Major chess events in 2025 include the annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Norway Chess and Grand Chess Tour. Ju Wenjun defended her title against challenger Tan Zhongyi in the Women's World Chess Championship 2025. The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament in Samarkand in September will determine two qualifiers for the Candidates Tournament 2026, while the Chess World Cup in Goa, India in November will determine three qualifiers. The 2025 FIDE Circuit, comprising top tournaments in 2025, will determine one qualifier. The annual World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will take place in Doha in December.
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 2831 | 0 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2803 | -2 |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 2802 | 0 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 2801 | 0 |
5 | 5 | ![]() | 2777 | -6 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2768 | -9 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | 2763 | 0 |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 2754 | -1 |
9 | 9 | ![]() | 2751 | -2 |
10 | 10 | ![]() | 2750 | 0 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 2833 | +2 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2803 | 0 |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 2802 | 0 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 2801 | 0 |
5 | 5 | ![]() | 2777 | 0 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2766 | -2 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | 2760 | -3 |
8 | 9 | ![]() | 2755 | +4 |
9 | 8 | ![]() | 2754 | 0 |
10 | 10 | ![]() | 2750 | 0 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 2833 | 0 |
2 | 3 | ![]() | 2802 | 0 |
3 | 5 | ![]() | 2787 | +10 |
4 | 2 | ![]() | 2783 | -20 |
5 | 4 | ![]() | 2777 | -24 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2773 | +7 |
7 | 8 | ![]() | 2760 | +5 |
8 | 14 | ![]() | 2758 | +17 |
9 | 7 | ![]() | 2757 | -3 |
10 | 8 | ![]() | 2753 | -1 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() | 2837 | +4 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2804 | +2 |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 2787 | 0 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | 2782 | +5 |
5 | 4 | ![]() | 2776 | -7 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2773 | 0 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | 2758 | -2 |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 2758 | 0 |
9 | 10 | ![]() | 2757 | +4 |
10 | 9 | ![]() | 2757 | 0 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 2837 | 0 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2804 | 0 |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 2787 | 0 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | 2782 | 0 |
5 | 4 | ![]() | 2776 | 0 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2771 | -2 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | 2758 | |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 2758 | 0 |
9 | 10 | ![]() | 2757 | 0 |
10 | 9 | ![]() | 2757 | 0 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() | 2837 | 0 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2804 | 0 |
3 | 4 | ![]() | 2782 | 0 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | 2777 | +1 |
5 | 3 | ![]() | 2776 | -11 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2767 | -4 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | 2767 | +9 |
8 | 9 | ![]() | 2766 | +9 |
9 | 8 | ![]() | 2758 | 0 |
10 | 10 | ![]() | 2757 | 0 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() | 2839 | +2 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2807 | +3 |
3 | 5 | ![]() | 2784 | +7 |
4 | 7 | ![]() | 2779 | +1 |
5 | 3 | ![]() | 2776 | -6 |
6 | 5 | ![]() | 2776 | 0 |
7 | 6 | ![]() | 2771 | +4 |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 2766 | 0 |
9 | 9 | ![]() | 2748 | -10 |
10 | 12 | ![]() | 2748 | 0 |
Rank | Prev | Player | Rating | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() | 2839 | 0 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 2807 | 0 |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 2784 | 0 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 2779 | 0 |
5 | 5 | ![]() | 2776 | 0 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | 2776 | 0 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | 2771 | 0 |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 2766 | 0 |
9 | 9 | ![]() | 2753 | +5 |
10 | 10 | ![]() | 2748 | 0 |
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Chessable Masters | Online | Double elimination | 16 – 21 Feb | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
GCT Poland | ![]() | Round robin [a] | 24 April – 1 May | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Chess.com Classic | Online | Double elimination | 18 – 23 May | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
GCT Croatia | ![]() | Round robin [a] | 2 – 6 Jul | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Esports World Cup [75] [b] | ![]() | Multi-stage | 29 Jul – 1 Aug | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
GCT St. Louis | ![]() | Round robin [a] | 11 – 15 Aug | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
World Rapid Championship | ![]() | Swiss | 25 – 31 Dec | TBD | |||
World Blitz Championship | Multi-stage |
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2500+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Monaco Grand Prix | ![]() | Round robin | 17 – 28 Feb | 10 (4) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Nicosia Grand Prix | ![]() | Round robin | 14 – 25 Mar | 10 (4) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
World Championship | ![]() | Match | 3 – 16 Apr | 2 (2) | ![]() | ![]() | — |
Pune Grand Prix | ![]() | Round robin | 14 – 25 Apr | 10 (3) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Großlobming Grand Prix | ![]() | Round robin | 6 – 15 May | 10 (4) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Norway Chess | ![]() | Double round robin | 26 May – 6 Jun | 6 (4) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Cairns Cup | ![]() | Round robin | 10 – 20 Jun | 10 (4) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Chess World Cup | ![]() | Single elimination | 5 – 29 Jul | 107(8) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
FIDE Grand Swiss | ![]() | Swiss | 3 – 15 Sep | 56 | |||
World Rapid Championship | ![]() | Swiss | 25 – 31 Dec | TBD | |||
World Blitz Championship | Multi-stage |