2025 GCT Superbet Chess Classic Romania
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 May 2025 to 16 May 2025 in Bucuresti, Romania. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2748, and top seed was Gukesh D (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2787).
Praggnanandhaa R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2758) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Alireza Firouzja (5.5) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (5.5). R shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Praggnanandhaa R led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
GM Praggnanandhaa R takes the sole lead (5.0/8).
GM Praggnanandhaa R drew with GM Alireza Firouzja (White).
GM Praggnanandhaa R went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R | 2758 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +8.6 | 2827 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷GMFirouzja, Alireza | 2757 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +8.7 | 2827 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷GMVachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2723 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | +13.4 | 2830 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸GMCaruana, Fabiano | 2776 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.75 | 40.0 | +1.1 | 2788 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2771 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -3.2 | 2745 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸GMAronian, Levon | 2747 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -4.8 | 2705 |
| 8 | 🇷🇴GMDeac, Bogdan-Daniel | 2668 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | +5.9 | 2714 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley | 2751 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -5.5 | 2704 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳GMGukesh D | 2787 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -10.5 | 2700 |
| 10 | 🇵🇱GMDuda, Jan-Krzysztof | 2739 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 14.00 | 42.0 | -13.7 | 2624 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA+13.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Firouzja, AlirezaGMFRA+8.75.5 pts · #2
- 3Praggnanandhaa RGMIND+8.65.5 pts · #1
- 1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL-13.73.0 pts · #10
- 2Gukesh DGMIND-10.54.0 pts · #7
- 3So, WesleyGMUSA-5.54.0 pts · #6