GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025

WinnerGMLevon AronianFinished first on 24½/27

Dates: 11–15 Aug 2025
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Format: 10-player round-robin
Time control: 25+10 · 5+2

#	Player	Elo	Pts
1	GMLevon Aronian	2732	24½/27
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2750	21½/27
3	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2725	21/27
4	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2721	20½/27
5	GMWesley So	2704	19/27
6	GMGukesh D	2687	18/27
7	GMLe Quang Liem	2655	18/27
8	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2705	15½/27
9	GMGrigoriy Oparin	2634	13/27
10	GMSam Shankland	2621	9/27

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
1	Aronian		11	½½	½	½	½	½½	11	10	11	24.5
2	Caruana	00		0	00	½1	½1	½	½½	½1	½	21.5
3	MVL	½½	1		0	½½	1½	½0	½	½½	½1	21
4	Nodirbek	½	11	1		0½	10	½½	1½	1	1½	20.5
5	So	½	½0	½½	1½		0	11	½1	0	1½	19
6	Gukesh	½	½0	0½	01	1		0½	10	½½	1	18
7	Le	½½	½	½1	½½	00	1½		0	½1	1	18
8	Dominguez	00	½½	½	0½	½0	01	1		1	01	15.5
9	Oparin	01	½0	½½	0	1	½½	½0	0		11	13
10	Shankland	00	½	½0	0½	0½	0	0	10	00		9

Le Quang Liem · 7th on 18/27

Blitz 4GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 5GMGrigoriy OparinDrew Blitz 6GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 7GMGukesh DWon Blitz 8GMWesley SoLost Blitz 9GMNodirbek AbdusattorovDrew Blitz 10GMLeinier Dominguez PerezLost Blitz 11GMFabiano CaruanaDrew Blitz 12GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 13GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveWon Blitz 14GMGrigoriy OparinWon Blitz 15GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 16GMGukesh DDrew Blitz 17GMWesley SoLost Blitz 18GMNodirbek AbdusattorovDrew

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave · 3rd on 21/27

Blitz 4GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 5GMSam ShanklandDrew Blitz 6GMGrigoriy OparinDrew Blitz 7GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 8GMGukesh DWon Blitz 9GMWesley SoDrew Blitz 10GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 11GMLeinier Dominguez PerezDrew Blitz 12GMFabiano CaruanaWon Blitz 13GMLe Quang LiemLost Blitz 14GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 15GMGrigoriy OparinDrew Blitz 16GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 17GMGukesh DDrew Blitz 18GMWesley SoDrew

Fabiano Caruana · 2nd on 21½/27

Blitz 4GMGrigoriy OparinDrew Blitz 5GMLevon AronianLost Blitz 6GMGukesh DDrew Blitz 7GMWesley SoDrew Blitz 8GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 9GMLeinier Dominguez PerezDrew Blitz 10GMSam ShanklandDrew Blitz 11GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 12GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveLost Blitz 13GMGrigoriy OparinWon Blitz 14GMLevon AronianLost Blitz 15GMGukesh DWon Blitz 16GMWesley SoWon Blitz 17GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 18GMLeinier Dominguez PerezDrew

Grigoriy Oparin · 9th on 13/27

Blitz 4GMFabiano CaruanaDrew Blitz 5GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 6GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 7GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 8GMLevon AronianLost Blitz 9GMGukesh DDrew Blitz 10GMWesley SoWon Blitz 11GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 12GMLeinier Dominguez PerezLost Blitz 13GMFabiano CaruanaLost Blitz 14GMLe Quang LiemLost Blitz 15GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 16GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 17GMLevon AronianWon Blitz 18GMGukesh DDrew

Leinier Dominguez Perez · 8th on 15½/27

Blitz 4GMLevon AronianLost Blitz 5GMGukesh DLost Blitz 6GMWesley SoDrew Blitz 7GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 8GMSam ShanklandLost Blitz 9GMFabiano CaruanaDrew Blitz 10GMLe Quang LiemWon Blitz 11GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 12GMGrigoriy OparinWon Blitz 13GMLevon AronianLost Blitz 14GMGukesh DWon Blitz 15GMWesley SoLost Blitz 16GMNodirbek AbdusattorovDrew Blitz 17GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 18GMFabiano CaruanaDrew

Levon Aronian · 1st on 24½/27

Blitz 4GMLeinier Dominguez PerezWon Blitz 5GMFabiano CaruanaWon Blitz 6GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 7GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 8GMGrigoriy OparinWon Blitz 9GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 10GMGukesh DDrew Blitz 11GMWesley SoDrew Blitz 12GMNodirbek AbdusattorovDrew Blitz 13GMLeinier Dominguez PerezWon Blitz 14GMFabiano CaruanaWon Blitz 15GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 16GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 17GMGrigoriy OparinLost Blitz 18GMSam ShanklandWon

Nodirbek Abdusattorov · 4th on 20½/27

Blitz 4GMGukesh DWon Blitz 5GMWesley SoLost Blitz 6GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 7GMLeinier Dominguez PerezWon Blitz 8GMFabiano CaruanaWon Blitz 9GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 10GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveWon Blitz 11GMGrigoriy OparinWon Blitz 12GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 13GMGukesh DLost Blitz 14GMWesley SoDrew Blitz 15GMSam ShanklandDrew Blitz 16GMLeinier Dominguez PerezDrew Blitz 17GMFabiano CaruanaWon Blitz 18GMLe Quang LiemDrew

Gukesh D · 6th on 18/27

Blitz 4GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 5GMLeinier Dominguez PerezWon Blitz 6GMFabiano CaruanaDrew Blitz 7GMLe Quang LiemLost Blitz 8GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveLost Blitz 9GMGrigoriy OparinDrew Blitz 10GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 11GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 12GMWesley SoWon Blitz 13GMNodirbek AbdusattorovWon Blitz 14GMLeinier Dominguez PerezLost Blitz 15GMFabiano CaruanaLost Blitz 16GMLe Quang LiemDrew Blitz 17GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 18GMGrigoriy OparinDrew

Sam Shankland · 10th on 9/27

Blitz 4GMWesley SoLost Blitz 5GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 6GMNodirbek AbdusattorovLost Blitz 7GMGrigoriy OparinLost Blitz 8GMLeinier Dominguez PerezWon Blitz 9GMLevon AronianLost Blitz 10GMFabiano CaruanaDrew Blitz 11GMGukesh DLost Blitz 12GMLe Quang LiemLost Blitz 13GMWesley SoDrew Blitz 14GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveLost Blitz 15GMNodirbek AbdusattorovDrew Blitz 16GMGrigoriy OparinLost Blitz 17GMLeinier Dominguez PerezLost Blitz 18GMLevon AronianLost

Wesley So · 5th on 19/27

Blitz 4GMSam ShanklandWon Blitz 5GMNodirbek AbdusattorovWon Blitz 6GMLeinier Dominguez PerezDrew Blitz 7GMFabiano CaruanaDrew Blitz 8GMLe Quang LiemWon Blitz 9GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew Blitz 10GMGrigoriy OparinLost Blitz 11GMLevon AronianDrew Blitz 12GMGukesh DLost Blitz 13GMSam ShanklandDrew Blitz 14GMNodirbek AbdusattorovDrew Blitz 15GMLeinier Dominguez PerezWon Blitz 16GMFabiano CaruanaLost Blitz 17GMLe Quang LiemWon Blitz 18GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveDrew

Blitz 4 · 14 Aug

GMLe2655vsGMMVL2725½–½ GMCaruana2750vsGMOparin2634½–½ GMDominguez2705vsGMAronian27320–1 GMNodirbek2721vsGMGukesh26871–0 GMShankland2621vsGMSo27040–1

Blitz 5 · 14 Aug

GMAronian2732vsGMCaruana27501–0 GMMVL2725vsGMShankland2621½–½ GMSo2704vsGMNodirbek27211–0 GMOparin2634vsGMLe2655½–½ GMGukesh2687vsGMDominguez27051–0

Blitz 6 · 14 Aug

GMDominguez2705vsGMSo2704½–½ GMLe2655vsGMAronian2732½–½ GMCaruana2750vsGMGukesh2687½–½ GMShankland2621vsGMNodirbek27210–1 GMMVL2725vsGMOparin2634½–½

Blitz 7 · 14 Aug

GMOparin2634vsGMShankland26211–0 GMNodirbek2721vsGMDominguez27051–0 GMAronian2732vsGMMVL2725½–½ GMSo2704vsGMCaruana2750½–½ GMGukesh2687vsGMLe26550–1

Blitz 8 · 14 Aug

GMLe2655vsGMSo27040–1 GMMVL2725vsGMGukesh26871–0 GMCaruana2750vsGMNodirbek27210–1 GMShankland2621vsGMDominguez27051–0 GMOparin2634vsGMAronian27320–1

Blitz 9 · 14 Aug

GMDominguez2705vsGMCaruana2750½–½ GMAronian2732vsGMShankland26211–0 GMGukesh2687vsGMOparin2634½–½ GMSo2704vsGMMVL2725½–½ GMNodirbek2721vsGMLe2655½–½

Blitz 10 · 15 Aug

GMNodirbek2721vsGMMVL27251–0 GMDominguez2705vsGMLe26551–0 GMSo2704vsGMOparin26340–1 GMGukesh2687vsGMAronian2732½–½ GMShankland2621vsGMCaruana2750½–½

Blitz 11 · 15 Aug

GMGukesh2687vsGMShankland26211–0 GMOparin2634vsGMNodirbek27210–1 GMMVL2725vsGMDominguez2705½–½ GMLe2655vsGMCaruana2750½–½ GMAronian2732vsGMSo2704½–½

Blitz 12 · 15 Aug

GMNodirbek2721vsGMAronian2732½–½ GMSo2704vsGMGukesh26870–1 GMShankland2621vsGMLe26550–1 GMDominguez2705vsGMOparin26341–0 GMCaruana2750vsGMMVL27250–1

Blitz 13 · 15 Aug

GMMVL2725vsGMLe26550–1 GMOparin2634vsGMCaruana27500–1 GMAronian2732vsGMDominguez27051–0 GMGukesh2687vsGMNodirbek27211–0 GMSo2704vsGMShankland2621½–½

Blitz 14 · 15 Aug

GMCaruana2750vsGMAronian27320–1 GMShankland2621vsGMMVL27250–1 GMNodirbek2721vsGMSo2704½–½ GMLe2655vsGMOparin26341–0 GMDominguez2705vsGMGukesh26871–0

Blitz 15 · 15 Aug

GMSo2704vsGMDominguez27051–0 GMAronian2732vsGMLe2655½–½ GMGukesh2687vsGMCaruana27500–1 GMNodirbek2721vsGMShankland2621½–½ GMOparin2634vsGMMVL2725½–½

Blitz 16 · 15 Aug

GMShankland2621vsGMOparin26340–1 GMDominguez2705vsGMNodirbek2721½–½ GMMVL2725vsGMAronian2732½–½ GMCaruana2750vsGMSo27041–0 GMLe2655vsGMGukesh2687½–½

Blitz 17 · 15 Aug

GMSo2704vsGMLe26551–0 GMGukesh2687vsGMMVL2725½–½ GMNodirbek2721vsGMCaruana27501–0 GMDominguez2705vsGMShankland26211–0 GMAronian2732vsGMOparin26340–1

Blitz 18 · 15 Aug

GMCaruana2750vsGMDominguez2705½–½ GMShankland2621vsGMAronian27320–1 GMOparin2634vsGMGukesh2687½–½ GMMVL2725vsGMSo2704½–½ GMLe2655vsGMNodirbek2721½–½

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10 players · average rapid Elo 2693

#	Player	Elo
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2750
2	GMLevon Aronian	2732
3	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2725
4	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2721
5	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2705
6	GMWesley So	2704
7	GMGukesh D	2687
8	GMLe Quang Liem	2655
9	GMGrigoriy Oparin	2634
10	GMSam Shankland	2621

Times are local to Saint Louis

Mon 11 Aug12:10Rapid 1Finished

Mon 11 Aug13:40Rapid 2Finished

Mon 11 Aug15:10Rapid 3Finished

Tue 12 Aug12:10Rapid 4Finished

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Thu 14 Aug12:05Blitz 1Finished

Thu 14 Aug12:35Blitz 2Finished

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