FIDE World Cup 2025 Blitz TB
KnockoutBlitz
32 players participated in this 32-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in North Goa, India. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2709, and top seed was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2746).
Michael Adams (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2690) won with 3.0/32, ahead of Rauf Mamedov (2.0) and Rasmus Svane (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 13: Lorenzo Lodici (GM, 2499) beat Samuel Sevian (GM, 2726), a +227-point gap.
Location
🇮🇳North Goa, India
Dates
01 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Blitz: 5 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 32 rounds
Titled players · 32
GM×30
IM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×5
🇮🇷Iran×2
🇨🇳China×2
🇬🇧England×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇦🇷Argentina×1
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 32 roundsGM Michael Adams led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
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R21 · LEADER CHANGE19 Nov
GM Yi Wei takes the sole lead (2.0/21).
R5 · LATE SURGE
GM Rauf Mamedov was #15 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1GMMichael Adams | * | — | — | — |
| 2GMYi Wei | — | * | — | — |
| 3GMRauf Mamedov | — | — | * | 0 1 1 0 |
| 4GMRasmus Svane | — | — | 1 0 0 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | R29 | R30 | R31 | R32 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Adams, MichaelGM | 2690 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =20B | =20N | +20N | +20B | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2793 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Mamedov, RaufGM | 2610 | AZE | F | F | F | F | −3N | +3B | +3B | −3N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2640 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Svane, RasmusGM | 2640 | GER | F | F | F | F | +2B | −2N | −2N | +2B | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2610 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Artemiev, VladislavGM | 2732 | RUS | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +5N | −5B | +5B | −5N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2746 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM | 2746 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +4N | −4N | +4B | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2732 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Lodici, LorenzoGM | 2499 | ITA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +7B | −7N | −7N | +7B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2726 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Sevian, SamuelGM | 2726 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | +6B | +6B | −6N | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2499 | -11.6 |
| 8 | Wei, YiGM | 2695 | CHN | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | +30B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3499 | +10.2 |
| 9 | Praggnanandhaa RGM | 2699 | IND | F | F | F | F | +32B | +32N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3258 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Warmerdam, MaxGM | 2542 | NED | +27N | +27B | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3351 | +10.2 |
| 11 | Oro, FaustinoIM | 2491 | ARG | +26B | +26N | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3364 | +12.0 |
| 12 | Narayanan S LGM | 2609 | IND | F | F | F | F | +31B | +31N | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3396 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Nogerbek, KazybekGM | 2503 | KAZ | +28B | +28N | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3214 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Yuffa, DaniilGM | 2532 | ESP | +29N | +29B | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3190 | +6.2 |
| 15 | Yu, YangyiGM | 2706 | CHN | F | F | F | F | +24B | =24N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2623 | -1.6 |
| 16 | Donchenko, AlexanderGM | 2576 | GER | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =23N | +23B | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2896 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Adly, AhmedGM | 2600 | EGY | =25N | +25B | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2835 | +6.2 |
| 18 | Martinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoGM | 2696 | MEX | F | F | F | F | +22N | =22B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2716 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Idani, PouyaGM | 2564 | IRI | F | F | F | F | =21N | +21B | F | F | F | F | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2718 | +4.0 |
| 20 | Cheparinov, IvanGM | 2600 | BUL | F | F | F | F | =1N | =1B | −1B | −1N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2497 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Karthikeyan, MuraliGM | 2525 | IND | F | F | F | F | =19B | −19N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2371 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Ivic, VelimirGM | 2523 | SRB | F | F | F | F | −18B | =18N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2503 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Le, Quang LiemGM | 2703 | VIE | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16B | −16N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2382 | -8.4 |
| 24 | Blohberger, FelixGM | 2431 | AUT | F | F | F | F | −15N | =15B | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2513 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Grigoryan, Karen H.GM | 2642 | ARM | =17B | −17N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2407 | -6.2 |
| 26 | Brkic, AnteGM | 2564 | CRO | −11N | −11B | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1691 | -12.0 |
| 27 | Lalit Babu M RGM | 2551 | IND | −10B | −10N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1742 | -10.2 |
| 28 | Raja Rithvik RGM | 2414 | IND | −13N | −13B | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1703 | -7.6 |
| 29 | Thavandiran, ShiyamIM | 2390 | CAN | −14B | −14N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1732 | -6.2 |
| 30 | Maghsoodloo, ParhamGM | 2700 | IRI | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | −8N | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1895 | -10.2 |
| 31 | Vitiugov, NikitaGM | 2596 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −12N | −12B | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1809 | -9.6 |
| 32 | Kuybokarov, TemurGM | 2458 | AUS | F | F | F | F | −9N | −9B | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1899 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Oro, FaustinoIMARG+12.02.0 pts · #7
- 2Lodici, LorenzoGMITA+11.62.0 pts · #13
- 3Warmerdam, MaxGMNED+10.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Brkic, AnteGMCRO-12.00.0 pts · #26
- 2Sevian, SamuelGMUSA-11.62.0 pts · #14
- 3Lalit Babu M RGMIND-10.20.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R13+227 Elo gap
- R16+227 Elo gap
- R18+127 Elo gap