2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B

Team SwissBlitz

98 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held on 14 Jun 2025 in London, England. 63 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2699, and top seed was Levon Aronian (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2754).

Sarbartho Mani (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2014) won with 11.0/13, ahead of Luke J McShane (10.0) and Anish Giri (10.0). Mani shared the lead from round 12 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Zoe Veselow (1637) beat Yossi Raiko (1959), a +322-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

Top seed

🇺🇸GMLevon Aronian2754

Avg top 10

2,699

Participants

Titled players · 63

GM×28

IM×13

FM×7

CM×6

WGM×2

WIM×2

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×41

🇮🇱Israel×8

🇸🇬Singapore×7

🇮🇳India×5

🇺🇸United States of America×5

🇷🇴Romania×4

🇷🇸Serbia×2

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2

Top 3

🥇
CMSarbartho Mani
🇮🇳IND·2014
11.0pts·2309perf+89.7
🥈
GMLuke J McShane
🇬🇧ENG·2591
10.0pts·2531perf+2.6
🥉
GMAnish Giri
🇳🇱NED·2663
10.0pts·2763perf+10.1

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
2	CMMani, Sarbartho	🇮🇳IND	2014	11.0	1839	2309	+89.7
1	GMMcShane, Luke J	🇬🇧ENG	2591	10.0	2258	2531	+2.6
21	GMGiri, Anish	🇳🇱NED	2663	10.0	2427	2763	+10.1
16	GMVitiugov, Nikita	🇬🇧ENG	2612	9.5	2385	2578	+1.1
3	IMBronstein, Or	🇮🇱ISR	2419	9.0	2257	2450	+10.2
4	GMTin, Jingyao	🇸🇬SGP	2463	9.0	2260	2453	+5.0
19	Omarov, Murat	🇰🇿KAZ	1964	9.0	1826	2046	+20.0
6	GMAronian, Levon	🇺🇸USA	2754	9.0	2499	2850	+10.6
5	GMDivya Deshmukh	🇮🇳IND	2343	9.0	2097	2290	-8.2
24	WIMRegan, Natasha K	🇬🇧ENG	1842	8.5	1849	1959	+32.6
38	GMLe, Quang Liem	🇻🇳VIE	2662	8.5	2414	2815	+9.1
15	GMMartirosyan, Haik M.	🇦🇲ARM	2687	8.5	2238	2682	+2.3
26	GMMurzin, Volodar	FID	2657	8.5	2377	2799	+8.6
32	GMSaric, Ivan	🇭🇷CRO	2615	8.0	2344	2416	-16.6
7	GMSteinberg, Nitzan	🇮🇱ISR	2486	8.0	2339	2464	+1.5
9	GMAdams, Michael	🇬🇧ENG	2700	8.0	2468	2593	-10.9
17	GMSevian, Samuel	🇺🇸USA	2711	8.0	2472	2692	+1.5
11	IMCzopor, Maciej	🇵🇱POL	2382	8.0	2315	2440	+23.4
8	GMLe, Tuan Minh	🇻🇳VIE	2579	8.0	2319	2494	-2.3
10	GMSokolovsky, Yahli	🇮🇱ISR	2417	8.0	2309	2434	+6.5
14	GMGhasi, Ameet K	🇬🇧ENG	2495	7.5	2462	2557	+11.3
13	GMMartinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo	🇲🇽MEX	2705	7.5	2513	2706	+3.4
52	GMDominguez Perez, Leinier	🇺🇸USA	2630	7.5	2382	2575	-0.1
12	IMBulmaga, Irina	🇷🇴ROU	2221	7.5	2127	2400	+40.2
25	GMSarana, Alexey	🇷🇸SRB	2699	7.5	2426	2848	+9.4
18	IMWillow, Jonah B	🇬🇧ENG	2356	7.0	2330	2387	+13.8
22	GMJumabayev, Rinat	🇰🇿KAZ	2528	7.0	2373	2475	-3.7
23	WGMGong, Qianyun	🇸🇬SGP	2140	7.0	2072	2129	+1.8
31	GMVidit, Santosh Gujrathi	🇮🇳IND	2673	7.0	2303	2496	-8.4
27	Amoako Philip Selikem Yao	🇬🇭GHA	1948	7.0	1827	2020	+32.8
20	FMVaidyanathan, Adithya	🇬🇧ENG	1825	7.0	2022	2242	+185.6
45	Morea, Georgiana-Steluta	🇷🇴ROU	1919	6.0	1840	1840	-19.6
29	GMWadsworth, Matthew J	🇬🇧ENG	2300	6.0	2263	2299	+1.4
42	Muradyan, David	🇺🇸USA	0	6.0	1848	1848	0.0
28	Orlovska, Madara	🇱🇻LAT	2058	6.0	2060	2060	+1.8
30	Aryaman Ganguly	🇮🇳IND	1826	6.0	1910	2035	+93.6
35	CMRatnesan, Ranesh	🇬🇧ENG	2137	5.5	2318	2289	+31.8
36	IMHarvey, Marcus R	🇬🇧ENG	2449	5.5	2462	2433	-2.6
33	IMRakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina	🇲🇬MAD	2435	5.5	2454	2425	-1.6
37	FMMhango, Banele	🇿🇦RSA	2231	5.5	2338	2309	+15.6
39	GMTurner, Matthew J	🇬🇧SCO	2415	5.5	2478	2449	+3.5
41	WFMHryshchenko, Kamila	🇬🇧ENG	2109	5.5	2102	2073	-12.0
40	IMRendle, Thomas E	🇬🇧ENG	2429	5.5	2355	2355	-8.2
34	IMInjac, Teodora	🇷🇸SRB	2328	5.5	2082	2312	-1.2
43	IMRoberson, Peter T	🇬🇧ENG	2330	5.0	2335	2299	-8.8
47	IMO`Gorman, Tom	🇮🇪IRL	2333	5.0	2477	2420	+18.8
46	FMWanyama, Harold	🇺🇬UGA	2179	5.0	2269	2233	+8.0
54	Barwick, Carmel	🇬🇧ENG	1837	5.0	1834	1884	+9.6
44	IMEfroimski, Marsel	🇮🇱ISR	2225	5.0	2125	2283	+14.2
74	GMMamedov, Rauf	🇦🇿AZE	2620	5.0	2224	2349	-6.3
49	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	🇬🇧ENG	1898	4.5	2202	2166	+98.0
51	Dishman, Matthew	🇱🇺LUX	1949	4.5	2090	2003	+9.0
48	CMYu, Rock	🇬🇧ENG	1968	4.5	2157	2350	+112.4
50	GMAnand, Viswanathan	🇮🇳IND	2739	4.5	2513	2706	0.0
61	Zhang, Changjie	🇸🇬SGP	1657	4.0	1875	1726	+12.8
55	WFMQUICKPEN, Deborah Ebimobo-ere	🇳🇬NGR	2072	4.0	2089	1987	-50.8
53	WFMHng, Mei-Xian Eunice	🇸🇬SGP	2069	4.0	2069	1944	-40.2
71	Nayberg, Simona	🇺🇸USA	1807	4.0	1817	1577	-57.2
75	Veselow, Zoe	🇬🇧ENG	1637	3.5	1877	1637	-5.2
56	Gallana, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2280	3.5	2496	2386	+17.4
68	Lapushnian, Eran	🇮🇱ISR	1954	3.5	1872	1815	-22.4
57	GMMuzychuk, Anna	🇺🇦UKR	2406	3.5	2118	2267	-5.8
58	GMSiddharth, Jagadeesh	🇸🇬SGP	2340	3.5	2048	2384	+3.2
65	IMGeorge Samir, David	🇪🇬EGY	2147	3.0	2312	2119	-42.4
59	Vujatovic, Rajko	🇬🇧ENG	2122	3.0	2337	2144	-10.8
62	GMRodshtein, Maxim	🇮🇱ISR	2533	3.0	2468	2275	-38.5
60	FMDishman, Stephen	🇬🇧ENG	2176	3.0	2345	2152	-19.0
63	CMHanache, Kai	🇬🇧ENG	2031	3.0	2246	2097	+6.0
64	IMMadan, Augustin	🇷🇴ROU	2176	3.0	2459	2334	+18.4
84	Cepoi, Gesneria-Codruta	🇬🇧ENG	1733	3.0	1889	1616	-16.0
67	Zhu, Pengxiao	🇬🇧ENG	1997	2.5	2289	2187	+46.0
69	FMPurton, Ben J	🇬🇧ENG	2102	2.5	2314	2148	-5.0
66	WIMLahav, Michal	🇮🇱ISR	2116	2.5	1945	1945	-21.2
70	Bharat Kumar, Balahari	🇬🇧ENG	2005	2.0	2247	2027	-3.6
72	Stewart, Ashley	🇬🇧ENG	2097	2.0	2294	2101	-16.2
76	FMSivakumar, Ashvin	🇸🇬SGP	2148	2.0	2386	2314	+15.0
89	Raiko, Yossi	🇮🇱ISR	1959	2.0	1781	1588	-37.8
73	WGMMirzoeva, Elmira	🇬🇧ENG	2152	2.0	1878	2003	-8.4
77	Bansal, Rohan	🇬🇧ENG	1931	1.5	2304	2031	+2.4
80	Bansal, Saahil	🇬🇧ENG	1842	1.5	2216	1920	+0.2
79	Sefton, Adam	🇬🇧ENG	1972	1.5	2244	1993	-9.6
81	CMMurawski, Jan	🇬🇧ENG	2132	1.5	2484	2211	+12.4
82	WFMLongson, Sarah N	🇬🇧ENG	2043	1.5	2183	1861	-55.4
78	McCarthy, Kevin C	🇬🇧ENG	1942	1.5	1948	1799	-18.6
83	Goh, Jinghan Cameron	🇸🇬SGP	2039	1.0	2295	1944	-24.8
88	CMVilliers, Thomas	🇬🇧ENG	2126	1.0	2398	2032	-24.6
90	WCMCiocan, Maria-Alexandra	🇷🇴ROU	1929	1.0	2102	1793	-22.6
85	Rushbrooke, Remy	🇬🇧ENG	1984	1.0	2062	1789	-28.8
91	Gamal, Alaa	🇪🇬EGY	1735	1.0	1881	1756	+1.2
87	Soulier, Alfred	🇬🇧ENG	1703	1.0	1807	2607	+25.6
86	FMStoyanov, Viktor	🇬🇧ENG	2182	1.0	2031	2831	+6.0
92	Hill, Alistair	🇬🇧ENG	2107	0.5	2304	1834	-54.6
93	Corrigan, James	🇬🇧WLS	1875	0.5	1825	1632	-12.8
97	Ding, Yihua	🇬🇧ENG	1536	0.0	1847	1047	0.0
94	Ding, Yicheng	🇬🇧ENG	1693	0.0	2092	1292	-19.6
96	Sedykh, Stakhey	🇬🇧ENG	1715	0.0	2156	1356	-24.4
98	Ding, Yiwen	🇬🇧ENG	1686	0.0	2014	1214	-16.8
95	FIDE 540029115	—	0	0.0	1732	932	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFMENG
+185.6
7.0 pts · #20
2Yu, RockCMENG
+112.4
4.5 pts · #48
3Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, DildaravENG
+98.0
4.5 pts · #49

Top rating losers

1Nayberg, SimonaUSA
-57.2
4.0 pts · #71
2Longson, Sarah NWFMENG
-55.4
1.5 pts · #82
3Hill, AlistairENG
-54.6
0.5 pts · #92

Biggest upsets

R7+322 Elo gap
Veselow, Zoe1637 beat Raiko, Yossi1959
R8+315 Elo gap
FMVaidyanathan, Adithya1825 beat WGMGong, Qianyun2140
R13+303 Elo gap
CMMurawski, Jan2132 beat IMRakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina2435