2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz - Rapid
Round-RobinRapid
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 13 Aug 2025 in Saint Louis, MO, United States. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2693, and top seed was Fabiano Caruana (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2750).
Fabiano Caruana (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2750) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Levon Aronian (6.5) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (5.5). Caruana shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
Location
🇺🇸Saint Louis, MO, United States
Dates
11 Aug 2025 → 13 Aug 2025
Time control
Rapid: 25 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Fabiano Caruana led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Caruana#1Aronian#2Vachier-Lagrave#3Gukesh#4So#5Abdusattorov#6Dominguez Perez#7Le#8Shankland#9Oparin#10
R6 · LEADER CHANGE12 Aug
GM Fabiano Caruana takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Fabiano Caruana beat GM Levon Aronian (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Fabiano Caruana 4 wins (R5–R8)GM Levon Aronian 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸GMCaruana, Fabiano | 2750 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 38.0 | +17.3 | 2907 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸GMAronian, Levon | 2732 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +14.7 | 2855 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷GMVachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2725 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +5.6 | 2770 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMGukesh D | 2687 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +6.0 | 2737 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸GMDominguez Perez, Leinier | 2705 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -1.7 | 2692 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley | 2704 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | -1.5 | 2692 |
| 6 | 🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2721 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | -3.7 | 2690 |
| 8 | 🇻🇳GMLe, Quang Liem | 2655 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | -4.7 | 2618 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸GMShankland, Sam | 2621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.75 | 42.5 | -10.1 | 2535 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸GMOparin, Grigoriy | 2634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.75 | 43.5 | -21.9 | 2427 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Caruana, FabianoGMUSA+17.37.0 pts · #1
- 2Aronian, LevonGMUSA+14.76.5 pts · #2
- 3Gukesh DGMIND+6.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Oparin, GrigoriyGMUSA-21.91.5 pts · #10
- 2Shankland, SamGMUSA-10.12.5 pts · #9
- 3Le, Quang LiemGMVIE-4.73.5 pts · #8