FIDE Grand Swiss Open 2025

Classic

Welcome to Fantasy Chess FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: While the real tournament takes place in the Samarkand (Uzbekistan), 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

September 04, 2025

End Date

September 16, 2025

Registration Deadline

September 04, 2025 10:30

Rating Type

Classic

Players

Rank	Player	Rating
1	Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu GM	2779
2	Arjun Erigaisi GM	2776
3	D Gukesh	2776
4	Nodirbek Abdusattorov GM	2771
5	Alireza Firouzja GM	2766
6	Anish Giri GM	2748
7	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov GM	2746
8	Ian Nepomniachtchi GM	2742
9	Levon Aronian GM	2737
10	Hans Moke Niemann GM	2736
11	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave GM	2736
12	Vladimir Fedoseev GM	2731
13	Vincent Keymer GM	2730
14	Javokhir Sindarov GM	2722
15	Santosh Gujrathi Vidit	2720
16	Richard Rapport	2716
17	Yangyi Yu	2714
18	Pentala Harikrishna	2709
19	Jorden van Foreest	2697
20	Awonder Liang GM	2696
21	Maghsoodloo Parham	2695
22	Nihal Sarin GM	2692
23	Daniil Dubov GM	2691
24	Alexey Sarana	2691
25	Ray Robson	2687
26	Samuel Sevian	2683
27	Andrey Esipenko GM	2682
28	Pavel Eljanov GM	2680
29	Volodar Murzin GM	2678
30	Vitiugov Nikita	2676
31	Raunak Sadhwani GM	2676
32	Bogdan-Daniel Deac	2674
33	M Amin Tabatabaei	2673
34	Sam Schmakel IM	2670
35	Alexander Grischuk GM	2667
36	Vladislav Artemiev	2664
37	Nodirbek Yakubboev	2663
38	Ivan Saric	2661
39	Aleksandar Indjic GM	2661
40	Matthias Bluebaum GM	2660
41	Grigor Dilanyan FM	2660
42	Rauf Mamedov	2659
43	Karthikeyan Murali GM	2658
44	Jonas Bjerre GM	2655
45	Shant Sargsyan GM	2653
46	Boris Gelfand	2652
47	Ediz Gurel	2652
48	Frederik Svane GM	2651
49	Jeffery Xiong GM	2650
50	Radoslaw Wojtaszek GM	2648
51	Daniil Yuffa	2647
52	Shanglei Lu	2647
53	Nikolas Theodorou GM	2646
54	Maxim Rodshtein GM	2645
55	Shamsiddin Vokhidov GM	2645
56	Dmitrij Kollars GM	2643
57	Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus GM	2642
58	AR Saleh Salem	2640
59	Nils Grandelius GM	2639
60	Sanan Sjugirov	2636
61	Bacrot Etienne	2635
62	Velimir Ivic GM	2635
63	Abhimanyu Puranik GM	2635
64	Aryan Chopra	2634
65	Bassem Amin	2633
66	Robert Hovhannisyan	2629
67	Anton Korobov GM	2628
68	Maksim Chigaev GM	2628
69	Haik M Martirosyan GM	2628
70	Andrei Volokitin	2628
71	Gabriel Sargissian	2626
72	David Anton Guijarro GM	2625
73	Aram Hakobyan GM	2625
74	Ivan Cheparinov	2625
75	Bardiya Daneshvar GM	2625
76	Vasyl Ivanchuk GM	2623
77	Ruslan Ponomariov	2622
78	Anton Demchenko	2620
79	Alexei Shirov GM	2620
80	Rasmus Svane GM	2619
81	Jon Ludvig Hammer	2618
82	Alexandr Predke	2617
83	Dennis Wagner GM	2617
84	Maxime Lagarde GM	2616
85	Daniel Dardha GM	2616
86	Alexander Donchenko GM	2616
87	Jaime Santos Latasa GM	2614
88	Evgeniy Najer	2613
89	Xiangyu Xu	2612
90	Abhimanyu Mishra GM	2610
91	Aydin Suleymanli GM	2609
92	Maxim Matlakov GM	2608
93	Leon Luke Mendonca GM	2606
94	Marcandria Maurizzi	2604
95	Yuriy Kuzubov	2600
96	Baadur Jobava	2598
97	V Pranav	2597
98	S L Narayanan	2595
99	Cristobal Henriquez Villagra	2592
100	Szymon Gumularz	2591
101	Max Warmerdam GM	2591
102	Ivan Zemlyanskii	2586
103	Mahammad Muradli GM	2586
104	Jules Moussard	2584
105	Mateusz Bartel GM	2576
106	Mukhiddin Madaminov GM	2560
107	Mittal Aditya	2560
108	Andy Woodward GM	2557
109	Ihor Samunenkov GM	2548
110	Aleksandra Goryachkina GM	2528
111	Jakhongir Vakhidov GM	2521
112	Abdimalik Abdisalimov	2488
113	Ortik Nigmatov	2488
114	Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov IM	2488
115	Deshmukh Divya	2478
116	Tennyson Ewomazino Olisa	2287

Tournament Rules

Fantasy Chess: FIDE Grand Swiss Open 2025 Rules

🏆 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: FIDE Grand Swiss Open 2025
Dates: September 4 - September 15 2025
Rounds: 11
Start Time: 12:30 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 12:30 CET on September 4, 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 FIDE Grand Swiss Open 2025 is canceled.
This fantasy contest is independently based on FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025
For questions: [email protected]

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