Fujairah Global 2025 - Superstars FIDE Circuit 2025
ClassicWelcome to Fantasy Chess: Fujairah Global 2025 - Superstars FIDE Circuit 2025 While the real tournament takes place in UAE, you can join the excitement online. Compete in our Fantasy Chess contest with Pro and Amateur leagues, guaranteed prizes, and follow every move of this major summer chess event.
Start Date
August 25, 2025
End Date
September 01, 2025
Registration Deadline
August 25, 2025 13:30
Rating Type
Classic
Players
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nihal Sarin
GM
|
2692 |
| 2 |
Volodar Murzin
GM
|
2678 |
| 3 |
Raunak Sadhwani
GM
|
2676 |
| 4 |
M Amin Tabatabaei
|
2673 |
| 5 |
Sam Schmakel
IM
|
2670 |
| 6 |
Shanglei Lu
|
2647 |
| 7 |
Nikolas Theodorou
GM
|
2646 |
| 8 |
AR Saleh Salem
|
2640 |
| 9 |
Sanan Sjugirov
|
2636 |
| 10 |
Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara
GM
|
2636 |
| 11 |
Abhimanyu Puranik
GM
|
2635 |
| 12 |
Andrei Volokitin
|
2628 |
| 13 |
Bardiya Daneshvar
GM
|
2625 |
| 14 |
Aram Hakobyan
GM
|
2625 |
| 15 |
Ivan Cheparinov
|
2625 |
| 16 |
Vasyl Ivanchuk
GM
|
2623 |
| 17 |
Alexander Donchenko
GM
|
2616 |
| 18 |
Daniel Dardha
GM
|
2616 |
| 19 |
Abhimanyu Mishra
GM
|
2610 |
| 20 |
Aydin Suleymanli
GM
|
2609 |
| 21 |
Leon Luke Mendonca
GM
|
2606 |
| 22 |
Arkadij Naiditsch
|
2604 |
| 23 |
Yuriy Kuzubov
|
2600 |
| 24 |
V Pranav
|
2597 |
| 25 |
Alexander Motylev
|
2595 |
| 26 |
Aleksey Grebnev
|
2595 |
| 27 |
S L Narayanan
|
2595 |
| 28 |
Brandon Jacobson
|
2594 |
| 29 |
Anand Pranav
|
2590 |
| 30 |
Pranesh M
GM
|
2589 |
| 31 |
Adam Kozak
GM
|
2586 |
| 32 |
Mahammad Muradli
GM
|
2586 |
| 33 |
Ivan Zemlyanskii
|
2586 |
| 34 |
Gleb Dudin
GM
|
2583 |
| 35 |
Alan Pichot
GM
|
2581 |
| 36 |
Andrew Hong
|
2580 |
| 37 |
Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli
GM
|
2576 |
| 38 |
Bartosz Socko
|
2574 |
| 39 |
Ido Gorshtein
GM
|
2571 |
| 40 |
Gergely Kantor
GM
|
2569 |
| 41 |
Kacper Piorun
GM
|
2568 |
| 42 |
Subramaniyam H Bharath
|
2562 |
| 43 |
Mittal Aditya
|
2560 |
| 44 |
Sina Movahed
GM
|
2558 |
| 45 |
Jiner Zhu
GM
|
2536 |
| 46 |
Rameshbabu Vaishali
|
2476 |
Tournament Rules
Fantasy Chess:
🏆 Two Leagues Available
1️⃣ Pro League
- Open to all.
- Entry Fee: $10 per entry.
- Total Prize Pool: Grows with every new participant (minimum guaranteed $100).
- Prize Distribution:
- 🥇 1st Place: Starts at $70, increases after the 10th entry.
- 🥈 2nd Place: Starts at $30, increases after the 10th entry.
- 🥉 3rd+ Places: Unlocked once we reach 22+ participants (top ~10% paid).
2️⃣ Amateur League
- Free to enter.
- Open for everyone.
- Prize: Top 2 finishers receive tickets (free entries) into the next Pro League contest.
- No cash prizes.
📅 Event Details
- Event: Fujairah Global 2025 - Superstars FIDE Circuit 2025
- Dates: August 25– September 1, 2025
- Rounds: 9
- Start Time: 15:30 CET
🧩 Team Selection
-Build your lineup of 6 main players (within a budget of $14,500) Add 3 substitutes (subs have no budget limit). Subs can only replace a main player if: • The sub is rated lower than the main player • The main player withdraws before Round 5 .
🏅 Scoring System
- Win: 1 point
- Draw: 0.5 point
- Loss: 0 points
- Your total score = sum of points by your 6 active players
🔒 Lineup Rules
- Edit your lineup any time before the tournament starts.
- Lineups lock at tournament start.
- Substitutions are based on the rules above.
⏰ Deadline
- All lineups must be finalized before 15:30 CET August 25, 2025.
⚖️ Tiebreakers
If teams are tied:
- Lower total cost of the 6 main players.
- Lower total points earned by substitutes.
- Lower combined tournament standings (i.e., better real-life finishes).
❗ Important
- All entries are final — no refunds after entry.
- Contest will be canceled and refunded if the official Fujairah Global 2025 - Superstars FIDE Circuit 2025 is canceled.
- This fantasy contest is independently based on Fujairah Global 2025
- For questions: [email protected]