Indians in action in open & women’s section, format, schedule, pairings, prize money – All you need to know
Indians in action at FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, format, schedule, pairings, prize money: With the race for the 2026 Candidates Tournament heating up, the FIDE Grand Swiss is set to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekan, from Thursday, September 4th to the 15th.
The tournament, which will be held in Samarkand from September 2nd to 16th this year, will feature a strong lineup. Although many big names will be absent, including former world champions Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, and Vishy Anand, as well as world number two Hikaru Nakamura and world number three Fabiano Caruana, the Grand Swiss will still showcase exciting talents. These include World Champion D. Gukesh, India No. 1 R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and former World Rapid Champion and local favourite Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
The FIDE Grand Swiss is a prestigious event where the top two finishers in both the Open and Women’s competitions will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, which determines the challenger for the World Champion title. It was this very event that enabled Vidit Gujrathi and Vaishali Rameshbabu to secure their spots for the Candidates Tournaments in Toronto 2024.
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India’s teenage chess sensation, Divya Deshmukh, will also feature in the Open section of this event. FIDE confirmed that, in addition to Divya, Russia’s Aleksandra Goryachkina will also compete in the Open category.
Here’s all you need to know about the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 ahead of Round 1:
Format
Open Event: The FIDE Grand Swiss Open Event will be an 11-round Swiss tournament. The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move from move one.
Women’s Event: The FIDE Grand Swiss Women’s Event will be an 11-round Swiss tournament. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move from move one.Story continues below this ad
Points System
For both the Open and Women’s events, winning a round will fetch one point, a draw 0.5 points, while a loss will result in 0 points.
Schedule
1st Round – 4th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
2nd Round – 5th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
3rd Round – 6th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
4th Round – 7th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
5th Round – 8th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
6th Round – 9th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
Rest day – 23rd August 2025
7th Round – 11th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
8th Round – 12th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
9th Round – 13th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
10th Round – 14th September 2025 (3:30 PM )
11th Round – 15th September 2025 (2:30 PM )
Prize money
The total prize pool for the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 is US$855,000. The Open Event features a $625,000 prize fund, while the Women’s Event has $230,000 reserved as prize money.
Playing field
Open Event
No.
Name
FED.
Rating
Players qualified rating
1
Praggnanandhaa R
IND
2785
2
Erigaisi Arjun
IND
2771
3
Gukesh D
IND
2767
4
Firouzja, Alireza
FRA
2754
5
Keymer, Vincent
GER
2751
6
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
UZB
2748
7
Giri, Anish
NED
2746
8
Aronian, Levon
USA
2744
9
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
FID
2742
10
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
AZE
2741
11
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
FRA
2738
12
Niemann, Hans Moke
USA
2733
13
Fedoseev, Vladimir
SLO
2731
14
Sindarov, Javokhir
UZB
2722
15
Yu, Yangyi
CHN
2714
16
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
IND
2712
17
Rapport, Richard
HUN
2711
18
Harikrishna, Pentala
IND
2704
19
Liang, Awonder
USA
2698
20
Nihal Sarin
IND
2693
21
Van Foreest, Jorden
NED
2692
22
Maghsoodloo, Parham
IRI
2692
23
Sevian, Samuel
USA
2692
24
Dubov, Daniil
FID
2691
25
Esipenko, Andrey
FID
2687
26
Sarana, Alexey
SRB
2686
27
Eljanov, Pavel
UKR
2682
28
Yakubboev, Nodirbek
UZB
2681
29
Robson, Ray
USA
2674
30
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
ROU
2674
31
Tabatabaei, M. Amin
IRI
2673
32
Bluebaum, Matthias
GER
2671
33
Murzin, Volodar
FID
2670
34
Shankland, Sam
USA
2670
35
Karthikeyan, Murali
IND
2669
36
Vitiugov, Nikita
ENG
2666
37
Artemiev, Vladislav
FID
2664
38
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
POL
2661
39
Oparin, Grigoriy
USA
2660
40
Sadhwani, Raunak
IND
2658
41
Grischuk, Alexander
FID
2657
42
Saric, Ivan
CRO
2655
43
Sargsyan, Shant
ARM
2653
44
Mamedov, Rauf
AZE
2651
45
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl
DEN
2651
46
Indjic, Aleksandar
SRB
2650
47
Yuffa, Daniil
ESP
2648
48
Grandelius, Nils
SWE
2648
49
Lu, Shanglei
CHN
2647
50
Kollars, Dmitrij
GER
2647
51
Theodorou, Nikolas
GRE
2646
52
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
TUR
2646
53
Rodshtein, Maxim
ISR
2645
54
Vokhidov, Shamsiddin
UZB
2645
55
Svane, Frederik
GER
2643
56
Xiong, Jeffery
USA
2640
57
Salem, A.R. Saleh
UAE
2640
58
Puranik, Abhimanyu
IND
2640
59
Chigaev, Maksim
ESP
2638
60
Bacrot, Etienne
FRA
2637
61
Amin, Bassem
EGY
2636
62
Gurel, Ediz
TUR
2631
63
Ivic, Velimir
SRB
2630
64
Hovhannisyan, Robert
ARM
2629
65
Volokitin, Andrei
UKR
2628
66
Martirosyan, Haik M.
ARM
2628
67
Sjugirov, Sanan
HUN
2627
68
Cheparinov, Ivan
BUL
2627
69
Sargissian, Gabriel
ARM
2626
70
Hakoan, Aram
ARM
2625
71
Anton Guijarro, David
ESP
2625
72
Donchenko, Alexander
GER
2624
73
Dardha, Daniel
BEL
2624
74
Ponomariov, Ruslan
UKR
2622
75
Demchenko, Anton
SLO
2620
76
Svane, Rasmus
GER
2620
77
Santos Latasa, Jaime
ESP
2620
78
Hammer, Jon Ludvig
NOR
2618
79
Korobov, Anton
UKR
2616
80
Shirov, Alexei
ESP
2616
81
Xu, Xiangyu
CHN
2615
82
Mendonca, Leon Luke
IND
2615
83
Najer, Evgeniy
FID
2613
84
Mishra, Abhimanyu
USA
2611
85
Maurizzi, MarcAndria
FRA
2610
86
Predke, Alexandr
SRB
2609
87
Lagarde, Maxime
FRA
2609
88
Matlakov, Maxim
FID
2609
89
Ivanchuk, Vasyl
UKR
2608
90
Wagner, Dennis
GER
2608
91
Suleymanli, Aydin
AZE
2602
92
Kuzubov, Yuriy
UKR
2600
93
Daneshvar, Bardiya
IRI
2598
94
Narayanan S L
IND
2591
95
Warmerdam, Max
NED
2591
96
Jobava, Baadur
GEO
2590
97
Gumularz, Szymon
POL
2590
98
Muradli, Mahammad
AZE
2590
99
Aditya Mittal
IND
2589
100
Aryan Chopra
IND
2619
101
Divya Deshmukh
IND
2478
Four Continent spots
1
Olisa, Tennyson Ewomazino
NGR
2287
2
Henriquez Villagra, Crobal
CHI
2594
3
Moussard, Jules
FRA
2591
4
Pranav, V
IND
2596
Players nominated the FIDE President
1
Gelfand, Boris
ISR
2652
2
Goryachkina, Aleksandra
FID
2528
3
Zemlyanskii, Ivan
FID
2586
4
Woodward, Andy
USA
2557
5
Samunenkov, Ihor
UKR
2550
6
Bartel, Mateusz
POL
2581
Players nominated the Organiser
1
Madaminov, Mukhiddin
UZB
2560
2
Vakhidov, Jakhongir
UZB
2521
3
Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid
UZB
2482
4
Nigmatov, Ortik
UZB
2488
5
Abdisalimov, Abdimalik
UZB
2488
Women’s Event
No.
Name
FED.
Rating
Players qualified rating
1
Muzychuk, Anna
UKR
2535
2
Tan, Zhongyi
CHN
2531
3
Assaubayeva, Bibisara
KAZ
2505
4
Lagno, Kateryna
FID
2505
5
Shuvalova, Polina
FID
2492
6
Muzychuk, Mariya
UKR
2484
7
Osmak, Yuliia
UKR
2478
8
Garifullina, Leya
FID
2477
9
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
SUI
2472
10
Dronavalli, Harika
IND
2467
11
Yip, Carissa
USA
2458
12
Injac, Teodora
SRB
2454
13
Vaishali, Rameshbabu
IND
2452
14
Lu, Miaoyi
CHN
2449
15
Tsolakidou, Stavroula
GRE
2445
16
Javakhishvili, Lela
GEO
2434
17
Shukhman, Anna
FID
2420
18
Gunina, Valentina
FID
2418
19
Song, Yuxin
CHN
2409
20
Ushenina, Anna
UKR
2409
21
Danielian, Elina
ARM
2405
22
Kiolbasa, Oliwia
POL
2405
23
Wagner, Dinara
GER
2400
24
Bulmaga, Irina
ROU
2400
25
Stefanova, Antoaneta
BUL
2395
26
Gaal, Zsoka
HUN
2388
27
Girya, Olga
FID
2386
28
Narva, Mai
EST
2386
29
Salimova, Nurgyul
BUL
2386
30
Fataliyeva, Ulviyya
AZE
2385
31
Vantika Agrawal
IND
2381
32
Zhai, Mo
CHN
2380
33
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra
POL
2379
34
Efroimski, Marsel
ISR
2377
35
Badelka, Olga
AUT
2375
36
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim
UZB
2372
37
Guo, Qi
CHN
2371
38
Beydullayeva, Govhar
AZE
2368
39
Krush, Irina
USA
2366
40
Kulon, Klaudia
POL
2361
41
Kamalidenova, Meruert
KAZ
2349
42
Ouellet, Maili-Jade
CAN
2348
43
Balajayeva, Khanim
AZE
2331
44
Kaliakhmet, Elnaz
KAZ
2299
Four Continent spots
1
Manko, Mariia
SUI
2313
2
Gomez Barrera, Javiera Belen
CHI
2173
3
Nassr, Lina
ALG
2059
4
Balabayeva, Xeniya
KAZ
2383
Players nominated the FIDE President
1
Mkrtchian, Lilit
ARM
2393
2
Wafa, Shrook
EGY
2202
3
Arabidze, Meri
GEO
2444
4
Roebers, Eline
NED
2377
Players nominated the Organiser
1
Khamdamova, Afruza
UZB
2409
2
Omonova, Umida
UZB
2252
3
Karimova, Guldona
UZB
2324
4
Khalilova, Madinabonu
UZB
2148
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