Semifinal: Praggnanandhaa vs MVL, Caruana vs Aronian

Grand Chess Tour 2025 Finals players | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Photo Gallery

IA Chris Bird (USA) with all four participants | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

A fantastic display of acrobatic and athletic skills | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

A musical performance on guitar | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

When Garry Kasparov plays a simul, everyone watches | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Garry Kasparov and Fabiano Caruana share a light moment during the simul | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

A fan waits for Garry Kasparov to sign his book - My Great Predecessors | Photo: Eric Rosen / Grand Chess Tour

Garry Kasparov shares few words | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

R Praggnanandhaa and Levon Aronian play simultaneous exhibition games | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Alexandre Fonseca, CEO of Superbet Brazil and the legend - Garry Kasparov | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Garry Kasparov, the four participants, organizers, sponsors and guests | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Schedule and Format

The GCT Final will take place from 28th September to 3rd October. There is no rest day. Each round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. The last day on 3rd October games will start at 1 p.m. local time, 9:30 p.m. IST. Each match will have two Classical, two Rapid and four Blitz games, irrespective of the results, all games will be played. Check the image below for a detailed schedule.

Schedule | Source: Grand Chess Tour

Time control

Classical: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes for the remainder + 30-second increment from move no.1

Rapid: 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment

Blitz: 5 minutes + 2 seconds increment

Scoring

● Classical Games: 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss

● Rapid Games: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss

● Blitz Games: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss

Each match will therefore be scored out of a total of 28 possible points, with a total of at least 15 points being required to win each match.

Prize

The total prize fund for the Grand Finals is US$ 350000. The prizes are US$ 150000, $100000, $60000 and $40000.

Links

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