Tournaments

2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals

2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals · Finals

WinnerGMFabiano CaruanaBeat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final
Dates
28 Sep – 3 Oct 2025
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Format
4-player Knockout
About this event

Time Control
Classical: 90 min / 40 moves, 30 min / the rest of game, + 30 sec / move
Rapid: 25 min + 10 sec / move
Blitz: 5 min + 2 sec / move

Scoring
Classical: 6 / 3 / 0
Rapid: 4 / 2 / 0
Blitz: 2 / 1 / 0

Tiebreaks
2 Rapid games: 8 min + 3 sec / move
Armageddon: White 5 min, Black 4 min, + 2 sec / move from move 61

Semifinals

Finals

Semifinals
GMPraggnanandhaa R27853
GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave27385

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won 5–3

Games
G1GMPragg.vsGMMVL½–½G2GMMVLvsGMPragg.½–½G3GMMVLvsGMPragg.1–0G4GMPragg.vsGMMVL½–½G5GMMVLvsGMPragg.½–½G6GMPragg.vsGMMVL1–0G7GMMVLvsGMPragg.1–0G8GMPragg.vsGMMVL0–1
Semifinals
GMFabiano Caruana27894½
GMLevon Aronian27443½

Fabiano Caruana won 4½–3½

Games
G1GMF. CaruanavsGML. Aronian½–½G2GML. AronianvsGMF. Caruana½–½G3GML. AronianvsGMF. Caruana½–½G4GMF. CaruanavsGML. Aronian½–½G5GML. AronianvsGMF. Caruana½–½G6GMF. CaruanavsGML. Aronian½–½G7GML. AronianvsGMF. Caruana0–1G8GMF. CaruanavsGML. Aronian½–½
Finals
GMFabiano Caruana27895
GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave27373

Fabiano Caruana won 5–3

Games
G1GMF. CaruanavsGMMVL½–½G2GMMVLvsGMF. Caruana½–½G3GMMVLvsGMF. Caruana1–0G4GMF. CaruanavsGMMVL½–½G5GMMVLvsGMF. Caruana0–1G6GMF. CaruanavsGMMVL1–0G7GMMVLvsGMF. Caruana0–1G8GMF. CaruanavsGMMVL½–½
Finals · Third place
GMLevon Aronian27226
GMPraggnanandhaa R27712

Levon Aronian won 6–2

Games
G1GML. AronianvsGMPragg.½–½G2GMPragg.vsGML. Aronian½–½G3GMPragg.vsGML. Aronian0–1G4GML. AronianvsGMPragg.1–0G5GMPragg.vsGML. Aronian0–1G6GML. AronianvsGMPragg.1–0G7GMPragg.vsGML. Aronian1–0G8GML. AronianvsGMPragg.1–0