FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 was a 252-player blitz Swiss in Doha, Qatar, 29–30 Dec 2025. Won by Erigaisi with 15/19 (2903 performance). Pranav (2393) was the breakout, performing at 2739 and gaining 81 rating points. Top seed Carlsen (2881) finished 3rd with 13½/19. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 00:18 UTC.

Dates: 29 – 30 Dec 2025
Place: Doha, Qatar
Format: 19-round Swiss
Time control: 3 min + 2 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMErigaisi ArjunIND	2749	15	2903	+36
2	GMCaruana, FabianoUSA	2751	14	2838	+21
3	GMCarlsen, MagnusNOR	2881	13½	2800	−14
4	GMAbdusattorov, NodirbekUZB	2768	13	2786	+7
5	GMVachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA	2745	13	2796	+16
6	GMSo, WesleyUSA	2790	13	2729	−9
7	GMNihal SarinIND	2681	13	2706	+8
8	GMLazavik, DenisBLR	2617	13	2701	+24
9	GMMatlakov, MaximRUS	2591	13	2675	+23
10	GMDubov, DaniilRUS	2795	12½	2779	−3
11	GMLu, ShangleiCHN	2657	12½	2776	+31
12	GMRadjabov, TeimourAZE	2646	12½	2759	+30
13	GMSindarov, JavokhirUZB	2632	12½	2750	+30
14	GMNepomniachtchi, IanRUS	2801	12½	2711	−19
15	GMFirouzja, AlirezaFRA	2813	12½	2732	−17
16	GMDuda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL	2750	12½	2716	−7
17	GMArtemiev, VladislavRUS	2733	12½	2727	−1
18	GMHakobyan, AramARM	2581	12½	2650	+20
19	GMSamunenkov, IhorUKR	2487	12½	2693	+53
20	GMYu, YangyiCHN	2704	12	2707	+3
21	GMBu, XiangzhiCHN	2719	12	2713
22	GMGrischuk, AlexanderRUS	2665	12	2710	+12
23	GMVan Foreest, JordenNED	2657	12	2702	+13
24	GMPranesh MIND	2553	12	2695	+37
25	GMPranav AnandIND	2393	12	2739	+81
26	GMMartirosyan, Haik M.ARM	2679	12	2682	+2
27	GMAronian, LevonUSA	2774	12	2647	−24
28	GMParavyan, DavidFID	2528	12	2737	+55
29	GMMamedov, RaufAZE	2612	12	2667	+15
30	GMNarayanan S LIND	2619	12	2708	+24
31	GMMoussard, JulesFRA	2629	12	2661	+9
32	GMMurzin, VolodarFID	2647	12	2676	+9
33	GMLe, Quang LiemVIE	2695	12	2641	−12
34	GMAlekseenko, KirillAUT	2620	12	2616
35	GMUskov, ArtemFID	2569	12	2608	+13
36	GMEsipenko, AndreyRUS	2659	12	2625	−7
37	IMAhmad, KhaganAZE	2421	12	2691	+68
38	GMSantos Latasa, JaimeESP	2611	12	2585	−5
39	GMSalem, A.R. SalehUAE	2651	11½	2643	−3
40	GMPonomariov, RuslanUKR	2589	11½	2657	+18
41	GMKeymer, VincentGER	2599	11½	2648	+13
42	GMErdogmus, Yagiz KaanTUR	2497	11½	2677	+46
43	GMNaiditsch, ArkadijBUL	2577	11½	2619	+11
44	GMAmar, ElhamNOR	2610	11½	2611
45	GMGholami Orimi, MahdiIRI	2521	11½	2558	+14
46	GMNesterov, ArseniyFID	2531	11½	2584	+15
47	GMPranav, VIND	2606	11	2621	+5
48	GMJobava, BaadurGEO	2649	11	2637	−1
49	GMBortnyk, OlexandrUKR	2748	11	2624	−28
50	GMDaneshvar, BardiyaIRI	2495	11	2651	+41
51	GMSadhwani, RaunakIND	2649	11	2645
52	GMGukesh DIND	2628	11	2663	+10
53	GMPraggnanandhaa RIND	2703	11	2647	−12
54	GMGurel, EdizTUR	2503	11	2684	+46
55	GMSarana, AlexeySRB	2704	11	2613	−21
56	GMRapport, RichardHUN	2629	11	2611	−4
57	GMHovhannisyan, RobertARM	2571	11	2601	+9
58	IMDau Khuong DuyVIE	2438	11	2650	+54
59	GMRobson, RayUSA	2632	11	2587	−11
60	GMTabatabaei, M. AminIRI	2565	11	2581	+6
61	GMMamedyarov, ShakhriyarAZE	2656	11	2554	−24
62	GMPantsulaia, LevanGEO	2572	11	2571	+1
63	GMAndreikin, DmitryFID	2714	11	2603	−26
64	GMDominguez Perez, LeinierUSA	2627	11	2547	−19
65	GMYakubboev, NodirbekUZB	2564	11	2522	−2
66	GMBai, JinshiCHN	2537	11	2591	+15
67	GMZemlyanskii, IvanRUS	2570	11	2495	−16
68	GMAnton Guijarro, DavidESP	2560	11	2515	−8
69	GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ	2532	10½	2625	+26
70	GMIndjic, AleksandarSRB	2669	10½	2616	−12
71	GMBharath Subramaniyam HIND	2514	10½	2631	+35
72	IMOro, FaustinoARG	2503	10½	2672	+44
73	GMSafarli, EltajAZE	2623	10½	2597	−4
74	GMSevian, SamuelUSA	2714	10½	2550	−35
75	GMHarikrishna, PentalaIND	2631	10½	2584	−11
76	GMIturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoESP	2630	10½	2556	−18
77	GMGiri, AnishNED	2701	10½	2554	−35
78	GMTsaruk, MaksimFID	2470	10½	2626	+40
79	GMPonkratov, PavelRUS	2542	10½	2587	+13
80	GMMakarian, RudikFID	2601	10½	2551	−11
81	GMMaghsoodloo, ParhamIRI	2690	10½	2540	−35
82	GMIvanchuk, VasylUKR	2631	10½	2520	−27
83	GMWarmerdam, MaxNED	2552	10½	2557	+3
84	GMSvane, RasmusGER	2638	10½	2522	−25
85	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2495	10½	2539	+15
86	GMNguyen, Ngoc Truong SonVIE	2527	10½	2499	−1
87	GMSankalp GuptaIND	2453	10½	2470	+10
88	GMLe, Tuan MinhVIE	2600	10½	2468	−31
89	GMMamedov, EdgarKAZ	2388	10	2643	+60
90	GMLobanov, SergeiFID	2500	10	2634	+34
91	GMGrandelius, NilsSWE	2573	10	2583	+3
92	GMMuradli, MahammadAZE	2569	10	2568
93	GMMovahed, SinaIRI	2475	10	2602	+33
94	GMStefansson, Vignir VatnarISL	2599	10	2499	−25
95	IMKlukin, KirillSRB	2440	10	2561	+37
96	GMVetokhin, SavvaFID	2497	10	2564	+17
97	GMSargsyan, ShantARM	2595	10	2535	−15
98	IMSuyarov, MukhammadzokhidUZB	2499	10	2525	+7
99	GMTheodorou, NikolasGRE	2564	10	2527	−9
100	GMGavrilescu, DavidROU	2496	10	2523	+8
101	IMSmirnov, MarkKAZ	2316	10	2597	+65
102	GMMendonca, Leon LukeIND	2483	10	2529	+14
103	GMKosakowski, JakubPOL	2515	10	2538	+10
104	GMShimanov, AleksandrRUS	2583	10	2553	−7
105	GMSiddharth, JagadeeshSGP	2376	10	2568	+47
106	IMAgmanov, ZhandosKAZ	2408	10	2526	+31
107	GMSanal, VahapTUR	2563	10	2487	−16
108	GMPuranik, AbhimanyuIND	2537	10	2449	−18
109	IMAnsat, AldiyarKAZ	2510	10	2436	−7
110	IMGaehwiler, GabrielSUI	2468	10	2551	+24
111	IMMateria, MarcoFRA	2510	10	2489	−6
112	GMIdani, PouyaFRA	2568	10	2432	−32
113	GMSychev, KlementyFID	2568	10	2436	−30
114	GMHenriquez Villagra, CristobalCHI	2531	10	2416	−25
115	GMRodrigue-Lemieux, ShawnCAN	2506	10	2451	−13
116	GMGrebnev, AlekseyFID	2502	10	2484	−4
117	GMMotylev, AlexanderROU	2524	10	2423	−22
118	GMVakhidov, JakhongirUZB	2554	10	2398	−37
119	IMIsanzhulov, ArystanKAZ	2403	9½	2616	+50
120	IMGoutham Krishna HIND	2336	9½	2621	+64
121	GMPichot, AlanESP	2629	9½	2515	−28
122	IMZverev, LevFID	2479	9½	2550	+19
123	IMKhubukshanov, ErdemFID	2415	9½	2575	+40
124	GMSalinas Herrera, PabloCHI	2541	9½	2507	−8
125	IMSapenov, DaniyalKAZ	2478	9½	2534	+14
126	GMKozak, AdamHUN	2516	9½	2494	+5
127	GMMaksimovic, BojanSRB	2485	9½	2569	+23
128	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.IND	2625	9½	2461	−40
129	GMMadaminov, MukhiddinUZB	2514	9½	2515	+9
130	GMVokhidov, ShamsiddinUZB	2578	9½	2473	−26
131	GMGanguly, Surya ShekharIND	2486	9½	2503	+5
132	GMDardha, DanielBEL	2599	9½	2462	−34
133	GMAdhiban, B.IND	2563	9½	2455	−26
134	GMKobalia, MikhailFID	2469	9½	2472	+2
135	GMQuparadze, GigaGEO	2571	9½	2471	−25
136	GMWojtaszek, RadoslawPOL	2605	9½	2439	−38
137	IMAverin, NikolayFID	2411	9½	2421	+5
138	IMShogdzhiev, RomanFID	2384	9½	2461	+21
139	GMJumabayev, RinatKAZ	2510	9½	2392	−20
140	IMBai, AdelardTPE	2358	9½	2339	−1
141	IMSaraci, NderimKOS	2509	9½	2293	−40
142	GMNogerbek, KazybekKAZ	2529	9	2477	−11
143	IMStribuk, ArtiomFID	2385	9	2567	+44
144	IMOrozbaev, EldiyarKGZ	2409	9	2546	+35
145	GMRakhmanov, AleksandrFID	2520	9	2489	−4
146	IMMeng, YihanCHN	2277	9	2502	+53
147	GMNiemann, Hans MokeUSA	2734	9	2519	−48
148	GMIniyan, PaIND	2444	9	2430	+2
149	GMGharibyan, MamikonARM	2365	9	2478	+28
150	GMBjerre, Jonas BuhlDEN	2511	9	2412	−17
151	IMPeyrer, KonstantinAUT	2533	9	2442	−21
152	GMAlexakis, DimitrisGRE	2516	9	2464	−9
153	IMBegmuratov, KhumoyunUZB	2406	9	2435	+9
154	GMTin, JingyaoSGP	2488	9	2462	−5
155	GMVolokitin, AndreiUKR	2503	9	2399	−25
156	GMYilmaz, MustafaTUR	2518	9	2396	−25
157	FMSklokin, SergeyARM	2400	9	2427	+8
158	GMMitrabha, GuhaIND	2592	9	2448	−36
159	GMAmin, BassemEGY	2589	9	2434	−39
160	IMGan-Erdene, SugarMGL	2444	9	2470	+15
161	IMPiliposyan, RobertARM	2404	9	2443	+12
162	GMDlugy, MaximUSA	2525	9	2369	−37
163	IMSamadov, ReadAZE	2456	9	2346	−24
164	FMHaug, HavardNOR	2561	9	2415	−36
165	GMDudin, GlebHUN	2470	9	2240	−46
166	GMOhanyan, EminARM	2411	8½	2512	+25
167	GMSasikiran, KrishnanIND	2525	8½	2412	−24
168	GMGalaviz Medina, Sion RadamantysMEX	2405	8½	2461	+14
169	IMSahidi, SamirSVK	2486	8½	2416	−16
170	IMIbrahimli, MuradAZE	2361	8½	2471	+26
171	IMHarshavardhan G BIND	2289	8½	2446	+72
172	IMNurgaliyev, SauatKAZ	2329	8½	2438	+28
173	IMDavtyan, ArturARM	2393	8½	2488	+23
174	IMDroin, AugustinFRA	2464	8½	2421	−6
175	GMUrkedal, Frode Olav OlsenNOR	2419	8½	2500	+19
176	GMDonchenko, AlexanderGER	2584	8½	2379	−47
177	GMBalakrishnan, PraveenUSA	2445	8½	2358	−15
178	GMLodici, LorenzoITA	2511	8½	2365	−30
179	GMAkobian, VaruzhanUSA	2531	8½	2392	−35
180	IMTran, Thanh TuJPN	2399	8½	2425	+8
181	FMKuandykuly, DanisKAZ	2177	8½	2432	+110
182	IMSuleimen, ErgaliKAZ	2373	8½	2358	+2
183	GMHalkias, SteliosGRE	2485	8½	2390	−22
184	GMCan, EmreTUR	2502	8½	2356	−35
185	GMKevlishvili, RobbyNED	2572	8½	2392	−46
186	GMKadric, DenisMNE	2535	8½	2378	−38
187	CMBodemar, JonathanTHA	2046	8½	2157	+38
188	GMDrygalov, SergeyRUS	2478	8	2511	+8
189	GMXiao, Tong(QD)CHN	2414	8	2498	+20
190	IMChasin, NicoUSA	2464	8	2458	−1
191	IMWafa, HamedEGY	2320	8	2395	+45
192	GMGokerkan, Cem KaanTUR	2394	8	2433	+11
193	GMSuleymenov, AlisherKAZ	2317	8	2365	+15
194	CMSindarov, IslombekUZB	2115	8	2401	+115
195	IMRakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaMAD	2433	8	2411	−5
196	GMRaja HarshitIND	2455	8	2385	−14
197	GMChristiansen, Johan-SebastianNOR	2588	8	2361	−57
198	GMMurshed, NiazBAN	2442	8	2300	−29
199	GMHarikrishnan.A.RaIND	2417	8	2395	−4
200	FMFandi,Mazen.SYR	2180	8	2303	+49
201	FMAssylov, MirasKAZ	2250	8	2278	+11
202	GMNikitenko, MihailBLR	2396	8	2234	−32
203	GMRaja Rithvik RIND	2406	7½	2439	+8
204	GMBilguun, SumiyaMGL	2399	7½	2436	+10
205	GMIbarra Jerez, Jose CarlosESP	2590	7½	2390	−50
206	IMAltini, NicolaITA	2356	7½	2414	+30
207	IMKrallis, ChristosGRE	2453	7½	2349	−21
208	FMCunha, Lucas AguiarBRA	2431	7½	2306	−29
209	GMPetrov, NikitaMNE	2584	7½	2316	−60
210	FMMusovic, ArminMNE	2274	7½	2297	+11
211	GMAditya MittalIND	2431	7½	2247	−38
212	IMAl Hosani, OmranUAE	2229	7½	2340	+47
213	GMZhang, ZhongCHN	2535	7½	2290	−57
214	FMNainys, ZanasLTU	2228	7½	2193	−14
215	FMAlrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SKSA	2109	7½	2235	+48
216	IMGrafl, Florian, Dr.GER	2345	7½	2170	−76
217	IMEzat, MohamedEGY	2352	7½	2170	−41
218	Rami,TalabSYR	2054	7	2350	+92
219	GMChanda, SandipanIND	2441	7	2242	−37
220	CMDamaj, MohammedPLE	2034	7	2226	+63
221	IMSharan, RaoIND	2255	7	2285	+7
222	FMMedhus, Vitus BondoDEN	2301	7	2200	−44
223	IMGeorge Samir, DavidEGY	2104	7	2227	+90
224	IMAziz, HusainQAT	2342	7	2118	−49
225	CMAnand, TsogtbilegMGL	1982	7	2126	+94
226	Dinham, JamesRSA	1962	7	2109	+37
227	FMAlhassadi, Yousef A.LBA	2078	7	2085	+4
228	FMAshwath KaushikSGP	2101	7	2070	−42
229	GMChigaev, MaksimESP	2542	6½	2358	−41
230	Anwoir,TarikMAR	2116	6½	2263	+46
231	GMKarthik VenkataramanIND	2472	6½	2408	−12
232	FMChekh Adm Khedr,AramSYR	2075	6½	2229	+55
233	IMMorris, JamesAUS	2446	6½	2442	+1
234	Muntean, VictorSWE	2259	6½	2139	−55
235	FMAmmar, SedraniUAE	2228	6½	2177	−15
236	IMTissir, MohamedMAR	2287	6½	2129	−32
237	Phuyal, AashishNEP	2087	6½	2071	−12
238	Khayat, EmadKSA	1882	6½	2092	+52
239	Blackwood, RyanCAY	1951	6½	1943	−21
240	FMAl Mashikhi, Salim AliyanOMA	2186	6	1999	−88
241	IMBerend, FredLUX	2136	6	2109	−26
242	GMMartinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoMEX	2696	6	2438	−42
243	Alkhuriji, Abdulaziz NKSA	1972	6	1918	−41
244	Alsaqer, MeshalKUW	1814	6	1904	+11
245	AlJamaat, KhaledQAT	1714	5	1977	+66
246	Al-Janahi, IbrahimQAT	1639	5	1863	+73
247	Fates, Omer SalahLBA	2020	5	1845	−178
248	CMDahal, SushrutNEP	1990	4½	1879	−65
249	CMAl-Kuwari, HamadQAT	1839	4	1800	−94
250	Ahmad, SaifQAT	1602	4	1791	+42
251	IMAbdilkhair, AbilmansurKAZ	2267	3½	2215	−22
252	Al-Mansouri, FahadQAT	1506	3	1652	−5

Results

Round 829 Dec 2025, 14:32