2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Team SwissBlitz
89 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held on 14 Jun 2025 in London, England. 66 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2717, and top seed was Hikaru Nakamura (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2837).
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2762) won with 11.5/13, ahead of Khuyagtsogt Itgelt (10.0) and MarcAndria Maurizzi (10.0). Duda took the lead from round 10.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (IM, 1957) beat Yifan Hou (GM, 2522), a +565-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
14 Jun 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 13 rounds
Titled players · 66
GM×27
IM×18
FM×9
CM×7
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×11
🇹🇷Turkiye×8
🇷🇴Romania×6
🇩🇪Germany×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×6
🇫🇷France×5
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇺🇸United States of America×4
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | GMDuda, Jan-Krzysztof | 🇵🇱POL | 2762 | 11.5 | 2346 | 2768 | +1.5 |
| 1 | IMItgelt, Khuyagtsogt | 🇲🇳MGL | 2272 | 10.0 | 2289 | 2562 | +81.8 |
| 2 | GMMaurizzi, MarcAndria | 🇫🇷FRA | 2486 | 10.0 | 2248 | 2521 | +9.8 |
| 4 | Sailaubay, Aldiyar | 🇰🇿KAZ | 1915 | 9.5 | 1815 | 2045 | +51.0 |
| 10 | GMNepomniachtchi, Ian | 🇷🇺RUS | 2809 | 9.5 | 2481 | 2777 | -0.2 |
| 3 | GMVan Foreest, Jorden | 🇳🇱NED | 2636 | 9.5 | 2372 | 2681 | +9.3 |
| 45 | GMSo, Wesley | 🇺🇸USA | 2783 | 9.5 | 2392 | 2793 | +2.1 |
| 5 | IMRoebers, Eline | 🇳🇱NED | 2349 | 9.0 | 2103 | 2296 | -1.4 |
| 7 | IMAhmad, Khagan | 🇦🇿AZE | 2290 | 9.0 | 2358 | 2551 | +74.8 |
| 6 | GMBologan, Victor | 🇲🇩MDA | 2444 | 9.0 | 2287 | 2480 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Zaiarski, Stepan | 🇲🇩MDA | 1950 | 8.5 | 1812 | 1970 | +7.8 |
| 19 | GMDardha, Daniel | 🇧🇪BEL | 2613 | 8.5 | 2309 | 2442 | -13.3 |
| 9 | IMUlziikhishig Khishigbat | 🇲🇳MGL | 1957 | 8.5 | 2103 | 2261 | +174.0 |
| 21 | GMEljanov, Pavel | 🇺🇦UKR | 2605 | 8.5 | 2251 | 2695 | +6.1 |
| 14 | GMHong, Andrew | 🇺🇸USA | 2501 | 8.0 | 2462 | 2587 | +14.4 |
| 11 | IMBadelka, Olga | 🇦🇹AUT | 2195 | 8.0 | 2083 | 2208 | +13.2 |
| 12 | GMNihal Sarin | 🇮🇳IND | 2695 | 8.0 | 2451 | 2626 | -4.9 |
| 13 | GMZhu, Chen | 🇶🇦QAT | 2276 | 8.0 | 2074 | 2249 | +2.6 |
| 20 | CMYildiz, Ali Aras | 🇹🇷TUR | 1901 | 7.5 | 1817 | 1912 | +7.2 |
| 15 | Volkov, Leonid | 🇱🇹LTU | 1885 | 7.5 | 1818 | 1913 | +8.6 |
| 18 | IMOro, Faustino | 🇦🇷ARG | 2463 | 7.5 | 2459 | 2554 | +14.5 |
| 16 | IMMesropov, Konstantin | FID | 2334 | 7.5 | 2285 | 2418 | +13.5 |
| 22 | IMLu, Miaoyi | 🇨🇳CHN | 2124 | 7.5 | 2092 | 2187 | +46.8 |
| 17 | GMGledura, Benjamin | 🇭🇺HUN | 2558 | 7.5 | 2396 | 2589 | +6.5 |
| 54 | GMVachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 🇫🇷FRA | 2766 | 7.5 | 2289 | 2655 | -2.5 |
| 25 | GMDudin, Gleb | 🇭🇺HUN | 2454 | 7.0 | 2466 | 2523 | +11.4 |
| 24 | GMHansen, Eric | 🇨🇦CAN | 2549 | 7.0 | 2458 | 2515 | -2.8 |
| 23 | IMOsmak, Yuliia | 🇺🇦UKR | 2284 | 7.0 | 2149 | 2369 | +23.0 |
| 26 | Rosenstein, Wadim | 🇩🇪GER | 1722 | 6.5 | 1831 | 1860 | +44.0 |
| 30 | Platschek, Luca | 🇷🇴ROU | 1746 | 6.5 | 1830 | 1859 | +73.2 |
| 28 | GMMoussard, Jules | 🇫🇷FRA | 2663 | 6.5 | 2457 | 2486 | -22.6 |
| 27 | FMJalving, August | 🇩🇰DEN | 2166 | 6.5 | 2092 | 2121 | -14.8 |
| 33 | IMReimanis, Ritvars | 🇱🇻LAT | 2252 | 6.5 | 2370 | 2399 | +19.0 |
| 32 | FMJacobsen, Mikkel Manosri | 🇩🇰DEN | 2254 | 6.5 | 2367 | 2396 | +36.6 |
| 31 | FMLoftgaard, Mikkel Vinh | 🇩🇰DEN | 2145 | 6.5 | 2212 | 2277 | +36.8 |
| 35 | McCallum, Elliot | 🇨🇦CAN | 1747 | 6.0 | 1829 | 1829 | +50.2 |
| 37 | FMSouthcott-Moyers, Indy | 🇬🇧ENG | 2244 | 6.0 | 2288 | 2288 | +17.2 |
| 39 | IMNomin-Erdene, Davaademberel | 🇭🇺HUN | 2253 | 6.0 | 2257 | 2257 | -2.0 |
| 40 | GMShort, Nigel D | 🇬🇧ENG | 2551 | 6.0 | 2353 | 2353 | -26.3 |
| 34 | GMNakamura, Hikaru | 🇺🇸USA | 2837 | 6.0 | 2424 | 2733 | -3.1 |
| 38 | GMVolokitin, Andrei | 🇺🇦UKR | 2517 | 6.0 | 2224 | 2417 | -4.2 |
| 36 | GMKosteniuk, Alexandra | 🇨🇭SUI | 2417 | 6.0 | 1996 | 2796 | +6.4 |
| 44 | Grose, Kameron | 🇬🇧ENG | 1822 | 5.5 | 1823 | 1794 | -19.2 |
| 42 | Araya Fuentes, Cristian | 🇨🇷CRC | 1983 | 5.5 | 1809 | 1780 | -62.6 |
| 41 | GMBjerre, Jonas Buhl | 🇩🇰DEN | 2527 | 5.5 | 2449 | 2420 | -16.3 |
| 43 | Vincent, Trevor | 🇨🇦CAN | 2226 | 5.5 | 2261 | 2232 | -3.8 |
| 46 | Kendall, Arthur | 🇬🇧ENG | 1783 | 5.0 | 1830 | 1830 | +25.6 |
| 47 | GMAl-Mudahka, Mohd | 🇶🇦QAT | 2418 | 5.0 | 2212 | 2176 | -29.6 |
| 50 | Phulpin, Theo | 🇫🇷FRA | 1773 | 4.5 | 1827 | 1740 | -13.0 |
| 56 | FMEilenberg, Jonas | 🇩🇪GER | 2379 | 4.5 | 2472 | 2385 | -4.4 |
| 53 | CMSava, Robert-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 2272 | 4.5 | 2483 | 2396 | +50.8 |
| 55 | IMGarcia Martin, Marta | 🇪🇸ESP | 2239 | 4.5 | 2095 | 2008 | -66.4 |
| 49 | IMLohia, Sohum | 🇬🇧ENG | 2211 | 4.5 | 2250 | 2163 | -45.6 |
| 57 | CMRusu, Lucas | 🇷🇴ROU | 2038 | 4.5 | 2345 | 2280 | +100.8 |
| 48 | Tahaoglu, Ugur Barkin | 🇹🇷TUR | 1890 | 4.5 | 2187 | 2187 | +58.4 |
| 51 | GMShabalov, Alexander | 🇺🇸USA | 2448 | 4.5 | 2312 | 2276 | -20.3 |
| 52 | GMGlek, Igor | 🇧🇪BEL | 2346 | 4.5 | 2275 | 2275 | -7.8 |
| 58 | FMDelaney, Killian | 🇮🇪IRL | 2200 | 4.0 | 2301 | 2176 | -17.8 |
| 62 | CMZhao, George | 🇬🇧ENG | 2090 | 4.0 | 2299 | 2256 | +64.0 |
| 59 | Volovich, Julia | 🇬🇧ENG | 1777 | 4.0 | 2045 | 1973 | +34.0 |
| 60 | GMSmirin, Ilia | 🇮🇱ISR | 2504 | 4.0 | 2218 | 2458 | -0.5 |
| 61 | GMMoiseenko, Alexander | 🇺🇦UKR | 2530 | 4.0 | 2410 | 2650 | +8.5 |
| 63 | GMHou, Yifan | 🇨🇳CHN | 2522 | 3.5 | 2220 | 2277 | -15.7 |
| 65 | IMChinguun, Sumiya | 🇲🇳MGL | 2332 | 3.0 | 2476 | 2283 | -20.6 |
| 69 | WIMMuetsch, Annmarie | 🇧🇪BEL | 2203 | 3.0 | 2304 | 2111 | -34.6 |
| 68 | CMYatskar, Martin | 🇺🇦UKR | 2222 | 3.0 | 2367 | 2174 | -23.6 |
| 66 | IMRagnarsson, Dagur | 🇮🇸ISL | 2365 | 3.0 | 2353 | 2160 | -32.4 |
| 67 | WFMDicen, Elis Denele | 🇬🇧ENG | 1917 | 3.0 | 2207 | 2032 | +22.0 |
| 64 | IMReprintsev, Alexander | 🇺🇦UKR | 2315 | 3.0 | 2303 | 2303 | -1.7 |
| 72 | Schuster, Rebekka | 🇩🇪GER | 1842 | 2.5 | 1821 | 1591 | -76.4 |
| 71 | IMEren, Ataberk | 🇹🇷TUR | 2249 | 2.5 | 2483 | 2253 | -9.0 |
| 73 | Eken, Atakan | 🇹🇷TUR | 2049 | 2.5 | 2272 | 2079 | -0.4 |
| 74 | FMKhoury, Theo | 🇬🇧ENG | 2157 | 2.5 | 2462 | 2269 | +31.2 |
| 70 | FMMakaraci, Tunahan | 🇹🇷TUR | 2165 | 2.5 | 2331 | 2120 | -18.8 |
| 81 | Demir, Aleyna | 🇹🇷TUR | 1633 | 2.0 | 1838 | 1565 | -18.8 |
| 77 | Ho, Ngoc Hai-Dang | 🇩🇪GER | 1850 | 2.0 | 2105 | 1832 | -18.8 |
| 80 | Badescu, Matei-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1932 | 2.0 | 2245 | 2005 | +12.0 |
| 76 | Stein, Theodor | 🇩🇪GER | 2041 | 2.0 | 2196 | 1934 | -66.0 |
| 78 | CMJakhria, Kushal | 🇬🇧ENG | 2041 | 2.0 | 2218 | 2025 | -21.6 |
| 79 | Kalender, Murat Emre | 🇹🇷TUR | 1723 | 2.0 | 2151 | 1889 | +16.6 |
| 75 | WGMManakova, Maria | 🇷🇸SRB | 2118 | 2.0 | 1819 | 1944 | -10.2 |
| 82 | Verbytski, Oleg | 🇬🇧ENG | 2081 | 1.5 | 2327 | 2031 | -30.8 |
| 83 | CMKunz, Andre | 🇩🇪GER | 2093 | 1.0 | 2257 | 1874 | -52.6 |
| 84 | IMPapadiamandis, Elliot | 🇫🇷FRA | 2271 | 1.0 | 1871 | 2671 | +1.6 |
| 85 | WCMBadescu, Eliza-Ioana | 🇷🇴ROU | 1759 | 0.5 | 2113 | 1612 | -62.0 |
| 87 | FMSava, Christiansen-Danut-Eugen | 🇷🇴ROU | 1948 | 0.0 | 2220 | 1420 | -48.2 |
| 89 | Saygili, Adnan Mesih | 🇹🇷TUR | 1714 | 0.0 | 2001 | 1201 | -11.4 |
| 88 | Turlej, Lukasz | 🇵🇱POL | 2009 | 0.0 | 2284 | 1484 | -3.4 |
| 86 | WFMStoisavljevic, Sava | 🇷🇸SRB | 2013 | 0.0 | 2517 | 1717 | -0.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIMMGL+174.08.5 pts · #9
- 2Rusu, LucasCMROU+100.84.5 pts · #57
- 3Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtIMMGL+81.810.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Schuster, RebekkaGER-76.42.5 pts · #72
- 2Garcia Martin, MartaIMESP-66.44.5 pts · #55
- 3Stein, TheodorGER-66.02.0 pts · #76
Biggest upsets
- R6+565 Elo gap
- R5+547 Elo gap
- R7+528 Elo gap