | ESP | 2238 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | Cruz, Jonathan | IM | PER | 2353 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Masague Artero, Guerau | FM | ESP | 2311 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 5 | Valenzuela Gomez, Fernando | IM | CHI | 2312 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 6 | Ribeiro, Gustavo | FM | POR | 2234 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | Sviridenko, Yaroslav | UKR | 2276 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | Cruz, Filemon | IM | PER | 2250 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 9 | 9 | Serrano Batova, Vicent | ESP | 2240 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | Martin Gonzalez, Angel | IM | ESP | 2181 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 players | |||||||||
| Rubi IM Closed 2025 Rubi ESP Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2277) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Bottazzi, Ulysse | FM | FRA | 2348 | # | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2489 |
| 2 | Domene Mulyukov, Alexander | FM | ESP | 2200 | 1 | # | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 2451 |
| 3 | Cruz, Jonathan | IM | PER | 2344 | = | 1 | # | = | = | = | = | = | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2312 |
| 4 | Masague Artero, Guerau | FM | ESP | 2302 | 0 | = | = | # | = | 1 | = | = | = | 1 | 5 | 2317 |
| 5 | Ribeiro, Gustavo | FM | POR | 2305 | 0 | 1 | = | = | # | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 4.5 | 2274 |
| 6 | Valenzuela Gomez, Fernando | IM | CHI | 2314 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | # | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 2273 |
| 7 | Cruz, Filemon | IM | PER | 2226 | = | 0 | = | = | 1 | 0 | # | = | = | = | 4 | 2240 |
| 8 | Sviridenko, Yaroslav | UKR | 2321 | 0 | 0 | = | = | 0 | 1 | = | # | = | 1 | 4 | 2229 | |
| 9 | Serrano Batova, Vicent | ESP | 2228 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | = | 0 | = | = | # | = | 3.5 | 2202 | |
| 10 | Martin Gonzalez, Angel | IM | ESP | 2181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | # | 1 | 1937 |
The Mongolian Championships took place 3rd to 14th September 2025. Sumiya Bilguun won with 8/11.
| ch-MGL 2025 Bayankhongor MGL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 5 | Bilguun, Sumiya | MGL | 2425 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 41,3 |
| 2 | 6 | Amilal, Munkhdalai | MGL | 2435 | 7.5 | 1 | 4 | 37,3 |
| 3 | 9 | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | MGL | 2398 | 7.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 38 |
| 4 | 12 | Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt | MGL | 2436 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 33,3 |
| 5 | 1 | Agibileg, Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2449 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 30,3 |
| 6 | 8 | Chinguun, Sumiya | MGL | 2406 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | 2 | Baasansuren, Erdene | MGL | 2362 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 8 | 10 | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | MGL | 2456 | 5.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 26 |
| 9 | 11 | Ulziikhishig, Khishigbat | MGL | 2324 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19.5 |
| 10 | 4 | Tenuunbold, Battulga | MGL | 2286 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 16,8 |
| 11 | 7 | Sodbilegt, Naranbold | MGL | 2296 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 12 | 3 | Lkhagvasuren, Tsedvee | MGL | 2272 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 12,3 |
| 12 players | ||||||||
| ch-MGL 2025 Bayankhongor MGL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2376) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Bilguun, Sumiya | GM | MGL | 2425 | # | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 8 | 2546 |
| 2 | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | IM | MGL | 2415 | = | # | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 7.5 | 2505 |
| 3 | Munkhdalai, Amilal | IM | MGL | 2410 | = | 1 | # | = | 0 | = | 1 | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 2505 |
| 4 | Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt | IM | MGL | 2425 | = | 0 | = | # | 1 | = | 1 | = | = | = | = | 1 | 6.5 | 2436 |
| 5 | Agibileg, Uurtsaikh | IM | MGL | 2428 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | # | 1 | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 6.5 | 2436 |
| 6 | Chinguun, Sumiya | IM | MGL | 2427 | 0 | 1 | = | = | 0 | # | = | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2407 |
| 7 | Baasansuren, Erdene | FM | MGL | 2362 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2413 |
| 8 | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | IM | MGL | 2458 | 0 | 0 | = | = | = | = | = | # | 1 | = | 1 | = | 5.5 | 2368 |
| 9 | Ulziikhishig Khishigbat | FM | MGL | 2269 | = | = | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2283 |
| 10 | Tenuunbold, Battulga | FM | MGL | 2286 | 0 | 0 | = | = | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | # | 1 | = | 3.5 | 2251 |
| 11 | Sodbilegt, Naranbold | FM | MGL | 2329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | # | 1 | 3 | 2205 |
| 12 | Lkhagvasuren, Tsedvee | FM | MGL | 2272 | = | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | # | 2 | 2123 |
The 32nd National Resistance Open took place 1st to 9th September 2025. Christos Krallis edged out Georgios Papadopoulos on tie-break after both scored 8/9.
| 32nd Nikaia Open 2025 Nikaia GRE Mon 1st Sep 2025 - Tue 9th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | KRALLIS, CHRISTOS | GRE | 2392 | 8 | 0.5 | 49.5 | 54 |
| 2 | 3 | PAPADOPOULOS, GEORGIOS | GRE | 2350 | 8 | 0.5 | 48 | 52.5 |
| 3 | 8 | KAZANTZOGLOU, STEFANOS | GRE | 2187 | 6.5 | 0 | 49.5 | 54 |
| 4 | 7 | OIKONOMOPOULOS, FILIPPOS | GRE | 2197 | 6.5 | 0 | 47 | 51 |
| 5 | 4 | VASSIS, MICHAIL | GRE | 2313 | 6.5 | 0 | 43.5 | 47.5 |
| 6 | 12 | SIRIGOS, NIKOLAOS | GRE | 2076 | 6.5 | 0 | 42 | 46.5 |
| 7 | 2 | KAPNISIS, SPYRIDON | GRE | 2377 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 52 |
| 8 | 31 | PALAIOLOGOU, APOSTOLOS | GRE | 1909 | 6 | 0 | 47.5 | 51 |
| 9 | 15 | TZORTZATOS, DIMOSTHENIS PANAGIOT | GRE | 2003 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 49 |
| 10 | 20 | ARMAOS, MICHAIL | GRE | 1938 | 6 | 0 | 43.5 | 45 |
| 11 | 11 | NTOUNIAS, IOANNIS | GRE | 2092 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 46.5 |
| 12 | 22 | NEMTSAS, HRISTOFOROS | GRE | 1937 | 6 | 0 | 40.5 | 44 |
| 13 | 16 | PANOPOULOS, IOANNIS | GRE | 2001 | 6 | 0 | 40.5 | 42 |
| 14 | 28 | ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS | GRE | 1920 | 5.5 | 0 | 47.5 | 50.5 |
| 15 | 14 | MERKOS, THOMAS | GRE | 2043 | 5.5 | 0 | 46.5 | 50.5 |
| 16 | 13 | LAFKIDIS, APOSTOLOS | GRE | 2064 | 5.5 | 0 | 39.5 | 43 |
| 17 | 10 | MYLONAKIS, IOANNIS | GRE | 2139 | 5.5 | 0 | 39.5 | 43 |
| 18 | 36 | MAKRYLAKIS, IASON | GRE | 1869 | 5.5 | 0 | 38.5 | 40 |
| 19 | 51 | KARVOUNTZIS, IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMOS | GRE | 1810 | 5.5 | 0 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 20 | 39 | GALANOPOULOS, EFRAIM | GRE | 1851 | 5.5 | 0 | 37.5 | 40.5 |
| 21 | 5 | POUPALOS, NIKOLAOS | GRE | 2261 | 5 | 0 | 47.5 | 51 |
| 22 | 23 | KASTIS, FOTIS | GRE | 1937 | 5 | 0 | 45.5 | 49.5 |
| 23 | 56 | NIKITAKIS, MICHAIL | GRE | 1799 | 5 | 0 | 43.5 | 48 |
| 24 | 19 | ANTONIADIS, ANASTASIOS | GRE | 1943 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 47 |
| 25 | 38 | LAMPROPOULOS, PAVLOS | GRE | 1858 | 5 | 0 | 40.5 | 43 |
| 26 | 40 | STAVROPOULOS, SOTIRIOS | GRE | 1841 | 5 | 0 | 40.5 | 42.5 |
| 27 | 35 | SIOUTIS, ANGELOS | GRE | 1876 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 44.5 |
| 28 | 54 | ORNITHOPOULOS, NIKOLAOS | GRE | 1802 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41.5 |
| 29 | 49 | MEGAGIANNIS, MAXIMOS | GRE | 1817 | 5 | 0 | 37.5 | 41 |
| 30 | 29 | PAPADOPOULOS, ANTONIOS IOAN | GRE | 1919 | 5 | 0 | 37.5 | 41 |
| 31 | 48 | TOUMPAKARI, MARIA | GRE | 1817 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 40 |
| 32 | 46 | TSOMIS, DIMITRIOS | GRE | 1826 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 37.5 |
| 33 | 18 | POULOS, GEORGIOS | GRE | 1972 | 5 | 0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| 34 | 25 | SALAHIDOU, REVEKA | GRE | 1930 | 4.5 | 0 | 44 | 47.5 |
| 35 | 57 | SKLAVOUNOS, PANAYOTIS | GRE | 1796 | 4.5 | 0 | 43.5 | 46 |
| 36 | 43 | AMPELIOTIS, GEORGIOS | GRE | 1832 | 4.5 | 0 | 43.5 | 45 |
| 37 | 17 | ALEXAKIS, DIMITRIOS | GRE | 1976 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 42.5 |
| 38 | 27 | SIDERIS, THEODOROS | GRE | 1927 | 4.5 | 0 | 37.5 | 41.5 |
| 39 | 53 | ATHANASIOU, SOUMELA | GRE | 1805 | 4.5 | 0 | 37.5 | 40 |
| 40 | 45 | KALONOMOS, IOANNIS | GRE | 1830 | 4.5 | 0 | 36.5 | 40 |
| 83 players | ||||||||
The 30th Grand Hotel Adriatico took place 7th to 14th September 2025. Paulius Pultinevicius won with 7.5/9.
| 30th Hotel Adriatico 2025 Montesilvano ITA Sun 7th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | Pultinevicius, Paulius | GM | LTU | 2529 | 7.5 | 44 | 47 | 2285 |
| 2 | 5 | Poltorak, Sebastian | IM | POL | 2405 | 7 | 45 | 47 | 2230 |
| 3 | 3 | Di Benedetto, Edoardo | IM | ITA | 2436 | 6.5 | 46.5 | 51 | 2313 |
| 4 | 4 | Glek, Igor | GM | BEL | 2429 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 2268 |
| 5 | 2 | Horvath, Csaba | GM | HUN | 2477 | 6 | 44 | 47 | 2259 |
| 6 | 10 | Kalyani, Sirin | WFM | IND | 2163 | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47 | 2250 |
| 7 | 6 | Kovacevic, Blazimir | GM | CRO | 2379 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 2226 |
| 8 | 19 | Silva, Mariana | WFM | POR | 2023 | 5 | 42 | 45 | 2221 |
| 9 | 14 | Caruso, Augusto | ITA | 2138 | 5 | 35 | 37.5 | 2003 | |
| 10 | 23 | Kinberg, Ofer | ISR | 1990 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 2032 | |
| 11 | 13 | Kukushkin, Ivan | CM | BUL | 2139 | 4.5 | 41 | 45.5 | 2206 |
| 12 | 7 | Siva Kumar, Nirish Kumar | FM | MAS | 2239 | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 2206 |
| 13 | 9 | Schacher, Gerd | FM | ITA | 2193 | 4.5 | 38 | 41 | 2184 |
| 14 | 8 | Djuric, Stefan | GM | SRB | 2235 | 4.5 | 37.5 | 42 | 2098 |
| 15 | 18 | Mayorga Araya, Sofia | WIM | CRC | 2024 | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39 | 2111 |
| 16 | 29 | Ferraro, Luca | ITA | 1945 | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 2077 | |
| 17 | 30 | Geraci, Sergio | ITA | 1933 | 4 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 2082 | |
| 18 | 12 | Unterfrauner, Albert | ITA | 2140 | 4 | 36 | 38 | 2059 | |
| 19 | 16 | Pintor, Simao | POR | 2117 | 4 | 35.5 | 38 | 2096 | |
| 20 | 26 | Mrozowski, Nikodem | POL | 1965 | 4 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 2102 | |
| 21 | 15 | Simoli, Sergio | ITA | 2124 | 4 | 34 | 36.5 | 2080 | |
| 22 | 20 | Filippone, Matteo | ITA | 2016 | 4 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 2063 | |
| 23 | 11 | Proietti Cobas, Jorge | ITA | 2144 | 3.5 | 40 | 43 | 2124 | |
| 24 | 17 | Di Giacinto, Gaudio | ITA | 2035 | 3 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 2162 | |
| 25 | 25 | Sereinig, Eduard | AUT | 1967 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 2071 | |
| 26 | 21 | Fiorido, Giuseppe | ITA | 2008 | 3 | 32 | 34 | 2085 | |
| 27 | 24 | Lugaresi, Gabriele | ITA | 1970 | 3 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 2011 | |
| 28 | 31 | Tonel, Giulia | ITA | 1931 | 3 | 28 | 30 | 1994 | |
| 29 | 28 | Castelfranchi, Carlo | ITA | 1955 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 2081 | |
| 30 | 27 | Cristiani, Cesare | ITA | 1961 | 2 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 2069 | |
| 31 | 22 | Muellneritsch, Anton | AUT | 2000 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 2047 | |
| 31 players | |||||||||
The Montreal Open took place 3rd to 7th September 2025. Bator Sambuev won on tie-break from Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratte, Vincent Latorre, Rafael Adam and Duc Minh Lai after all scored 5.5/7. More games now available, my thanks to Hugh Brodie.
| Montreal Open 2025 Montreal CAN Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 7 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | Rtg | TB1 |
| 1 | 2 | Sambuev, Bator | GM | 2431 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 6 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta | IM | 2319 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 7 | Latorre, Vincent | FM | 2319 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 16 | Adam, Rafael | CM | 2160 | 5.5 |
| 5 | 20 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2121 | 5.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | Golubka, Petro | GM | 2369 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Tanaka, Tyler | FM | 2244 | 5 |
| 8 | 9 | Zhu, Hong Rui | FM | 2212 | 5 |
| 9 | 13 | Martinez Mulet, Dario Leonel | 2173 | 5 | |
| 10 | 18 | Gavrilin, Roman | 2148 | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | Le Siege, Alexandre | GM | 2465 | 4.5 |
| 12 | 5 | Migot, Tangi | IM | 2324 | 4.5 |
| 13 | 12 | Guillemette, Hugo | CM | 2180 | 4.5 |
| 14 | 14 | Gutierrez, Renzo | FM | 2172 | 4.5 |
| 15 | 19 | Duong, Thanh Nha | IM | 2145 | 4.5 |
| 16 | 22 | Saha, Ananda | CM | 2105 | 4.5 |
| 17 | 24 | Saine, Zachary | 2068 | 4.5 | |
| 18 | 48 | Deboosere, Adam Moussa | 1925 | 4.5 | |
| 19 | 64 | Radenovic, Milan | 1851 | 4.5 | |
| 20 | 15 | Kraiouchkine, Nikita | NM | 2165 | 4 |
| 21 | 21 | Arruebarrena, Rafael | CM | 2107 | 4 |
| 22 | 28 | Siegel, Adam | 2051 | 4 | |
| 23 | 29 | Huang, Qiuyu | FM | 2043 | 4 |
| 24 | 31 | Lopez Linares, Lizandro Fernando | 2038 | 4 | |
| 25 | 36 | Darvekar, Yash | 1989 | 4 | |
| 26 | 39 | Trofimov-Malyshkin, Valentyn | 1964 | 4 | |
| 27 | 42 | Turcotte, Jonathan | 1945 | 4 | |
| 28 | 52 | Robichaud, Louis | 1914 | 4 | |
| 29 | 62 | Atmani, Amine | 1871 | 4 | |
| 30 | 63 | Morin, Richer | 1859 | 4 | |
| 31 | 68 | Dufresne, Christophe | 1762 | 4 | |
| 32 | 71 | Jutras, Arnaud | 1720 | 4 | |
| 33 | 11 | Batorshyn, Ilia | CM | 2189 | 3.5 |
| 34 | 23 | Navarro Guerrero, Pavel. E. | 2100 | 3.5 | |
| 35 | 45 | Gueorguiev, Valentin | 1933 | 3.5 | |
| 36 | 46 | Jacquet, Stephane | 1931 | 3.5 | |
| 37 | 50 | Li, Yi Lin | WFM | 1922 | 3.5 |
| 38 | 65 | Lamontagne, Damien | 1834 | 3.5 | |
| 39 | 74 | HUYNH, Nhu Phuong Nghi | 1400 | 3.5 | |
| 40 | 33 | Genzling, Jérôme | 2019 | 3 | |
| 76 players | |||||
The 7th Bamberg Open took place 3rd to 7th September 2025.
| 7th Bamberg Open 2025 Bamberg GER Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 7 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 2 | Carow, Johannes Dr. | IM | GER | 2468 | 6 | 30.5 | 2279 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | Knüdel, Torben | FM | GER | 2365 | 5.5 | 29.5 | 2242 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | Hacker, Jonas | IM | GER | 2342 | 5.5 | 28 | 2250 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Chassard, Cedric | FM | GER | 2245 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 2184 | 4 |
| 5 | 19 | Engel, Bruno | GER | 2221 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 2200 | 5 | |
| 6 | 3 | Kolb, Tobias | FM | GER | 2402 | 5.5 | 25.5 | 2127 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | Poetsch, Hagen | GM | GER | 2449 | 5 | 30 | 2226 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | Schulze, Lara | FM | GER | 2324 | 5 | 28 | 2173 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Zwahr, Paul | FM | GER | 2272 | 5 | 26.5 | 2172 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | Dürr, Florian | GER | 2196 | 5 | 26.5 | 2127 | 3 | |
| 11 | 8 | Böhme, Sebastian | FM | GER | 2244 | 5 | 26 | 2109 | 4 |
| 12 | 26 | Pribyl, Josef | IM | CZE | 2171 | 5 | 25.5 | 2139 | 4 |
| 13 | 11 | Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta | WGM | UKR | 2250 | 5 | 25 | 2146 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | Schmitz, Thorsten | FM | GER | 2229 | 5 | 25 | 2119 | 3 |
| 15 | 135 | Steiner, Tizian | GER | 1839 | 5 | 25 | 2114 | 5 | |
| 16 | 12 | Mohylnyi, Stepan | FM | UKR | 2275 | 5 | 24.5 | 2071 | 5 |
| 17 | 20 | Demchenko, Yaroslav | CM | UKR | 2217 | 5 | 24 | 2093 | 4 |
| 18 | 28 | Spiric, Igor | FM | SRB | 2163 | 5 | 24 | 1992 | 3 |
| 19 | 17 | Menzel, Maximilian | GER | 2220 | 5 | 23.5 | 2091 | 3 | |
| 20 | 21 | Mann, Gergely | GER | 2208 | 5 | 23.5 | 2066 | 4 | |
| 21 | 43 | Von Zimmermann, Georg Dr. | GER | 2072 | 5 | 23 | 2070 | 5 | |
| 22 | 59 | Abed, Karim | GER | 1994 | 4.5 | 28 | 2230 | 3 | |
| 23 | 75 | Arndt, Dominik | GER | 1979 | 4.5 | 27 | 2222 | 3 | |
| 24 | 57 | Deschler, Arne | GER | 1960 | 4.5 | 27 | 2217 | 3 | |
| 25 | 33 | Nönnig, Jakob | GER | 2128 | 4.5 | 27 | 2169 | 3 | |
| 26 | 15 | Berend, Elvira | WGM | LUX | 2244 | 4.5 | 26 | 2150 | 4 |
| 27 | 35 | Ratushnyi, Viktor | UKR | 2087 | 4.5 | 25 | 2060 | 3 | |
| 28 | 37 | Blodig, Vincent | GER | 2112 | 4.5 | 25 | 2017 | 3 | |
| 29 | 14 | Kamp, Adrian | GER | 2231 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 2017 | 4 | |
| 30 | 113 | Kamm, Günter | GER | 1884 | 4.5 | 24 | 2048 | 3 | |
| 31 | 30 | Löw, Gerald | FM | GER | 2157 | 4.5 | 24 | 2020 | 3 |
| 32 | 51 | Bunk, Wolfgang | GER | 2038 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 2028 | 3 | |
| 33 | 64 | Braun, Julian | GER | 2005 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 1899 | 4 | |
| 34 | 27 | Restorff, Felix | GER | 2142 | 4.5 | 21 | 1992 | 2 | |
| 35 | 41 | Haug, Mara | GER | 2078 | 4.5 | 21 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 36 | 23 | Yasmo, Daniil | GER | 2096 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 1988 | 3 | |
| 37 | 31 | Stock, Jörg | GER | 2099 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 1986 | 4 | |
| 38 | 39 | Rosenboom, Niko | GER | 2060 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 1944 | 4 | |
| 39 | 91 | Sohr, Jim | GER | 1941 | 4 | 27.5 | 2182 | 2 | |
| 40 | 45 | Ronsin, Corentin | GER | 2069 | 4 | 27.5 | 2137 | 4 | |
| 146 players | |||||||||
The Atyrau Chess Masters took place 6th to 14th September 2025. Shiroghlan Talibov won the IM event with 6.5/9. Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage won the WIM with 7/9.
| Atyrau Chess Masters IM Atyrau KAZ Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 9 | Talibov, Shiroghlan | IM | AZE | 2430 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | Sivuk, Vitaly | GM | SWE | 2492 | 6 | 25.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 4 | Zhauynbay, Aldiyar | FM | KAZ | 2197 | 6 | 24.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | Petukhov, Alan | FM | KAZ | 2330 | 5 | 22 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | Nikitenko, Mihail | GM | BLR | 2517 | 5 | 20,3 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 2 | Pantsulaia, Levan | GM | GEO | 2480 | 4 | 15,8 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 1 | Shonazarov, Orash | FM | KAZ | 2270 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | Talgatov, Nazar | FM | KAZ | 2269 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | Amirali, Abzal | KAZ | 2103 | 3 | 10.5 | 0.5 | |
| 10 | 10 | Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys | FM | KAZ | 2215 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 |
| 10 players | ||||||||
| Atyrau Chess Masters IM Atyrau KAZ Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025. Category: 4. Ave: (2335) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Talibov, Shiroghlan | IM | AZE | 2420 | # | = | = | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 2492 |
| 2 | Sivuk, Vitaly | GM | SWE | 2495 | = | # | 1 | = | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | 6 | 2443 |
| 3 | Zhauynbay Aldiyar | FM | KAZ | 2214 | = | 0 | # | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | = | 6 | 2474 |
| 4 | Petukhov, Alan | FM | KAZ | 2330 | = | = | = | # | = | 1 | = | = | = | = | 5 | 2379 |
| 5 | Nikitenko, Mihail | GM | BLR | 2504 | = | = | 0 | = | # | = | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2360 |
| 6 | Pantsulaia, Levan | GM | GEO | 2493 | = | = | 0 | 0 | = | # | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 4 | 2275 |
| 7 | Shonazarov, Orash | FM | KAZ | 2284 | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | # | = | = | 1 | 4 | 2298 |
| 8 | Talgatov, Nazar | FM | KAZ | 2301 | 0 | 0 | = | = | 1 | 0 | = | # | = | 0 | 3 | 2214 |
| 9 | Amirali, Abzal | KAZ | 2098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | = | = | # | 1 | 3 | 2237 | |
| 10 | Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys | FM | KAZ | 2215 | 0 | = | = | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | # | 2.5 | 2183 |
| Atyrau Chess Masters WIM Atyrau KAZ Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 2 | Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | IM | SRI | 2423 | 7 | 29.5 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 7 | Kholyavko, Mariya | WFM | KAZ | 2183 | 6.5 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Kubicka, Anna | WIM | POL | 2243 | 6.5 | 22.8 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 5 | Quparadze, Giga | GM | GEO | 2511 | 6 | 21.3 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 10 | Doluhanova, Evgeniya | WGM | UKR | 2208 | 5 | 18 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 9 | Galymzhanuly, Ibragim | KAZ | 1979 | 4 | 16.5 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Kamarova, Zhanbota | KAZ | 2040 | 4 | 15.8 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | Assylkhan, Asiya | KAZ | 1937 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Japparbekova, Malika | KAZ | 2011 | 2 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |
| 10 | 6 | Amanzhol, Khanzada | WFM | KAZ | 1855 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 10 players | ||||||||
| Atyrau Chess Masters WIM Atyrau KAZ Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2144) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | IM | SRI | 2410 | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | = | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2334 |
| 2 | Kholyavko, Mariya | WFM | KAZ | 2121 | 0 | # | = | 1 | = | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 2312 |
| 3 | Kubicka, Anna | WIM | POL | 2226 | 0 | = | # | = | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 2300 |
| 4 | Quparadze, Giga | GM | GEO | 2525 | 0 | 0 | = | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 6 | 2226 |
| 5 | Doluhanova, Evgeniya | WGM | UKR | 2272 | = | = | = | 0 | # | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2172 |
| 6 | Galymzhanuly, Ibragim | KAZ | 1935 | = | = | 0 | 0 | 1 | # | = | 0 | 1 | = | 4 | 2124 | |
| 7 | Kamarova, Zhanbota | KAZ | 2053 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | 1 | = | = | 4 | 2111 | |
| 8 | Assylkhan, Asiya | KAZ | 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | # | 1 | = | 2.5 | 1997 | |
| 9 | Japparbekova, Malika | KAZ | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | # | 1 | 2 | 1944 | |
| 10 | Amanzhol, Khanzada | WFM | KAZ | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | = | 0 | # | 1.5 | 1891 |
The Wuerttemberg Chess Festival took place 29th August to 4th September 2025. Bryan Smith won with 7/9.
| Wuerttemberg WEM-M 2025 Illertissen GER Fri 29th Aug 2025 - Thu 4th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 5 | Smith, Bryan | USA | 2371 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27.5 |
| 2 | 9 | Zuferi, Enis | GER | 2336 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24,3 |
| 3 | 4 | Sokolov, Andrei | FRA | 2449 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24.5 |
| 4 | 3 | Rozentalis, Eduardas | LTU | 2462 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | 10 | Braun, Georg Dr. | GER | 2403 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 21.5 |
| 6 | 7 | Cwiek, Ryszard | POL | 2137 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13.5 |
| 7 | 1 | Hirneise, Jens | GER | 2327 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 15,3 |
| 8 | 6 | Seitz, Patrick | GER | 2217 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 9,8 |
| 9 | 8 | Albrecht, Neil | GER | 2251 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | Narr, Kevin | GER | 2086 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6,3 |
| 10 players | ||||||||
| Wuerttemberg WEM-M 2025 Illertissen GER Fri 29th Aug 2025 - Thu 4th Sep 2025. Category: 3. Ave: (2304) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Smith, Bryan | GM | USA | 2371 | # | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2517 |
| 2 | Zuferi, Enis | FM | GER | 2336 | = | # | = | 1 | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 6 | 2425 |
| 3 | Sokolov, Andrei | GM | FRA | 2449 | = | = | # | = | 1 | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | 6 | 2413 |
| 4 | Rozentalis, Eduardas | GM | LTU | 2463 | 0 | 0 | = | # | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2411 |
| 5 | Braun, Georg | FM | GER | 2403 | = | 1 | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 2373 |
| 6 | Cwiek, Ryszard | POL | 2137 | 0 | 0 | = | = | 0 | # | = | = | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2280 | |
| 7 | Hirneise, Jens | FM | GER | 2327 | = | = | = | 0 | 0 | = | # | 1 | = | 3.5 | 2285 | |
| 8 | Seitz, Patrick | GER | 2217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | 0 | # | = | = | 2.5 | 2148 | |
| 9 | Albrecht, Neil | GER | 2251 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | 1 | 2.5 | 2144 | |
| 10 | Narr, Kevin | GER | 2086 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | # | 1 | 2006 | ||
The Marshall September Premier took place 5th to 7th September 2025. Liam Henry Putnam won with 5/5.
| Marshall Sept Premier New York USA Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Pts |
| 1 | Liam Henry Putnam | 5.0 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Lenderman | 4.0 |
| 3 | Justin J Sarkar | 4.0 |
| 4 | Eshaan Hebbar | 4.0 |
| 5 | Logan J Brain | 4.0 |
| 6 | Josiah Stearman | 3.5 |
| 7 | Kevin Zhao | 3.5 |
| 8 | Santhosh Ayyappan | 3.5 |
| 9 | Tommy Kozlek Iv | 3.5 |
| 10 | David Brodsky | 3.0 |
| 11 | Mark Paragua | 3.0 |
| 12 | Linxi Zhu | 3.0 |
| 13 | Mr. Jay Richard Bonin | 3.0 |
| 14 | Daniel Yedidia | 3.0 |
| 15 | Nathan A Resika | 3.0 |
| 16 | Kyle Q Dong | 3.0 |
| 17 | Pranav Shankar | 3.0 |
| 18 | Justin Dalhouse | 3.0 |
| 19 | Robert Li | 3.0 |
| 20 | Narayan Venkatesh | 2.5 |
| 21 | Carter Ho | 2.5 |
| 22 | Luc William Crim Hoffman | 2.5 |
| 23 | Elliott Goodrich | 2.5 |
| 24 | Tim Shvarts | 2.5 |
| 25 | Chloe Gaw | 2.5 |
| 26 | Nicholas Belenky | 2.5 |
| 27 | Kevin Stern | 2.5 |
| 28 | Owen Levine | 2.5 |
| 29 | Kylan Z Huang | 2.5 |
| 30 | Whitney Tse | 2.5 |
| 31 | Marzouq Chowdhury | 2.5 |
| 32 | Winsley Wu | 2.5 |
| 33 | Kassa Korley | 2.0 |
| 34 | Bryan A Weisz | 2.0 |
| 35 | Aakaash Meduri | 2.0 |
| 36 | Corin Gartenlaub | 2.0 |
| 37 | Connor Junda Wang | 2.0 |
| 38 | Mason Jin Li | 2.0 |
| 39 | Alexander Sukhiashvili | 2.0 |
| 40 | Sarathi Ray | 2.0 |
| 59 players | ||
Hikaru Nakamura won the 70th Iowa Open Championship tournament. I don't have standings, just Nakamura's games.
The Bulgarian Team Championship took place 7th to 11th September 2025. Burgas 64 1 won.
| TCh-BUL 2025 Primorsko BUL Sun 7th Sep 2025 - Thu 11th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 6 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Team | Gms | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | Burgas 64 1 - Burgas | 6 | 12 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | An Pasan - Sofia | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | Victory - Blagoevgrad | 6 | 9 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | Sinite Kamani - Sliven | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | Spartak Pleven XXI - Pleven | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | Tundzha - Yambol | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | Velikova - Sofia | 6 | 5 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Gebedzhe - Beloslav | 5 | 5 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | Burgas 64 2 - Burgas | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Slivnishki Geroj - Slivnitsa | 5 | 5 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | Arda - Kyrdzhali | 5 | 5 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Krakra Pernishki - Pernik | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Oboriste - Panagyurishte | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 players | ||||||
The Finnish Team Championship takes place 5th September to 15th March 2025. Games from week one now available.
| TCh-FIN 2025-26 Finland FIN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Sun 15th Mar 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 13) Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Team | Gms | + | - | = | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | Aatos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | RaahLi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | MatSK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | TammerSh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | HSK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | JyS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | HSC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | VammSK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | MatSK2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | TuTS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | Gambiitti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | SalSK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 12 players | |||||||||
The Polish 1st League took place 6th to 14th September 2025. KU AZS Politechnika Opolska won.
| TCh-POL 1st League 2025 Chotowa POL Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | FED | Rtg | Mpts | Bpts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | KU AZS Politechnika Opolska | POL | 2367 | 18 | 34.5 | 167.62 | 8 |
| 2 | Bialy Krol Wisznia Mala | POL | 2369 | 13 | 32.5 | 152.54 | 4.5 |
| 3 | UKS Eko Cykl Sparta Bialoleka | POL | 2302 | 12 | 32 | 152.13 | 3.5 |
| 4 | UKS Pionier Jastrzebie-Zdroj | POL | 2276 | 12 | 29 | 135.71 | 4.5 |
| 5 | MKSz Gryf Debica | POL | 2206 | 11 | 32 | 136.88 | 4.5 |
| 6 | SEMPAI UKS HETMAN Czestochowa | POL | 2283 | 11 | 30.5 | 131.63 | 2 |
| 7 | OTSz Ostrow Wielkopolski | POL | 2269 | 10 | 30.5 | 136.79 | 7.5 |
| 8 | UKS OPP Torun | POL | 2267 | 10 | 29 | 128.75 | 4.5 |
| 9 | MUKS Stoczek 45 Bialystok | POL | 2210 | 10 | 28 | 129.63 | 3.5 |
| 10 | UKS Czternastka Warszawa | POL | 2195 | 9 | 24.5 | 110.79 | 3.5 |
| 11 | KSz Odrodzenie Kozuchow | POL | 2166 | 9 | 24.5 | 101.88 | 3.5 |
| 12 | AZS AGH Krakow | POL | 2127 | 8 | 25 | 102.67 | 4.5 |
| 13 | MUKS Srodmiescie Wroclaw | POL | 2106 | 8 | 23.5 | 102.21 | 6 |
| 14 | KSz Hetman Koszalin | POL | 2161 | 7 | 26.5 | 108.04 | 6 |
| 15 | KS Korona Zakrzewo | POL | 2177 | 7 | 25 | 100.25 | 4 |
| 16 | UKS MDK-1 HETMAN Bydgoszcz | POL | 2152 | 7 | 24.5 | 104.67 | 3.5 |
| 17 | MKS MOS Wieliczka | POL | 2170 | 6 | 25 | 113.17 | 2.5 |
| 18 | Gmina Radkow | POL | 2102 | 5 | 23 | 92.17 | 4 |
| 19 | TSz Skoczek Sedziszow Malopolski | POL | 2172 | 5 | 21 | 90.75 | 5 |
| 20 | ASSz Lipno Steszew | POL | 2088 | 2 | 19.5 | 78.17 | 5 |
| 20 players | |||||||
The 23rd Bosnian Premier League took place 7th to 14th September 2025. SK INGSMA Gorazde won beating second placed SK BOSNA Sarajevo in the decisive match.
| 23rd Premier League BIH Banja Luka BIH Sun 7th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | SK INGSMA Gorazde | * | 3½ | 5 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 5 | 5½ | 16 | 35.5 |
| 2 | SK BOSNA Sarajevo | 2½ | * | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 3 | OSK AKADEMIJA SAMPIONA Doboj Istok | 1 | 3 | * | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 5½ | 13 | 30.5 |
| 4 | SK NAPREDAK Sarajevo | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | * | 3 | 4 | 4½ | 3 | 3½ | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | SK BJELASNICA Pazaric | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | * | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | SK MAT Teslic | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | * | 3½ | 4½ | 4 | 4½ | 10 | 29.5 |
| 7 | BANJALUCKI SAHOVSKI KLUB Banjaluka | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | * | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | SK KISELJAK Kiseljak | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | * | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24.5 |
| 9 | SK NAPREDAK Zenica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3 | * | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | SK SARAJEVO Sarajevo | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | * | 0 | 8 |
| 10 players | |||||||||||||
| TCh-BIH Premier Women Banja Luka BIH Sun 7th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | ZSK NAPREDAK Zenica | * | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | SK GAMBIT Banjaluka | 1½ | * | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | SK HRASNO-BUSOVACA Busovaca | 1 | 2 | * | 2½ | 3½ | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | SK PREPOROD Zenica | 1½ | 1 | 1½ | * | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | SK CELIK Zenica | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 2 | 2 |
| 5 players | ||||||||
The III Turkic Universiade took place 4th to 8th September 2025 in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. Turkey won.
| III Turkic Universiade Cholpon-Ata KGZ Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Mon 8th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | TB1 |
| 1 | Turkey | * | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | * | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | * | 2 |
| 5 players | |||||||
The Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd September was won by Magnus Carlsen with 10/11.
| Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 chess.com INT Tue 9th Sep 2025 - Tue 9th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 2 | Magnus Carlsen | GM | NOR | 3351 | W156W | W141B | W174W | W326B | W27W | W332B | W2W | L3B | W15B | W6W | W13W | 10 | 71.5 | 76.5 | 67.5 |
| 2 | 8 | Oleksandr Bortnyk | GM | USA | 3134 | W197W | W78B | W20W | W7B | W333W | W32B | L1B | L15W | W96W | W59B | W3B | 9 | 75.5 | 80 | 62 |
| 3 | 3 | Alireza Firouzja | GM | FRA | 3268 | W105B | W83W | W56B | W364W | D128B | W18W | W330B | W1W | D13W | W28B | L2W | 9 | 73 | 76 | 60.25 |
| 4 | 48 | Kacper Drozdowski | IM | POL | 3044 | W131B | W107W | L47B | D73B | W388W | W54B | W46W | W128W | W17B | D13B | W14W | 9 | 68.5 | 71 | 56.75 |
| 5 | 31 | Liem Le | GM | VNM | 3064 | W150B | L97W | W394B | W368W | W60B | W45W | W332W | W325B | L6B | W20W | W19B | 9 | 63.5 | 65.5 | 51 |
| 6 | 19 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | GM | POL | 3132 | W381B | W86W | W29B | L8B | W25W | W43B | W23W | W94B | W5W | L1B | D9W | 8.5 | 79 | 82 | 59.25 |
| 7 | 45 | Aravindh Chithambaram | GM | IND | 3037 | W213W | W183B | W94W | L2W | W63B | W49W | W69B | D324W | L10B | W74W | W36B | 8.5 | 69.5 | 73.5 | 52.75 |
| 8 | 59 | Martyn Kravtsiv | GM | UKR | 3019 | W441W | W108B | W69B | W6W | L332W | D329B | W27W | W32B | D36W | D15B | W29W | 8.5 | 69.5 | 69.5 | 54 |
| 9 | 34 | Sergei Zhigalko | GM | INT | 3040 | W353W | W352B | L44W | W183B | W22W | L74B | W91W | W52B | W48B | W26W | D6B | 8.5 | 67.5 | 71.5 | 53.75 |
| 10 | 29 | Benjamin Bok | GM | NLD | 3079 | W306B | D206W | W65B | L38W | W73B | W354W | W71B | W29W | W7W | L14B | W31W | 8.5 | 67 | 68 | 50.5 |
| 11 | 4 | Denis Lazavik | GM | BLR | 3225 | W189W | L384B | W104W | W77B | L46W | W153B | D19W | W335B | W94W | W70B | W23B | 8.5 | 63 | 65.5 | 52 |
| 12 | 67 | Jakub Kosakowski | GM | POL | 2978 | W427W | W367B | L16B | W129W | W352B | D27B | L17W | W340B | W32W | W69W | W28B | 8.5 | 62.5 | 63.5 | 43.75 |
| 13 | 1 | Hikaru Nakamura | GM | USA | 3376 | W106B | L60W | W263B | W335W | W34B | W72W | W331B | W14W | D3B | D4W | L1B | 8 | 73.5 | 76.5 | 50.5 |
| 14 | 24 | Luca Moroni Jr | GM | ITA | 3077 | W193W | W49B | L31W | W102B | W165B | W20W | W74B | L13B | W45W | W10W | L4B | 8 | 72.5 | 77 | 52.5 |
| 15 | 27 | Matthias Bluebaum | GM | DEU | 3075 | W407B | W77W | W354B | L72W | W84B | W96W | W44B | W2B | L1W | D8W | D17B | 8 | 72 | 73.5 | 48.75 |
| 16 | 14 | Andrey Esipenko | GM | RUS | 3130 | W138W | W54B | W12W | D57B | D43B | L187W | W84B | L23B | W55W | W40B | W48W | 8 | 71 | 76 | 56 |
| 17 | 30 | Grigoriy Oparin | GM | USA | 3047 | W393W | W55B | W74W | L44B | W366W | D31B | W12B | W47W | L4W | W35B | D15W | 8 | 71 | 73 | 49.25 |
| 18 | 32 | David Paravyan | GM | RUS | 3047 | W207W | W67B | W235W | D21W | W71B | L3B | W72W | W31W | D51B | L23W | W52B | 8 | 70.5 | 74.5 | 50 |
| 19 | 82 | Aleksandr Rakhmanov | GM | INT | 2933 | W167B | D152W | W133B | L28B | W361W | W34W | D11B | W326W | W43W | W51B | L5W | 8 | 68 | 71.5 | 48.25 |
| 20 | 61 | Roberto Junio Brito Molina | IM | BRA | 2975 | W392W | W171B | L2B | W64W | W365B | L14B | W100W | W332B | W53W | L5B | W63W | 8 | 66 | 68 | 42 |
| 21 | 90 | Srihari L | IM | IND | 2898 | W182B | W245W | W33W | D18B | L330B | L70W | D110B | W101B | W115W | W95W | W56B | 8 | 63.5 | 67 | 48 |
| 22 | 92 | Christian Gian Karlo Arca | FM | PHL | 2874 | W159B | L214W | W207B | W294W | L9B | W343W | L24B | W108W | W346B | W43B | W59W | 8 | 59.5 | 61.5 | 41 |
| 23 | 3 | Mitrabha Guha | GM | IND | 2977 | U-- | W254B | W417W | W376B | W24W | W333B | L6B | W16W | W49W | W18B | L11W | 8 | 59 | 60 | 43 |
| 24 | 12 | Aleksei Sarana | GM | SRB | 3126 | W422W | W412B | L71W | W100W | L23B | W273B | W22W | L96B | W109W | W44B | W45B | 8 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 39 |
| 25 | 80 | Emin Ohanyan | GM | ARM | 2946 | W218B | W380W | L128B | W281W | L6B | D348W | D73B | W110W | W106B | W326W | W51W | 8 | 57 | 59.5 | 40 |
| 26 | 66 | Artem Bardyk | FM | INT | 2953 | L244B | W210W | W292B | W367W | L340B | W375W | W39B | W30B | W325W | L9B | W47W | 8 | 55 | 57 | 40 |
| 27 | 26 | Leinier Dominguez Perez | GM | USA | 3057 | W169W | W335B | W45W | W35B | L1B | D12W | L8B | W65W | L31B | W86W | W76B | 7.5 | 74 | 79 | 48.75 |
| 28 | 33 | Frederik Svane | GM | DEU | 3045 | W135B | W90W | D38B | W19W | W76B | D325W | D47B | W331W | W324B | L3W | L12W | 7.5 | 71 | 76.5 | 48.75 |
| 29 | 72 | Matvey Galchenko | IM | RUS | 2956 | W88B | W342W | L6W | W105B | D36B | W87W | W70B | L10B | W330W | W324W | L8B | 7.5 | 70.5 | 75.5 | 46.25 |
| 30 | 17 | Faustino Oro | IM | ARG | 3110 | W228B | W37W | L35B | W341W | L45B | W102W | W66B | L26W | W58W | D38B | W81W | 7.5 | 69 | 73 | 46.75 |
| 31 | 75 | Pablo Salinas Herrera | GM | CHL | 2953 | W211W | W415B | W14B | L128W | W150B | D17W | W57W | L18B | W27W | W33B | L10B | 7.5 | 69 | 70 | 44 |
| 32 | 16 | Renato Terry | IM | PER | 3065 | W394W | W387B | W52W | W98B | W44W | L2W | D51B | L8W | L12B | W89W | W84W | 7.5 | 68.5 | 70.5 | 41 |
| 33 | 37 | Aleksandr Shimanov | GM | RUS | 3016 | W363B | W132W | L21B | W82W | W81B | L44W | W63B | D74W | W99B | L31W | W78B | 7.5 | 67 | 70 | 44.25 |
| 34 | 36 | Sergey Sklokin | FM | INT | 3024 | W424W | W39B | W366W | D46B | L13W | L19B | L55B | W205W | W345B | W92W | W91B | 7.5 | 62.5 | 63.5 | 37 |
| 35 | 71 | Rodrigo Vasquez | GM | CHL | 2946 | W216W | W343B | W30W | L27W | L355B | W85B | W341W | W337B | D69B | L17W | W77W | 7.5 | 61.5 | 65.5 | 42.75 |
| 36 | 5 | Dmitry Andreikin | GM | GEO | 3175 | L101B | W298W | W422B | W97B | D29W | D174B | W130W | W98W | D8B | W72B | L7W | 7.5 | 61 | 62 | 37 |
| 37 | 115 | Sathvik Adiga | IM | IND | 2813 | W227W | L30B | W119B | W163W | L50B | W347W | D336B | L70W | W133B | W136B | W72W | 7.5 | 59 | 63 | 39.5 |
| 38 | 85 | Mykola Korchynskyi | FM | DEU | 2918 | W225W | W389B | D28W | W10B | U-- | D80B | W129W | L59W | W171B | D30W | W69B | 7.5 | 58 | 60 | 42.25 |
| 39 | 138 | Giga Goderdzishvili | CM | GEO | 2734 | W215B | L34W | W209B | L362W | W143B | W351W | L26W | D87B | W179W | W79W | W99B | 7.5 | 57 | 60 | 38.25 |
| 40 | 68 | Igor L. Vakhlamov | FM | RUS | 2940 | L380B | W175W | W193B | W342B | L329W | W369B | D340W | W348B | W128W | L16W | W74B | 7.5 | 52.5 | 55.5 | 36.5 |
| 453 players | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Netherlands Blitz Championship took place on 13th September. The final phase was a 12 player Round Robin won by Benjamin Bok with 8.5/11.
| NK Snelschaken Final 2025 Rotterdam NED Sat 13th Sep 2025 - Sat 13th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Rtg | Gms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | Bok, Benjamin | 2587 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | Vrolijk, Liam | 2520 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| 3 | Lai, Hing Ting | 2451 | 11 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| 4 | Van den Doel, Erik | 2559 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 31.50 |
| 5 | De Winter, Arthur | 2460 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 28.75 |
| 6 | Van Batenburg, Mees | 2225 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.50 |
| 7 | Van Wely, Loek | 2632 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 |
| 8 | Bosboom, Manuel | 2358 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 5.5 | |
| 9 | Schoorl, Rob | 2278 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Schilstra, Laurens | 2106 | 11 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.25 |
| 11 | Grooten, Herman | 2198 | 11 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.25 |
| 12 | Grooten, Tommy | 2149 | 11 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 12 players | ||||||||||||||
| NK Snelschaken Final 2025 Rotterdam NED Sat 13th Sep 2025 - Sat 13th Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2377) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Bok, Benjamin | GM | NED | 2587 | # | = | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 2667 |
| 2 | Vrolijk, Liam | GM | NED | 2520 | = | # | 1 | = | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2539 |
| 3 | Lai, Hing Ting | IM | NED | 2451 | 1 | 0 | # | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 2503 |
| 4 | Van den Doel, Erik | GM | NED | 2559 | 0 | = | 0 | # | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2462 |
| 5 | De Winter, Arthur | IM | NED | 2460 | 0 | 1 | 0 | = | # | 1 | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2471 |
| 6 | Van Batenburg, Mees | NED | 2225 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | # | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2493 | |
| 7 | Van Wely, Loek | GM | NED | 2632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2456 |
| 8 | Bosboom, Manuel | IM | NED | 2358 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 2379 |
| 9 | Schoorl, Rob | FM | NED | 2278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2211 |
| 10 | Schilstra, Laurens | NED | 2106 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | = | 1 | 2 | 2140 | |
| 11 | Grooten, Herman | IM | NED | 2198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | # | = | 2 | 2131 |
| 12 | Grooten, Tommy | NED | 2149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | # | 0.5 | 1928 | |
The Hungarian Blitz Championship was a 12 player Round Robin on 13th September. Benjamin Gledura won with 8.5/11.
| ch-HUN Blitz 2025 Budapest HUN Sat 13th Sep 2025 - Sat 13th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 |
| 1 | 2 | Gledura, Benjamin | HUN | 2553 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | Balog, Imre | HUN | 2572 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Banusz, Tamas | HUN | 2593 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | Prohaszka, Peter | HUN | 2577 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | Palczert, Matyas | HUN | 2348 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | Kozak, Adam | HUN | 2492 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | Antal, Gergely | HUN | 2462 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 3 | Lizak, Peter | HUN | 2423 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | Pasztor, Balazs | HUN | 2381 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | Mihok, Oliver | HUN | 2415 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | Korpa, Bence | HUN | 2475 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Udvardi, Zalan | HUN | 2241 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 players | ||||||
| ch-HUN Blitz 2025 Budapest HUN Sat 13th Sep 2025 - Sat 13th Sep 2025. Category: 11. Ave: (2509) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Gledura, Benjamin | GM | HUN | 2648 | # | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 8.5 | 2707 |
| 2 | Balog, Imre | GM | HUN | 2609 | 0 | # | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 8 | 2675 |
| 3 | Banusz, Tamas | GM | HUN | 2605 | = | 1 | # | 1 | = | = | 1 | = | 0 | = | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 2633 |
| 4 | Prohaszka, Peter | GM | HUN | 2558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 2569 |
| 5 | Palczert, Matyas | FM | HUN | 2427 | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2552 |
| 6 | Kozak, Adam | GM | HUN | 2586 | 1 | 0 | = | = | 1 | # | 0 | 1 | 0 | = | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 2502 |
| 7 | Lizak, Peter | IM | HUN | 2392 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | # | 1 | 1 | 0 | = | = | 5.5 | 2519 |
| 8 | Antal, Gergely | GM | HUN | 2533 | 0 | = | = | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 2507 |
| 9 | Pasztor, Balazs | IM | HUN | 2427 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | # | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2414 |
| 10 | Mihok, Oliver | GM | HUN | 2536 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | = | 1 | 0 | 0 | # | = | 1 | 3.5 | 2373 |
| 11 | Korpa, Bence | GM | HUN | 2530 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | = | # | 1 | 3.5 | 2374 |
| 12 | Udvardi, Zalan | FM | HUN | 2255 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | 2 | 2270 |
The TCEC Season 28 final stages started 3rd August. Whilst Stockfish and LCZero contest the final yet again Integral and Obsidiandev-16 were above LCZero in the early stages. Stockfishdev beat LC0 easily 57.5 to 42.5.
| TCEC 28 Premier 2025 tcec-chess.com INT Sun 3rd Aug 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 56 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Rtg | Gms | Pts |
| 1 | Stockfishdev-20250802-a37b38bd | 3731 | 56 | 36.5 |
| 2 | LCZero0.31-dag-4d98c58-BT5-3700000 | 3692 | 56 | 33.5 |
| 3 | Integral7.0.0-dev-0d55bc02 | 3576 | 56 | 31.5 |
| 4 | Obsidiandev-16.14 | 3645 | 56 | 29.5 |
| 5 | PlentyChess6.0.14 | 3588 | 56 | 26 |
| 6 | Berserk20250622 | 3650 | 56 | 24 |
| 7 | KomodoDragon3.3 | 3620 | 56 | 23 |
| 8 | Ethereal14.40 | 3618 | 56 | 20 |
| 8 players | ||||
| TCEC 28 Superfinal 2025 tcec-chess.com INT Sun 3rd Aug 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 100 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Gms | Pts |
| 1 | Stockfishdev-20250824-678d503d | 100 | 57.5 |
| 2 | LCZero0.33-dev-b4e98c1-BT4-6147500-it332 | 100 | 42.5 |
| 2 players | |||