2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D

Team SwissBlitz

104 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held on 14 Jun 2025 in London, England. 71 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2638, and top seed was Erigaisi Arjun (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2738).

Islam Aiten (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1929) won with 12.0/13, ahead of Adam Kozak (11.5) and David Navara (11.0). Aiten shared the lead from round 11 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 10: Erzhan Zhakshylykov (IM, 2075) beat Viktor Erdos (GM, 2590), a +515-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

🇮🇳GMErigaisi Arjun2738

Avg top 10

2,638

Participants

104

Titled players · 71

GM×26

IM×15

FM×10

CM×7

WGM×5

WIM×2

WFM×3

WCM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×15

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×15

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×9

🇭🇺Hungary×8

🇩🇰Denmark×6

🇸🇪Sweden×6

🇪🇸Spain×6

🇮🇳India×6

Top 3

🥇
Islam Aiten
🇰🇿KAZ·1929
12.0pts·2238perf+82.3
🥈
GMAdam Kozak
🇭🇺HUN·2478
11.5pts·2539perf+13.6
🥉
GMDavid Navara
🇨🇿CZE·2636
11.0pts·2685perf+11.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	Aiten, Islam	🇰🇿KAZ	1929	12.0	1837	2238	+82.3
1	GMKozak, Adam	🇭🇺HUN	2478	11.5	2203	2539	+13.6
5	GMNavara, David	🇨🇿CZE	2636	11.0	2412	2685	+11.2
9	GMErigaisi Arjun	🇮🇳IND	2738	11.0	2404	2677	-0.8
2	GMNogerbek, Kazybek	🇰🇿KAZ	2563	11.0	2399	2695	+21.5
6	GMEsipenko, Andrey	🇷🇺RUS	2646	11.0	2289	2672	+5.5
4	IMTsolakidou, Stavroula	🇬🇷GRE	2361	10.5	2059	2310	-3.8
8	IMZhakshylykov, Erzhan	🇰🇬KGZ	2075	10.0	2274	2547	+258.4
7	IMAmilal Munkhdalai	🇲🇳MGL	2341	10.0	2327	2538	+66.4
11	Atharvaa P Tayade	🇮🇳IND	1920	9.5	1844	2074	+46.2
12	GMPranav, V	🇮🇳IND	2592	9.5	2281	2590	+4.4
17	GMRapport, Richard	🇭🇺HUN	2631	9.5	2356	2652	+5.3
13	IMCieslak, Patryk	🇵🇱POL	2324	9.5	2159	2389	+27.8
10	GMMendonca, Leon Luke	🇮🇳IND	2480	9.5	2199	2669	+18.2
14	GMSeemann, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	2379	9.0	2245	2386	+11.4
21	GMGrischuk, Alexander	🇷🇺RUS	2683	9.0	2441	2616	-3.6
15	GMErdos, Viktor	🇭🇺HUN	2590	9.0	2301	2494	-5.9
16	WGMMunkhzul, Turmunkh	🇲🇳MGL	2260	9.0	2249	2390	+46.4
23	WFMZhunusbekova, Aimonchok	🇰🇬KGZ	1816	9.0	1820	2060	+121.2
24	Maton, Emily	🇬🇧ENG	1923	8.5	1837	1932	+8.4
20	IMOrozbaev, Eldiyar	🇰🇬KGZ	2274	8.5	2415	2525	+79.6
18	IMGaal, Zsoka	🇭🇺HUN	2284	8.5	2076	2186	-37.2
19	WFMHng, Mei-En Emmanuelle	🇸🇬SGP	2062	8.5	2071	2181	+43.8
26	Nurakyn, Suleiman	🇰🇿KAZ	2013	8.5	1823	1918	-22.8
29	Marton-John, Almos Kiran	🇭🇺HUN	1752	8.0	1850	1907	+102.8
22	GMMakhnev, Denis	🇰🇿KAZ	2511	8.0	2345	2432	-8.6
28	WGMUuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	🇲🇳MGL	2135	7.5	2078	2135	+3.6
27	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian	🇬🇧ENG	1990	7.5	2077	2134	+80.9
25	IMSaduakassova, Dinara	🇰🇿KAZ	2383	7.5	2054	2187	-16.8
36	GMHarikrishna, Pentala	🇮🇳IND	2641	7.5	2306	2557	-1.9
31	GMMamedov, Edgar	🇰🇿KAZ	2404	7.0	2266	2323	-8.4
32	GMKlimkowski, Jan	🇵🇱POL	2453	7.0	2321	2350	-14.3
30	GMSadvakasov, Darmen	🇰🇿KAZ	2575	7.0	2167	2387	-9.0
33	WGMBalabayeva, Xeniya	🇰🇿KAZ	2285	7.0	2097	2317	+13.4
34	GMRuck, Robert	🇭🇺HUN	2523	7.0	2199	2419	-4.9
35	IMAmartuvshin, Ganzorig	🇲🇳MGL	2320	6.5	2412	2412	+26.4
46	Jain, Gautam	🇬🇧ENG	1884	6.5	1832	1803	-25.8
37	GMAnton Guijarro, David	🇪🇸ESP	2543	6.5	2294	2545	+3.1
49	Smolinski, Wojciech	🇵🇱POL	1800	6.0	1846	1789	-7.3
40	WIMNilssen, Ellen Fredericia	🇩🇰DEN	2120	6.0	2245	2216	+25.4
39	FMGan-Od, Sereenen	🇲🇳MGL	2265	6.0	2197	2168	-28.6
43	FMBadacsonyi, Stanley	🇬🇧ENG	2376	6.0	2345	2381	+2.6
42	GMSagalchik, Gennadij	🇺🇸USA	2434	6.0	2360	2432	+1.5
38	IMAtlas, Valery	🇦🇹AUT	2425	6.0	2342	2378	-4.4
41	CMIunusov, Nuriddin	🇰🇬KGZ	1919	6.0	2050	2359	+134.8
48	IMSkytte, Rasmus	🇩🇰DEN	2408	5.5	2400	2343	-11.1
55	Han, Qixuan	🇬🇧ENG	1785	5.5	1847	1760	-20.0
44	WCMLesbekova, Assel	🇰🇬KGZ	1950	5.5	2090	2126	+40.2
45	FMShearsby, Jude	🇬🇧ENG	2234	5.5	2172	2208	-7.2
47	IMAnsat, Aldiyar	🇰🇿KAZ	2488	5.5	2233	2463	+1.6
58	Morell, Edvin	🇸🇪SWE	1878	5.5	1778	2144	+27.6
50	FMBanerjee, Supratit	🇬🇧ENG	2228	5.0	2299	2263	+5.4
51	WGMKairbekova, Amina	🇰🇿KAZ	2096	5.0	1958	2231	+19.0
57	Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio	🇬🇧ENG	2145	4.5	2421	2311	+66.4
52	GMFernandez, Daniel Howard	🇬🇧ENG	2454	4.5	2445	2380	-10.9
54	CMDasgupta, Avyukt	🇬🇧ENG	2064	4.5	2296	2209	+49.0
53	IMKistrup, Nicolai	🇩🇰DEN	2292	4.5	2336	2226	-27.4
56	WIMKaliakhmet, Elnaz	🇰🇿KAZ	2189	4.5	1946	2312	+28.4
62	GMKantor, Gergely	🇭🇺HUN	2541	4.0	2413	2311	-30.6
59	WCMDerlich, Sarah Sima	🇩🇰DEN	1934	4.0	2084	1943	-13.6
64	FMStrom-Engdahl, Alexander	🇸🇪SWE	2059	4.0	2260	2119	+3.6
65	CMBryant, Harry	🇬🇧ENG	2053	4.0	2353	2228	+26.9
60	FMDegenbaev, Aziz	🇰🇬KGZ	2235	4.0	2295	2223	-7.4
66	CMNilsson, Oliver	🇸🇪SWE	1975	4.0	2178	2037	+1.8
61	IMAgmanov, Zhandos	🇰🇿KAZ	2433	4.0	2265	2315	-8.5
63	FMAtlas, Dmitry	🇦🇹AUT	2107	4.0	2106	2063	-8.4
70	GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan	🇬🇧SCO	2210	3.5	2159	1984	-36.3
67	CMFrank, Anton	🇸🇪SWE	2086	3.5	2352	2177	+10.4
69	CMSkytte, Robert	🇩🇰DEN	2029	3.5	2173	1998	-41.6
68	Patel, Zain	🇬🇧ENG	1991	3.5	2086	2043	+2.0
71	FMBadacsonyi, Frankie	🇬🇧ENG	2128	3.5	2107	2064	-15.4
80	GMBalogh, Csaba	🇭🇺HUN	2646	3.5	2377	2472	-6.4
84	WCMMutisya, Jully	🇰🇪KEN	1663	3.0	2002	1729	+3.6
85	Andries, Leia	🇩🇰DEN	1838	3.0	1842	1569	-157.2
77	Gurevich, Artjom	🇨🇦CAN	2183	3.0	2337	2126	-26.2
72	Ostensson, Julia	🇸🇪SWE	1866	3.0	2080	1869	-10.0
73	Slavin, Gennadie	🇺🇸USA	2207	3.0	2229	2080	-35.6
75	CMSharshenbekov, Emir	🇰🇬KGZ	2309	3.0	2386	2237	-20.4
78	Letoret, Tim	🇧🇪BEL	1775	3.0	1885	1835	+20.8
74	IMKamalidenova, Meruert	🇰🇿KAZ	2255	3.0	2152	2102	-28.4
76	GMSuleymenov, Alisher	🇰🇿KAZ	2372	3.0	2116	2309	-0.6
79	Vashisht-Pigem, Raman	🇬🇧ENG	2033	2.5	2283	2181	+28.4
82	FMGrahn, Vidar	🇸🇪SWE	2162	2.0	2415	2119	-20.8
91	Mindru, Valeriu	🇲🇩MDA	1874	2.0	1864	1591	-40.0
83	WGMTsatsalashvili, Keti	🇬🇪GEO	2202	2.0	2300	2425	+17.8
81	WFMSovetbekova, Nurai	🇰🇬KGZ	1787	2.0	2002	2127	+24.4
86	Gluhovsky, Mark	FID	2161	1.5	2325	2176	-1.0
93	Andiwoh, Moses	🇰🇪KEN	1798	1.0	2249	1848	-5.2
88	Kohlmann, Robert	🇸🇰SVK	2026	1.0	2332	2023	-4.0
89	Kuka Kyle	🇰🇪KEN	1681	1.0	2188	1787	-2.6
92	Kabugu, Njagi	🇰🇪KEN	1682	1.0	2086	1846	+5.8
90	IMZlotnik, Boris A	🇪🇸ESP	2448	1.0	2095	1855	-34.2
94	GMIsmagambetov, Anuar	🇰🇿KAZ	2485	1.0	2161	2961	+1.3
87	GMNarayanan, Srinath	🇮🇳IND	2442	1.0	2042	2842	+0.8
95	FMKawuma, Patrick	🇺🇬UGA	2235	0.5	2416	1915	-70.6
96	Velayutham, Sivanandan	🇬🇧ENG	0	0.5	1831	1330	0.0
97	Medal Paves, Jose Maria	🇪🇸ESP	1982	0.5	2298	1854	-20.4
99	Cujba, Anca-Claudia	🇪🇸ESP	1783	0.0	2130	1330	-43.4
103	Schneider Sanchez, Carlos D.	🇪🇸ESP	1969	0.0	2380	1580	-19.2
98	Henriquez Garcia, David	🇪🇸ESP	1905	0.0	2204	1404	-42.0
100	Heimbaecher, Peter, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1804	0.0	2053	1253	-48.4
101	Ongono, Victor	🇰🇪KEN	1560	0.0	1872	1072	-20.6
102	Slavin, Daniel J	🇺🇸USA	1851	0.0	1818	1018	-65.4
104	Tazhimyrzaev, Elzarbek	🇰🇬KGZ	1918	0.0	2008	1208	-15.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zhakshylykov, ErzhanIMKGZ
+258.4
10.0 pts · #8
2Iunusov, NuriddinCMKGZ
+134.8
6.0 pts · #41
3Zhunusbekova, AimonchokWFMKGZ
+121.2
9.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Andries, LeiaDEN
-157.2
3.0 pts · #85
2Kawuma, PatrickFMUGA
-70.6
0.5 pts · #95
3Slavin, Daniel JUSA
-65.4
0.0 pts · #102

Biggest upsets

R10+515 Elo gap
IMZhakshylykov, Erzhan2075 beat GMErdos, Viktor2590
R4+500 Elo gap
IMZhakshylykov, Erzhan2075 beat GMSadvakasov, Darmen2575
R13+396 Elo gap
Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio2145 beat GMKantor, Gergely2541