2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz - Blitz
10 players participated in this 18-round tournament, held from 14 Aug 2025 to 15 Aug 2025 in Saint Louis, MO, United States. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2708, and top seed was Wesley So (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2803).
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2757) won with 11.5/18, ahead of Levon Aronian (11.5) and Quang Liem Le (11.0). Abdusattorov took the lead from round 17, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 12: Gukesh D (GM, 2613) beat Wesley So (GM, 2803), a +190-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 18 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Levon Aronian 0.5–1.5 against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (R3 0-1, R12 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3 wins (R6–R8)GM Quang Liem Le 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R12–R14)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2757 | * | ½1 | ½½ | ½0 | 01 | 1½ | 10 | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 11.5 | 97.00 | 157.0 | +11.4 | 2803 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸GMAronian, Levon | 2768 | 0½ | * | ½½ | ½½ | 01 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11.5 | 90.75 | 157.0 | +8.8 | 2802 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳GMLe, Quang Liem | 2675 | ½½ | ½½ | * | 00 | 1½ | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | 10 | 11 | 11.0 | 90.75 | 158.0 | +28.8 | 2791 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley | 2803 | 1½ | ½½ | 11 | * | 00 | ½½ | 01 | ½0 | 1½ | ½1 | 10.0 | 88.25 | 160.0 | -15.6 | 2739 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸GMOparin, Grigoriy | 2651 | 01 | 01 | ½0 | 11 | * | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 10 | 11 | 10.0 | 84.75 | 160.0 | +25.0 | 2756 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷GMVachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2769 | ½0 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | * | 1½ | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | 10.0 | 81.75 | 160.0 | -6.2 | 2743 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳GMGukesh D | 2613 | 10 | ½½ | 0½ | 01 | ½½ | ½0 | * | 0½ | 10 | 1½ | 8.0 | 69.75 | 164.0 | +15.6 | 2675 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸GMCaruana, Fabiano | 2760 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 1½ | ½1 | 0½ | ½1 | * | ½½ | ½½ | 7.5 | 63.00 | 165.0 | -29.2 | 2644 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸GMDominguez Perez, Leinier | 2634 | ½0 | 00 | 10 | ½0 | 10 | 0½ | 10 | ½½ | * | 10 | 6.5 | 56.25 | 167.0 | -4.8 | 2613 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸GMShankland, Sam | 2651 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | ½½ | 10 | * | 4.0 | 33.75 | 172.0 | -33.8 | 2494 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Le, Quang LiemGMVIE+28.811.0 pts · #3
- 2Oparin, GrigoriyGMUSA+25.010.0 pts · #6
- 3Gukesh DGMIND+15.68.0 pts · #7
- 1Shankland, SamGMUSA-33.84.0 pts · #10
- 2Caruana, FabianoGMUSA-29.27.5 pts · #8
- 3So, WesleyGMUSA-15.610.0 pts · #4
- R12+190 Elo gap
- R1+152 Elo gap
- R10+152 Elo gap