2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals - Standard
KnockoutStandard
Location
🇧🇷Sao Paulo SP, Brazil
Dates
28 Sept 2025 → 02 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Knockout · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×4
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 4 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 4 players tied at 2.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
4
4
4
4
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.0/4. Aronian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games
GM Levon Aronian 1.0–1.0 against GM Praggnanandhaa R (R3 ½-½, R4 ½-½).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMLevon Aronian | * | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | — |
| 2GMPraggnanandhaa R | ½ ½ | * | — | ½ ½ |
| 3GMFabiano Caruana | ½ ½ | — | * | ½ ½ |
| 4GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave | — | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aronian, LevonGM | 2744 | USA | =3N | =3B | =2B | =2N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2787 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Praggnanandhaa RGM | 2785 | IND | =4B | =4N | =1N | =1B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2741 | -2.6 |
| 3 | Caruana, FabianoGM | 2789 | USA | =1B | =1N | =4B | =4N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2741 | -2.6 |
| 4 | Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM | 2738 | FRA | =2N | =2B | =3N | =3B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2787 | +2.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA+2.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Aronian, LevonGMUSA+2.42.0 pts · #1
- 3Caruana, FabianoGMUSA-2.62.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Caruana, FabianoGMUSA-2.62.0 pts · #3
- 2Praggnanandhaa RGMIND-2.62.0 pts · #2
- 3Aronian, LevonGMUSA2.42.0 pts · #1