Global Chess League 2025 - Final
MatchRapid
12 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 23 Dec 2025 in Mumbai, India. 12 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2624, and top seed was Alireza Firouzja (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2754).
Leon Luke Mendonca (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2498) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Anish Giri (2.0) and Praggnanandhaa R (1.5). Mendonca shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nino Batsiashvili (GM, 2346) beat Alexandra Kosteniuk (GM, 2450), a +104-point gap.
Location
🇮🇳Mumbai, India
Dates
23 Dec 2025
Time control
Rapid: 40 Moves in 20 Min. / Incr. 2 Sec. /
System
Match · 2 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×12
Federations · 7 represented
🇨🇳China×3
🇮🇳India×3
🇫🇷France×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How the match unfolded
Game-by-game momentum · 2 gamesG1 · FIRST DECISIVE14 Dec
GM Anish Giri opens the score with the White. Early advantage to the underdog.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendonca, Leon LukeGM | 2498 | IND | +11N | +11B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3306 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Giri, AnishGM | 2685 | NED | +12N | +12B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3551 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Praggnanandhaa RGM | 2663 | IND | =10N | +10B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2843 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Batsiashvili, NinoGM | 2346 | GEO | +7N | −7B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2450 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Caruana, FabianoGM | 2751 | USA | −8N | +8B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2754 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hou, YifanGM | 2536 | CHN | =9N | =9B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2435 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Kosteniuk, AlexandraGM | 2450 | SUI | −4B | +4N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2346 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Firouzja, AlirezaGM | 2754 | FRA | +5B | −5N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2751 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zhu, JinerGM | 2435 | CHN | =6B | =6N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2536 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM | 2650 | IND | =3B | −3N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2470 | -4.6 |
| 11 | Maurizzi, MarcAndriaGM | 2506 | FRA | −1B | −1N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1698 | -10.2 |
| 12 | Wei, YiGM | 2751 | CHN | −2B | −2N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1885 | -11.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Giri, AnishGMNED+11.82.0 pts · #2
- 2Mendonca, Leon LukeGMIND+10.22.0 pts · #1
- 3Praggnanandhaa RGMIND+4.61.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Wei, YiGMCHN-11.80.0 pts · #12
- 2Maurizzi, MarcAndriaGMFRA-10.20.0 pts · #11
- 3Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGMIND-4.60.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+104 Elo gap