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2025 FIDE Circuit

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2025 FIDE Circuit

The 2025 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2025, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. R Praggnanandhaa scored the most points, and as winner of the 2025 Circuit qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2026.

Infobox

Duration
1 January 2025 – 21 December 2025[a]
Winner
R Praggnanandhaa

Tables

· Points system › Basic points
11/10
11/10
1st
11/10
2nd
8
3rd
7
4th
6
5th
5
6th
4
7th
3
8th
2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
11/10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
· Points system › Player's total and ranking
1–5
1–5
Tournaments
1–5
Standard events with under 50 players allowed
4
Rapid/Blitz allowed
1
6
6
Tournaments
6
Standard events with under 50 players allowed
4
Rapid/Blitz allowed
2
7
7
Tournaments
7
Standard events with under 50 players allowed
5
Rapid/Blitz allowed
2
Tournaments
Standard events with under 50 players allowed
Rapid/Blitz allowed
1–5
4
1
6
4
2
7
5
2
2025 FIDE Circuit – Eligible Tournaments · Tournaments
World Championship
World Championship
Tournament
World Championship
Location
Singapore
Date
25 November – 13 December, 2024
Type
FIDE
mw- P#
2
TAR
2754
Winner
Gukesh Dommaraju
Tata Steel (M)
Tata Steel (M)
Tournament
Tata Steel (M)
Location
Wijk aan Zee
Date
17 January – 2 February
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
14
TAR
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 2763+1⁄8
Winner
R Praggnanandhaa
Tata Steel (Ch)
Tata Steel (Ch)
Tournament
Tata Steel (Ch)
Location
Wijk aan Zee
Date
17 January – 2 February
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
14
TAR
2618+5⁄8
Winner
Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Azerbaijan Championship
Azerbaijan Championship
Tournament
Azerbaijan Championship
Location
Baku
Date
1–15 February
Type
National
mw- P#
26
TAR
2641+3⁄4
Winner
Rauf Mamedov
Al-Beruniy (M)
Al-Beruniy (M)
Tournament
Al-Beruniy (M)
Location
Tashkent
Date
2–12 February
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2624+3⁄8
Winner
Mukhiddin Madaminov
Al-Beruniy (Ch)
Al-Beruniy (Ch)
Tournament
Al-Beruniy (Ch)
Location
Tashkent
Date
2–12 February
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2557+5⁄8
Winner
Bardiya Daneshvar
Djerba Masters
Djerba Masters
Tournament
Djerba Masters
Location
Djerba
Date
15–23 February
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2644+1⁄8
Winner
Marc'Andria Maurizzi
World Junior Championship
World Junior Championship
Tournament
World Junior Championship
Location
Petrovac
Date
23 February – 7 March
Type
FIDE
mw- P#
157
TAR
2560+1⁄2
Winner
Pranav V
Prague (M)
Prague (M)
Tournament
Prague (M)
Location
Prague
Date
25 February – 7 March
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2721+1⁄4
Winner
Aravindh Chithambaram
Prague (Ch)
Prague (Ch)
Tournament
Prague (Ch)
Location
Prague
Date
25 February – 7 March
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2584
Winner
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Aeroflot Open
Aeroflot Open
Tournament
Aeroflot Open
Location
Moscow
Date
28 February – 7 March
Type
Open
mw- P#
140
TAR
2704+5⁄8
Winner
Ian Nepomniachtchi
European Individual Championship
European Individual Championship
Tournament
European Individual Championship
Location
Eforie
Date
14–27 March
Type
Continental
mw- P#
375
TAR
2671+5⁄8
Winner
Matthias Blübaum
Agzamov Memorial
Agzamov Memorial
Tournament
Agzamov Memorial
Location
Tashkent
Date
19–30 March
Type
Open
mw- P#
158
TAR
2643+5⁄8
Winner
Nihal Sarin
Reykjavik Open
Reykjavik Open
Tournament
Reykjavik Open
Location
Reykjavík
Date
9–15 April
Type
Open
mw- P#
419
TAR
2612+3⁄4
Winner
Parham Maghsoodloo
Open Internacional Alicante
Open Internacional Alicante
Tournament
Open Internacional Alicante
Location
Alicante
Date
16–21 April
Type
Open
mw- P#
557
TAR
2599+7⁄8
Winner
Volodar Murzin
Grenke Open
Grenke Open
Tournament
Grenke Open
Location
Karlsruhe
Date
16–21 April
Type
Open
mw- P#
875
TAR
2638+3⁄8
Winner
Aswath S
Spring Chess Classic
Spring Chess Classic
Tournament
Spring Chess Classic
Location
St. Louis
Date
21–30 April
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2585+1⁄4
Winner
Andrew Hong
Menorca Open
Menorca Open
Tournament
Menorca Open
Location
Menorca
Date
22–27 April
Type
Open
mw- P#
326
TAR
2644
Winner
Vasyl Ivanchuk
GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
Tournament
GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
Location
Warsaw
Date
24 April – 1 May
Type
Rapid & Blitz
mw- P#
10
TAR
2741
Winner
Vladimir Fedoseev
Sardinia World Chess Festival
Sardinia World Chess Festival
Tournament
Sardinia World Chess Festival
Location
Orosei, Sardinia
Date
26 April – 4 May
Type
Open
mw- P#
107
TAR
2593+1⁄4
Winner
Christopher Yoo
Baku Open
Baku Open
Tournament
Baku Open
Location
Baku
Date
27 April – 6 May
Type
Open
mw- P#
68
TAR
2591+5⁄8
Winner
Aleksandar Indjic
Ljubljana Chess Festival
Ljubljana Chess Festival
Tournament
Ljubljana Chess Festival
Location
Ljubljana
Date
28 April – 4 May
Type
Open
mw- P#
165
TAR
2559+3⁄8
Winner
Jan Šubelj
GCT Superbet Classic Romania
GCT Superbet Classic Romania
Tournament
GCT Superbet Classic Romania
Location
Bucharest
Date
6–17 May
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2760+3⁄4
Winner
R Praggnanandhaa
Asian Individual Championship
Asian Individual Championship
Tournament
Asian Individual Championship
Location
Al Ain
Date
7–15 May
Type
Continental
mw- P#
157
TAR
2652+1⁄2
Winner
Bardiya Daneshvar
German Championship
German Championship
Tournament
German Championship
Location
Munich
Date
15–23 May
Type
National
mw- P#
10
TAR
2636+5⁄8
Winner
Vincent Keymer
Sharjah Masters
Sharjah Masters
Tournament
Sharjah Masters
Location
Sharjah
Date
17–25 May
Type
Open
mw- P#
82
TAR
2690+3⁄8
Winner
Anish Giri
TePe Sigeman
TePe Sigeman
Tournament
TePe Sigeman
Location
Malmö
Date
20–26 May
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
8
TAR
2647
Winner
Javokhir Sindarov
American Continental Championship
American Continental Championship
Tournament
American Continental Championship
Location
Foz do Iguaçu
Date
23–31 May
Type
Continental
mw- P#
218
TAR
2606+1⁄8
Winner
Sam Shankland
Norway Chess
Norway Chess
Tournament
Norway Chess
Location
Stavanger
Date
26 May – 6 June
Type
Double round robin
mw- P#
6
TAR
2790+2⁄3
Winner
Magnus Carlsen
Dubai Open
Dubai Open
Tournament
Dubai Open
Location
Dubai
Date
27 May – 4 June
Type
Open
mw- P#
82
TAR
2620+1⁄4
Winner
Aleksey Grebnev
Stepan Avagyan Memorial
Stepan Avagyan Memorial
Tournament
Stepan Avagyan Memorial
Location
Jermuk
Date
28 May – 6 June
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2678+3⁄4
Winner
Aravindh Chithambaram
Delhi International Open
Delhi International Open
Tournament
Delhi International Open
Location
New Delhi
Date
7–14 June
Type
Open
mw- P#
343
TAR
2550+1⁄2
Winner
Abhijeet Gupta
Munich Whitsun Open
Munich Whitsun Open
Tournament
Munich Whitsun Open
Location
Munich
Date
8–14 June
Type
Open
mw- P#
152
TAR
2594+1⁄8
Winner
Elham Amar
UzChess Cup (M)
UzChess Cup (M)
Tournament
UzChess Cup (M)
Location
Tashkent
Date
18–27 June
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2742+1⁄8
Winner
R Praggnanandhaa
UzChess Cup (Ch)
UzChess Cup (Ch)
Tournament
UzChess Cup (Ch)
Location
Tashkent
Date
18–27 June
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2582+1⁄8
Winner
Nikolas Theodorou
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial – Aktobe Open
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial – Aktobe Open
Tournament
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial – Aktobe Open
Location
Aktobe
Date
20 June – 1 July
Type
Open
mw- P#
80
TAR
2652+5⁄8
Winner
Alexey Sarana
GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
Tournament
GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
Location
Zagreb
Date
2–7 July
Type
Rapid & Blitz
mw- P#
10
TAR
2776
Winner
Magnus Carlsen
Biel Masters Tournament Open
Biel Masters Tournament Open
Tournament
Biel Masters Tournament Open
Location
Biel/Bienne
Date
12–24 July
Type
Open
mw- P#
112
TAR
2564+1⁄2
Winner
Karthikeyan Murali
Karpov International Chess Tournament
Karpov International Chess Tournament
Tournament
Karpov International Chess Tournament
Location
Khanty-Mansiysk
Date
14–26 July
Type
Round Robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2655+3⁄4
Winner
Amin Tabatabaei
Dole Open
Dole Open
Tournament
Dole Open
Location
Aix-en-Provence
Date
19–27 July
Type
Open
mw- P#
272
TAR
2635+3⁄4
Winner
P. Iniyan
Oskemen Open
Oskemen Open
Tournament
Oskemen Open
Location
Oskemen
Date
20–30 July
Type
Open
mw- P#
77
TAR
2603+1⁄8
Winner
Aleksey Grebnev
Czech Open
Czech Open
Tournament
Czech Open
Location
Pardubice
Date
25 July – 2 August
Type
Open
mw- P#
202
TAR
2562+5⁄8
Winner
Alexander Donchenko
British Chess Championship
British Chess Championship
Tournament
British Chess Championship
Location
Liverpool
Date
2–10 August
Type
National
mw- P#
99
TAR
2561
Winner
Michael Adams
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Open
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Open
Tournament
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Open
Location
Dortmund
Date
2–10 August
Type
Open
mw- P#
196
TAR
2582+5⁄8
Winner
Matthias Blübaum
Chennai Grand Masters
Chennai Grand Masters
Tournament
Chennai Grand Masters
Location
Chennai
Date
7–16 August
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2718+1⁄4
Winner
Vincent Keymer
Rubinstein Memorial
Rubinstein Memorial
Tournament
Rubinstein Memorial
Location
Polanica-Zdrój
Date
15–24 August
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2657+3⁄8
Winner
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Abu Dhabi Masters
Abu Dhabi Masters
Tournament
Abu Dhabi Masters
Location
Abu Dhabi
Date
15–24 August
Type
Open
mw- P#
195
TAR
2594+3⁄4
Winner
Denis Lazavik
GCT Sinquefield Cup
GCT Sinquefield Cup
Tournament
GCT Sinquefield Cup
Location
St. Louis
Date
18–28 August
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2761+3⁄4
Winner
Wesley So
Fujairah Global Championship
Fujairah Global Championship
Tournament
Fujairah Global Championship
Location
Fujairah
Date
25 August – 2 September
Type
Open
mw- P#
44
TAR
2660
Winner
Pranav V
FIDE Grand Swiss
FIDE Grand Swiss
Tournament
FIDE Grand Swiss
Location
Samarkand
Date
3–15 September
Type
FIDE
mw- P#
116
TAR
2758+1⁄4
Winner
Anish Giri
Russian Championship
Russian Championship
Tournament
Russian Championship
Location
Moscow
Date
1–12 October
Type
National
mw- P#
12
TAR
2625+1⁄8
Winner
Arseniy Nesterov
U.S. Championship
U.S. Championship
Tournament
U.S. Championship
Location
St. Louis
Date
11–25 October
Type
National
mw- P#
12
TAR
2717+1⁄4
Winner
Fabiano Caruana
FIDE World Cup
FIDE World Cup
Tournament
FIDE World Cup
Location
Goa
Date
1–27 November
Type
FIDE
mw- P#
206
TAR
2758+3⁄4
Winner
Javokhir Sindarov
KazChess Masters
KazChess Masters
Tournament
KazChess Masters
Location
Almaty
Date
21–29 November
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2601
Winner
Alexey Sarana
U.S. Masters
U.S. Masters
Tournament
U.S. Masters
Location
Charlotte
Date
26–30 November
Type
Open
mw- P#
250
TAR
2615+1⁄8
Winner
Awonder Liang
London Chess Classic – Open
London Chess Classic – Open
Tournament
London Chess Classic – Open
Location
London
Date
26 November – 3 December
Type
Open
mw- P#
120
TAR
2608+7⁄8
Winner
R Praggnanandhaa Velimir Ivić Ameet Ghasi
London Chess Classic
London Chess Classic
Tournament
London Chess Classic
Location
London
Date
26 November – 5 December
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2678+3⁄8
Winner
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
European Rapid Championship
European Rapid Championship
Tournament
European Rapid Championship
Location
Pristina
Date
27 – 29 November
Type
RapidContinental
mw- P#
369
TAR
2644+3⁄8
Winner
Paulius Pultinevičius
European Blitz Championship
European Blitz Championship
Tournament
European Blitz Championship
Location
Pristina
Date
30 November – 1 December
Type
BlitzContinental
mw- P#
369
TAR
2644+3⁄8
Winner
Jorden van Foreest
Kazakhstan Chess Cup
Kazakhstan Chess Cup
Tournament
Kazakhstan Chess Cup
Location
Almaty
Date
1 – 12 December
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
12
TAR
2593+1⁄2
Winner
Aram Hakobyan
President Cup (M)
President Cup (M)
Tournament
President Cup (M)
Location
Tashkent
Date
3–12 December
Type
Round robin
mw- P#
10
TAR
2641+1⁄2
Winner
Nihal Sarin
World Rapid Championship
World Rapid Championship
Tournament
World Rapid Championship
Location
Doha
Date
25–28 December
Type
RapidFIDE
mw- P#
249
TAR
2776+3⁄4
World Blitz Championship
World Blitz Championship
Tournament
World Blitz Championship
Location
Doha
Date
29–31 December
Type
BlitzFIDE
mw- P#
249
TAR
2776+3⁄4
Tournament
Location
Date
Type
mw- P#
TAR
Winner
World Championship
Singapore
25 November – 13 December, 2024
FIDE
2
2754
Gukesh Dommaraju
Tata Steel (M)
Wijk aan Zee
17 January – 2 February
Round robin
14
mw- .mw- 2763+1⁄8
R Praggnanandhaa
Tata Steel (Ch)
Wijk aan Zee
17 January – 2 February
Round robin
14
2618+5⁄8
Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Azerbaijan Championship
Baku
1–15 February
National
26
2641+3⁄4
Rauf Mamedov
Al-Beruniy (M)
Tashkent
2–12 February
Round robin
10
2624+3⁄8
Mukhiddin Madaminov
Al-Beruniy (Ch)
Tashkent
2–12 February
Round robin
10
2557+5⁄8
Bardiya Daneshvar
Djerba Masters
Djerba
15–23 February
Round robin
10
2644+1⁄8
Marc'Andria Maurizzi
World Junior Championship
Petrovac
23 February – 7 March
FIDE
157
2560+1⁄2
Pranav V
Prague (M)
Prague
25 February – 7 March
Round robin
10
2721+1⁄4
Aravindh Chithambaram
Prague (Ch)
Prague
25 February – 7 March
Round robin
10
2584
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Aeroflot Open
Moscow
28 February – 7 March
Open
140
2704+5⁄8
Ian Nepomniachtchi
European Individual Championship
Eforie
14–27 March
Continental
375
2671+5⁄8
Matthias Blübaum
Agzamov Memorial
Tashkent
19–30 March
Open
158
2643+5⁄8
Nihal Sarin
Reykjavik Open
Reykjavík
9–15 April
Open
419
2612+3⁄4
Parham Maghsoodloo
Open Internacional Alicante
Alicante
16–21 April
Open
557
2599+7⁄8
Volodar Murzin
Grenke Open
Karlsruhe
16–21 April
Open
875
2638+3⁄8
Aswath S
Spring Chess Classic
St. Louis
21–30 April
Round robin
10
2585+1⁄4
Andrew Hong
Menorca Open
Menorca
22–27 April
Open
326
2644
Vasyl Ivanchuk
GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
Warsaw
24 April – 1 May
Rapid & Blitz
10
2741
Vladimir Fedoseev
Sardinia World Chess Festival
Orosei, Sardinia
26 April – 4 May
Open
107
2593+1⁄4
Christopher Yoo
Baku Open
Baku
27 April – 6 May
Open
68
2591+5⁄8
Aleksandar Indjic
Ljubljana Chess Festival
Ljubljana
28 April – 4 May
Open
165
2559+3⁄8
Jan Šubelj
GCT Superbet Classic Romania
Bucharest
6–17 May
Round robin
10
2760+3⁄4
R Praggnanandhaa
Asian Individual Championship
Al Ain
7–15 May
Continental
157
2652+1⁄2
Bardiya Daneshvar
German Championship
Munich
15–23 May
National
10
2636+5⁄8
Vincent Keymer
Sharjah Masters
Sharjah
17–25 May
Open
82
2690+3⁄8
Anish Giri
TePe Sigeman
Malmö
20–26 May
Round robin
8
2647
Javokhir Sindarov
American Continental Championship
Foz do Iguaçu
23–31 May
Continental
218
2606+1⁄8
Sam Shankland
Norway Chess
Stavanger
26 May – 6 June
Double round robin
6
2790+2⁄3
Magnus Carlsen
Dubai Open
Dubai
27 May – 4 June
Open
82
2620+1⁄4
Aleksey Grebnev
Stepan Avagyan Memorial
Jermuk
28 May – 6 June
Round robin
10
2678+3⁄4
Aravindh Chithambaram
Delhi International Open
New Delhi
7–14 June
Open
343
2550+1⁄2
Abhijeet Gupta
Munich Whitsun Open
Munich
8–14 June
Open
152
2594+1⁄8
Elham Amar
UzChess Cup (M)
Tashkent
18–27 June
Round robin
10
2742+1⁄8
R Praggnanandhaa
UzChess Cup (Ch)
Tashkent
18–27 June
Round robin
10
2582+1⁄8
Nikolas Theodorou
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial – Aktobe Open
Aktobe
20 June – 1 July
Open
80
2652+5⁄8
Alexey Sarana
GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
Zagreb
2–7 July
Rapid & Blitz
10
2776
Magnus Carlsen
Biel Masters Tournament Open
Biel/Bienne
12–24 July
Open
112
2564+1⁄2
Karthikeyan Murali
Karpov International Chess Tournament
Khanty-Mansiysk
14–26 July
Round Robin
10
2655+3⁄4
Amin Tabatabaei
Dole Open
Aix-en-Provence
19–27 July
Open
272
2635+3⁄4
P. Iniyan
Oskemen Open
Oskemen
20–30 July
Open
77
2603+1⁄8
Aleksey Grebnev
Czech Open
Pardubice
25 July – 2 August
Open
202
2562+5⁄8
Alexander Donchenko
British Chess Championship
Liverpool
2–10 August
National
99
2561
Michael Adams
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Open
Dortmund
2–10 August
Open
196
2582+5⁄8
Matthias Blübaum
Chennai Grand Masters
Chennai
7–16 August
Round robin
10
2718+1⁄4
Vincent Keymer
Rubinstein Memorial
Polanica-Zdrój
15–24 August
Round robin
10
2657+3⁄8
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Abu Dhabi Masters
Abu Dhabi
15–24 August
Open
195
2594+3⁄4
Denis Lazavik
GCT Sinquefield Cup
St. Louis
18–28 August
Round robin
10
2761+3⁄4
Wesley So
Fujairah Global Championship
Fujairah
25 August – 2 September
Open
44
2660
Pranav V
Top 25 standings as of December 13, 2025[3] · Ranking
1
1
No.
1
Player
R Praggnanandhaa
Points
115.17
Events
7
1
Tata Steel (M)1st – 25.00
2
GCT Romania Classic 1st – 23.90
3
Avagyan Memorial 2nd – 15.19
4
UzChess (M)1st – 22.19
5
Sinquefield Cup T 2nd-3rd – 20.72
6
World CupR4 – 0.00
7
London (Open) T 1st-3rd – 8.17
2
2
No.
2
Player
Anish Giri
Points
81.18
Events
6
1
Tata Steel (M)T 5th-6th – 6.58
2
Prague (M)T 2nd-4th – 11.06
3
Sharjah 1st – 20.94
4
GCT Croatia R&B 7th – 0.00
5
Chennai2nd – 14.19
6
Grand Swiss 1st – 28.41
7
World CupR3 – 0.00
3
3
No.
3
Player
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Points
71.61
Events
6
1
Tata Steel (M)3rd – 18.42
2
GCT Romania Classic T 6th-9th – 0.00
3
Sharjah 3rd – 13.80
4
UzChess (M) 3rd – 18.56
5
Grand Swiss 10th – 1.21
6
World CupR3 – 0.00
7
London1st – 19.62
4
4
No.
4
Player
Fabiano Caruana
Points
65.55
Events
3
1
Tata Steel (M)9th – 0.00
2
GCT Romania Classic4th – 0.00
3
Stavanger 2nd – 20.93
4
GCT Croatia R&B 8th – 0.00
5
Sinquefield CupT 2nd-3rd – 20.72
6
U.S. Champ1st – 23.90
7
Optional
5
5
No.
5
Player
Matthias Blübaum
Points
63.94
Events
6
1
European Champ 1st – 15.73
2
German Champ2nd – 10.93
3
Dortmund1st – 6.89
4
Rubinstein Memorial3rd – 11.02
5
Grand Swiss 2nd – 19.37
6
World CupR4 – 0.00
6
6
No.
6
Player
Javokhir Sindarov
Points
63.82
Events
4
1
Malmö 1st – 16.17
2
UzChess (M) 2nd – 19.77
3
Grand Swiss 24th – 0.00
4
World Cup1st – 27.88
5
Required
6
Optional
7
7
No.
7
Player
Vincent Keymer
Points
55.83
Events
4
1
Tata Steel (M)8th – 0.00
2
Prague (M)5th – 0.00
3
German Champ1st – 15.03
4
Chennai1st – 24.01
5
Grand Swiss 4th – 16.79
6
World CupR4 – 0.00
7
Optional
8
8
No.
8
Player
Alireza Firouzja
Points
52.99
Events
3
1
GCT Poland R&B 5th – 0.00
2
GCT Romania Classic T 2nd-3rd – 20.64
3
GCT Croatia R&B T 4th-5th – 0.00
4
Sinquefield Cup9th – 0.00
5
Grand Swiss 3rd – 18.08
6
London2nd – 14.27
7
Optional
9
9
No.
9
Player
Wesley So
Points
52.41
Events
4
1
GCT Romania ClassicT 6th-9th – 0.00
2
GCT Croatia R&B 2nd – 11.04
3
Sinquefield Cup1st – 23.99
4
U.S. Champ2nd – 17.38
5
World CupR2 – 0.00
6
Optional
10
10
No.
10
Player
Nihal Sarin
Points
51.66
Events
7
1
Tashkent Open 1st – 15.80
2
Menorca8th – 1.23
3
Asian Champ2nd – 12.96
4
Dubai Open6th – 3.49
5
FujairahT 9th-12th – 1.40
6
Grand Swiss 9th – 1.21
7
President Cup1st – 15.57
11
11
No.
11
Player
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Points
50.55
Events
6
1
Tata Steel (Ch)T 4th-5th – 6.52
2
Prague (Ch)1st – 7.98
3
Asian Champ15th – 0.00
4
Avagyan Memorial 6th – 0.00
5
Rubinstein Memorial1st – 17.31
6
Grand Swiss 14th – 1.21
7
World Cup4th – 17.53
12
12
No.
12
Player
Magnus Carlsen
Points
43.96
Events
2
1
Stavanger1st – 28.78
2
GCT Croatia R&B 1st – 15.18
3
Required
4
Optional
13
13
No.
13
Player
Amin Tabatabaei
Points
41.36
Events
6
1
Aeroflot Open 6th – 6.85
2
Asian Champ79th – 0.00
3
Sharjah6th – 6.98
4
Khanty-Mansiysk 1st – 17.13
5
Fujairah4th – 10.40
6
Grand Swiss 36th – 0.00
7
Optional
14
14
No.
14
Player
Aravindh Chithambaram
Points
41.32
Events
3
1
Prague (M)1st – 24.34
2
GCT Poland R&B 8th – 0.00
3
Avagyan Memorial 1st – 16.98
4
UzChess (M) 10th – 0.00
5
Rubinstein Memorial5th – 0.00
6
World CupR2 – 0.00
15
15
No.
15
Player
Ding Liren
Points
40.64
Events
1
1
World Champ2nd – 40.64
2
Required
3
Optional
16
16
No.
16
Player
Wei Yi
Points
40.34
Events
3
1
Tata Steel (M)T 5th-6th – 6.58
2
Prague (M)T 2nd-4th – 11.06
3
Stavanger 6th – 0.00
4
World Cup2nd – 22.70
5
Required
17
17
No.
17
Player
Andrey Esipenko
Points
39.39
Events
4
1
Aeroflot 3rd – 9.31
2
Grand Swiss19th – 1.21
3
Russian ChampT 2nd-4th – 8.76
4
World Cup3rd – 20.11
5
Required
18
18
No.
18
Player
Arjun Erigaisi
Points
34.41
Events
3
1
Tata Steel (M) 10th – 0.00
2
Stavanger5th – 0.00
3
Chennai3rd – 13.10
4
Grand Swiss6th – 6.37
5
World CupQF – 14.94
6
Optional
19
19
No.
19
Player
Aleksandar Inđić
Points
34.13
Events
7
1
Tashkent Open 7th – 2.69
2
Grenke Open15th – 0.00
3
Baku Open 1st – 10.08
4
Sharjah 2nd – 14.75
5
Dubai Open5th – 6.61
6
Grand Swiss 70th – 0.00
7
World CupR2 – 0.00
20
20
No.
20
Player
Bardiya Daneshvar
Points
33.39
Events
7
1
Al-Beruniy (Ch)1st – 6.34
2
Aeroflot Open9th – 3.58
3
Tashkent Open4th – 8.98
4
Asian Champ1st – 14.49
5
Sharjah 15th – 0.00
6
Fujairah17th – 0.00
7
World CupR2 – 0.00
21
21
No.
21
Player
José Martínez Alcántara
Points
32.90
Events
3
1
American Continental Champ2nd – 6.76
2
Fujairah 3rd – 11.20
3
World CupQF – 14.94
4
Required
5
Optional
22
22
No.
22
Player
Gukesh Dommaraju
Points
32.03
Events
4
1
Tata Steel (M)2nd – 22.37
2
GCT Romania Classic T 6th-9th – 0.00
3
Stavanger3rd – 0.00
4
GCT Croatia R&B 3rd – 9.66
5
Sinquefield Cup8th – 0.00
6
Grand Swiss 41st – 0.00
7
World CupR3 – 0.00
23
23
No.
23
Player
Mukhiddin Madaminov
Points
31.76
Events
7
1
Al-Beruniy (M)1st – 13.68
2
Tashkent Open 16th – 0.54
3
Asian Champ22nd – 0.00
4
Sharjah 66th – 0.00
5
UzChess (Ch)2nd – 6.57
6
Grand Swiss 107th – 0.00
7
President Cup2nd – 10.97
24
24
No.
24
Player
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Points
31.49
Events
4
1
GCT Poland R&B 2nd – 9.64
2
GCT Romania Classic T 2nd-3rd – 20.64
3
Sinquefield CupT 5th-7th – 0.00
4
Grand Swiss 16th – 1.21
5
World CupR4 – 0.00
6
Optional
25
25
No.
25
Player
Aleksey Grebnev
Points
30.04
Events
7
1
World Junior Champ6th – 2.57
2
Asian Champ14th – 0.00
3
Dubai Open1st – 11.42
4
Oskemen Open1st – 9.80
5
Abu Dhabi4th – 6.25
6
Fujairah22nd – 0.00
7
World CupR5 – 0.00
No.
Player
Points
Events
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
R Praggnanandhaa
115.17
7
Tata Steel (M)1st – 25.00
GCT Romania Classic 1st – 23.90
Avagyan Memorial 2nd – 15.19
UzChess (M)1st – 22.19
Sinquefield Cup T 2nd-3rd – 20.72
World CupR4 – 0.00
London (Open) T 1st-3rd – 8.17
2
Anish Giri
81.18
6
Tata Steel (M)T 5th-6th – 6.58
Prague (M)T 2nd-4th – 11.06
Sharjah 1st – 20.94
GCT Croatia R&B 7th – 0.00
Chennai2nd – 14.19
Grand Swiss 1st – 28.41
World CupR3 – 0.00
3
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
71.61
6
Tata Steel (M)3rd – 18.42
GCT Romania Classic T 6th-9th – 0.00
Sharjah 3rd – 13.80
UzChess (M) 3rd – 18.56
Grand Swiss 10th – 1.21
World CupR3 – 0.00
London1st – 19.62
4
Fabiano Caruana
65.55
3
Tata Steel (M)9th – 0.00
GCT Romania Classic4th – 0.00
Stavanger 2nd – 20.93
GCT Croatia R&B 8th – 0.00
Sinquefield CupT 2nd-3rd – 20.72
Champ1st – 23.90
Optional
5
Matthias Blübaum
63.94
6
European Champ 1st – 15.73
German Champ2nd – 10.93
Dortmund1st – 6.89
Rubinstein Memorial3rd – 11.02
Grand Swiss 2nd – 19.37
World CupR4 – 0.00
6
Javokhir Sindarov
63.82
4
Malmö 1st – 16.17
UzChess (M) 2nd – 19.77
Grand Swiss 24th – 0.00
World Cup1st – 27.88
Required
Optional
7
Vincent Keymer
55.83
4
Tata Steel (M)8th – 0.00
Prague (M)5th – 0.00
German Champ1st – 15.03
Chennai1st – 24.01
Grand Swiss 4th – 16.79
World CupR4 – 0.00
Optional
8
Alireza Firouzja
52.99
3
GCT Poland R&B 5th – 0.00
GCT Romania Classic T 2nd-3rd – 20.64
GCT Croatia R&B T 4th-5th – 0.00
Sinquefield Cup9th – 0.00
Grand Swiss 3rd – 18.08
London2nd – 14.27
Optional
9
Wesley So
52.41
4
GCT Romania ClassicT 6th-9th – 0.00
GCT Croatia R&B 2nd – 11.04
Sinquefield Cup1st – 23.99
Champ2nd – 17.38
World CupR2 – 0.00
Optional
10
Nihal Sarin
51.66
7
Tashkent Open 1st – 15.80
Menorca8th – 1.23
Asian Champ2nd – 12.96
Dubai Open6th – 3.49
FujairahT 9th-12th – 1.40
Grand Swiss 9th – 1.21
President Cup1st – 15.57
11
Nodirbek Yakubboev
50.55
6
Tata Steel (Ch)T 4th-5th – 6.52
Prague (Ch)1st – 7.98
Asian Champ15th – 0.00
Avagyan Memorial 6th – 0.00
Rubinstein Memorial1st – 17.31
Grand Swiss 14th – 1.21
World Cup4th – 17.53
12
Magnus Carlsen
43.96
2
Stavanger1st – 28.78
GCT Croatia R&B 1st – 15.18
Required
Optional
13
Amin Tabatabaei
41.36
6
Aeroflot Open 6th – 6.85
Asian Champ79th – 0.00
Sharjah6th – 6.98
Khanty-Mansiysk 1st – 17.13
Fujairah4th – 10.40
Grand Swiss 36th – 0.00
Optional
14
Aravindh Chithambaram
41.32
3
Prague (M)1st – 24.34
GCT Poland R&B 8th – 0.00
Avagyan Memorial 1st – 16.98
UzChess (M) 10th – 0.00
Rubinstein Memorial5th – 0.00
World CupR2 – 0.00
15
Ding Liren
40.64
1
World Champ2nd – 40.64
Required
Optional
16
Wei Yi
40.34
3
Tata Steel (M)T 5th-6th – 6.58
Prague (M)T 2nd-4th – 11.06
Stavanger 6th – 0.00
World Cup2nd – 22.70
Required
17
Andrey Esipenko
39.39
4
Aeroflot 3rd – 9.31
Grand Swiss19th – 1.21
Russian ChampT 2nd-4th – 8.76
World Cup3rd – 20.11
Required
18
Arjun Erigaisi
34.41
3
Tata Steel (M) 10th – 0.00
Stavanger5th – 0.00
Chennai3rd – 13.10
Grand Swiss6th – 6.37
World CupQF – 14.94
Optional
19
Aleksandar Inđić
34.13
7
Tashkent Open 7th – 2.69
Grenke Open15th – 0.00
Baku Open 1st – 10.08
Sharjah 2nd – 14.75
Dubai Open5th – 6.61
Grand Swiss 70th – 0.00
World CupR2 – 0.00
20
Bardiya Daneshvar
33.39
7
Al-Beruniy (Ch)1st – 6.34
Aeroflot Open9th – 3.58
Tashkent Open4th – 8.98
Asian Champ1st – 14.49
Sharjah 15th – 0.00
Fujairah17th – 0.00
World CupR2 – 0.00
21
José Martínez Alcántara
32.90
3
American Continental Champ2nd – 6.76
Fujairah 3rd – 11.20
World CupQF – 14.94
Required
Optional
22
Gukesh Dommaraju
32.03
4
Tata Steel (M)2nd – 22.37
GCT Romania Classic T 6th-9th – 0.00
Stavanger3rd – 0.00
GCT Croatia R&B 3rd – 9.66
Sinquefield Cup8th – 0.00
Grand Swiss 41st – 0.00
World CupR3 – 0.00
23
Mukhiddin Madaminov
31.76
7
Al-Beruniy (M)1st – 13.68
Tashkent Open 16th – 0.54
Asian Champ22nd – 0.00
Sharjah 66th – 0.00
UzChess (Ch)2nd – 6.57
Grand Swiss 107th – 0.00
President Cup2nd – 10.97
24
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
31.49
4
GCT Poland R&B 2nd – 9.64
GCT Romania Classic T 2nd-3rd – 20.64
Sinquefield CupT 5th-7th – 0.00
Grand Swiss 16th – 1.21
World CupR4 – 0.00
Optional
25
Aleksey Grebnev
30.04
7
World Junior Champ6th – 2.57
Asian Champ14th – 0.00
Dubai Open1st – 11.42
Oskemen Open1st – 9.80
Abu Dhabi4th – 6.25
Fujairah22nd – 0.00
World CupR5 – 0.00

References

  1. Tournaments other than national championships and zonal and continental tournaments must end by 15 December.
  2. FIDE
    https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2025.pdf
  3. www.fide.com
    https://www.fide.com/praggnanandhaa-wins-fide-circuit-2025/
  4. fide.com
    https://www.fide.com/fide-circuit-2025/
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