FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 – Rapid Open 31+ was a 247-player rapid Swiss in Doha, Qatar, 26–28 Dec 2025. Won by Carlsen with 10½/13 (2874 performance). Sklokin (2187) was the breakout, performing at 2585 and gaining 57 rating points. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTC.

Dates: 26 – 28 Dec 2025
Place: Doha, Qatar
Format: 13-round Swiss
Time control: 15 min + 10 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMCarlsen, MagnusNOR	2824	10½	2874	+8
2	GMArtemiev, VladislavRUS	2727	9½	2827	+17
3	GMErigaisi ArjunIND	2714	9½	2770	+10
4	GMNiemann, Hans MokeUSA	2612	9½	2749	+24
5	GMDominguez Perez, LeinierUSA	2703	9½	2727	+5
6	GMVachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA	2730	9	2783	+10
7	GMSindarov, JavokhirUZB	2704	9	2735	+6
8	GMSo, WesleyUSA	2702	9	2705	+3
9	GMGiri, AnishNED	2685	9	2701	+4
10	GMEsipenko, AndreyRUS	2649	9	2691	+8
11	GMSevian, SamuelUSA	2658	9	2702	+9
12	GMDubov, DaniilRUS	2686	9	2686	+1
13	GMMamedyarov, ShakhriyarAZE	2707	9	2686	−2
14	GMErdogmus, Yagiz KaanTUR	2446	8½	2728	+48
15	GMShimanov, AleksandrRUS	2554	8½	2720	+30
16	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.IND	2590	8½	2659	+13
17	GMLazavik, DenisBLR	2576	8½	2720	+27
18	GMCaruana, FabianoUSA	2751	8½	2682	−10
19	GMNihal SarinIND	2664	8½	2632	−4
20	GMGukesh DIND	2692	8½	2700	+3
21	IMMeng, YihanCHN	2355	8½	2723	+60
22	GMLu, ShangleiCHN	2616	8½	2593	−3
23	GMAbdusattorov, NodirbekUZB	2717	8½	2680	−5
24	GMAndreikin, DmitryFID	2671	8½	2684	+2
25	GMMaghsoodloo, ParhamIRI	2669	8½	2643	−3
26	GMGurel, EdizTUR	2502	8½	2675	+36
27	GMGrischuk, AlexanderRUS	2677	8½	2644	−4
28	GMPraggnanandhaa RIND	2663	8½	2658
29	GMMotylev, AlexanderROU	2603	8½	2590	−1
30	GMFirouzja, AlirezaFRA	2754	8½	2621	−19
31	GMBjerre, Jonas BuhlDEN	2570	8½	2615	+10
32	IMSahidi, SamirSVK	2524	8½	2615	+18
33	GMHenriquez Villagra, CristobalCHI	2586	8	2675	+16
34	GMSarana, AlexeySRB	2641	8	2686	+8
35	GMMamedov, RaufAZE	2610	8	2631	+4
36	GMMakarian, RudikFID	2524	8	2696	+31
37	GMAmar, ElhamNOR	2482	8	2687	+36
38	GMYu, YangyiCHN	2680	8	2625	−9
39	GMSargsyan, ShantARM	2611	8	2639	+5
40	GMNepomniachtchi, IanRUS	2762	8	2654	−17
41	GMMendonca, Leon LukeIND	2498	8	2656	+27
42	GMKarthik VenkataramanIND	2467	8	2662	+32
43	GMChanda, SandipanIND	2553	8	2623	+12
44	GMTabatabaei, M. AminIRI	2579	8	2604	+6
45	IMIbrahimli, MuradAZE	2411	8	2619	+37
46	GMKozak, AdamHUN	2593	8	2536	−8
47	GMAronian, LevonUSA	2756	8	2574	−25
48	GMMoussard, JulesFRA	2609	8	2559	−9
49	GMSanal, VahapTUR	2504	8	2633	+26
50	GMKeymer, VincentGER	2640	8	2584	−10
51	GMMartirosyan, Haik M.ARM	2635	8	2571	−11
52	GMMurzin, VolodarFID	2642	8	2542	−15
53	GMGrebnev, AlekseyFID	2529	8	2570	+8
54	GMJumabayev, RinatKAZ	2543	8	2584	+7
55	GMNogerbek, KazybekKAZ	2538	8	2596	+11
56	GMRobson, RayUSA	2652	7½	2605	−7
57	GMLe, Quang LiemVIE	2646	7½	2583	−10
58	GMMatlakov, MaximRUS	2602	7½	2607	+1
59	GMZemlyanskii, IvanRUS	2539	7½	2679	+25
60	GMKosakowski, JakubPOL	2506	7½	2634	+26
61	GMVetokhin, SavvaFID	2486	7½	2662	+30
62	GMRaja HarshitIND	2396	7½	2626	+40
63	GMTheodorou, NikolasGRE	2581	7½	2532	−7
64	GMKadric, DenisMNE	2552	7½	2579	+6
65	GMMadaminov, MukhiddinUZB	2465	7½	2665	+35
66	GMIturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoESP	2605	7½	2556	−8
67	GMBai, JinshiCHN	2571	7½	2528	+1
68	GMDudin, GlebHUN	2483	7½	2664	+32
69	IMZverev, LevFID	2394	7½	2575	+29
70	GMAlekseenko, KirillAUT	2611	7½	2514	−16
71	GMYakubboev, NodirbekUZB	2558	7½	2505	−8
72	GMTin, JingyaoSGP	2510	7½	2644	+26
73	GMMuradli, MahammadAZE	2546	7½	2538	−1
74	GMDonchenko, AlexanderGER	2581	7½	2534	−8
75	GMQuparadze, GigaGEO	2558	7½	2509	−8
76	GMMovahed, SinaIRI	2405	7	2664	+42
77	IMOro, FaustinoARG	2489	7	2628	+24
78	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2556	7	2558	+1
79	GMPranav AnandIND	2421	7	2623	+34
80	GMHovhannisyan, RobertARM	2517	7	2631	+22
81	GMPichot, AlanESP	2577	7	2543	−5
82	GMHakobyan, AramARM	2539	7	2580	+9
83	IMAhmad, KhaganAZE	2302	7	2605	+48
84	GMIvanchuk, VasylUKR	2630	7	2522	−18
85	GMDardha, DanielBEL	2592	7	2527	−11
86	GMPonomariov, RuslanUKR	2639	7	2518	−21
87	GMVan Foreest, JordenNED	2635	7	2538	−17
88	GMAdhiban, B.IND	2503	7	2482	+1
89	GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ	2529	7	2572	+8
90	FMSklokin, SergeyARM	2187	7	2585	+57
91	GMAmin, BassemEGY	2593	7	2478	−20
92	GMPuranik, AbhimanyuIND	2542	7	2532	−2
93	IMGan-Erdene, SugarMGL	2434	7	2539	+22
94	GMNarayanan S LIND	2582	7	2539	−7
95	GMMartinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoMEX	2641	7	2522	−21
96	GMVakhidov, JakhongirUZB	2494	7	2524	+5
97	GMDaneshvar, BardiyaIRI	2498	7	2514	+7
98	IMBegmuratov, KhumoyunUZB	2435	7	2567	+24
99	GMVokhidov, ShamsiddinUZB	2536	7	2481	−9
100	GMGholami Orimi, MahdiIRI	2461	7	2541	+14
101	GMPranesh MIND	2520	7	2511	+1
102	GMNesterov, ArseniyFID	2540	7	2561	+4
103	GMRadjabov, TeimourAZE	2661	7	2559	−15
104	GMIndjic, AleksandarSRB	2587	7	2481	−17
105	GMBharath Subramaniyam HIND	2475	7	2470
106	GMSalem, A.R. SalehUAE	2621	7	2480	−24
107	GMIbarra Jerez, Jose CarlosESP	2553	7	2429	−21
108	GMNajer, EvgeniyFID	2560	7	2399	−25
109	IMStribuk, ArtiomFID	2393	7	2443	+9
110	IMGoutham Krishna HIND	2392	6½	2604	+35
111	GMAnton Guijarro, DavidESP	2619	6½	2574	−8
112	GMChigaev, MaksimESP	2598	6½	2519	−14
113	GMPetrov, NikitaMNE	2543	6½	2537	−1
114	GMBu, XiangzhiCHN	2587	6½	2502	−14
115	GMRakhmanov, AleksandrFID	2522	6½	2506	−2
116	GMParavyan, DavidFID	2570	6½	2470	−17
117	GMGrandelius, NilsSWE	2639	6½	2477	−28
118	GMGalaviz Medina, Sion RadamantysMEX	2418	6½	2558	+24
119	IMPiliposyan, RobertARM	2382	6½	2540	+27
120	IMMateria, MarcoFRA	2490	6½	2441	−3
121	IMKhubukshanov, ErdemFID	2419	6½	2499	+16
122	IMAgmanov, ZhandosKAZ	2436	6½	2473	+10
123	GMLobanov, SergeiFID	2452	6½	2490	+7
124	IMSapenov, DaniyalKAZ	2375	6½	2457	+16
125	GMIdani, PouyaFRA	2556	6½	2455	−17
126	GMSamunenkov, IhorUKR	2443	6½	2483	+10
127	GMAlexakis, DimitrisGRE	2501	6½	2415	−9
128	IMIsanzhulov, ArystanKAZ	2456	6½	2468	+3
129	IMSuleimen, ErgaliKAZ	2372	6½	2431	+24
130	GMLodici, LorenzoITA	2499	6½	2460	−7
131	IMDroin, AugustinFRA	2538	6½	2407	−21
132	GMRodrigue-Lemieux, ShawnCAN	2478	6½	2452	−2
133	GMSasikiran, KrishnanIND	2548	6½	2384	−28
134	GMYilmaz, MustafaTUR	2560	6½	2373	−31
135	GMKobalia, MikhailFID	2518	6½	2433	−13
136	GMMamedov, EdgarKAZ	2302	6½	2502	+67
137	GMHarikrishnan.A.RaIND	2293	6½	2475	+31
138	IMDavtyan, ArturARM	2422	6½	2395	−1
139	GMMaksimovic, BojanSRB	2581	6½	2399	−30
140	GMHalkias, SteliosGRE	2492	6½	2341	−20
141	GMWojtaszek, RadoslawPOL	2657	6½	2370	−40
142	GMMitrabha, GuhaIND	2487	6½	2557	+13
143	IMSuyarov, MukhammadzokhidUZB	2411	6½	2427	+3
144	GMSantos Latasa, JaimeESP	2667	6	2496	−29
145	GMHarikrishna, PentalaIND	2623	6	2447	−30
146	GMNikitenko, MihailBLR	2407	6	2475	+12
147	IMSaraci, NderimKOS	2460	6	2464	+1
148	IMChasin, NicoUSA	2427	6	2517	+16
149	IMAnsat, AldiyarKAZ	2392	6	2533	+23
150	GMBortnyk, OlexandrUKR	2641	6	2455	−32
151	GMAditya MittalIND	2440	6	2481	+9
152	GMRaja Rithvik RIND	2428	6	2458	+7
153	GMCan, EmreTUR	2521	6	2403	−19
154	GMPranav, VIND	2595	6	2413	−31
155	IMKlukin, KirillSRB	2421	6	2409	+3
156	GMRapport, RichardHUN	2702	6	2534	−26
157	GMUskov, ArtemFID	2463	6	2526	+11
158	GMSankalp GuptaIND	2425	6	2433	+3
159	GMIniyan, PaIND	2450	6	2505	+10
160	GMBilguun, SumiyaMGL	2456	6	2539	+14
161	GMUrkedal, Frode Olav OlsenNOR	2515	6	2493	−1
162	FMFandi,Mazen.SYR	2326	6	2449	+41
163	IMBai, AdelardTPE	2385	6	2445	+11
164	GMWarmerdam, MaxNED	2537	6	2357	−30
165	GMPantsulaia, LevanGEO	2518	6	2481	−4
166	GMGavrilescu, DavidROU	2544	6	2382	−28
167	IMHarshavardhan G BIND	2216	6	2408	+58
168	GMDrygalov, SergeyRUS	2489	6	2416	−13
169	IMShogdzhiev, RomanFID	2388	6	2399	+3
170	GMAkobian, VaruzhanUSA	2579	6	2368	−36
171	GMChristiansen, Johan-SebastianNOR	2469	5½	2482	+2
172	IMOrozbaev, EldiyarKGZ	2405	5½	2526	+20
173	GMSiddharth, JagadeeshSGP	2413	5½	2441	+9
174	GMLe, Tuan MinhVIE	2516	5½	2402	−17
175	IMKrallis, ChristosGRE	2355	5½	2463	+18
176	IMSamadov, ReadAZE	2469	5½	2428	−7
177	GMSvane, RasmusGER	2619	5½	2401	−38
178	GMTsaruk, MaksimFID	2462	5½	2351	−17
179	IMDau Khuong DuyVIE	2331	5½	2447	+39
180	IMRakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaMAD	2404	5½	2453	+8
181	GMGokerkan, Cem KaanTUR	2428	5½	2399	+1
182	IMPeyrer, KonstantinAUT	2470	5½	2474	+1
183	FMHaug, HavardNOR	2424	5½	2431	+2
184	GMZhang, ZhongCHN	2493	5½	2350	−24
185	GMOhanyan, EminARM	2384	5½	2386	+1
186	GMGanguly, Surya ShekharIND	2585	5½	2352	−40
187	GMXiao, Tong(QD)CHN	2453	5½	2418	−6
188	IMMorris, JamesAUS	2377	5½	2335	−10
189	IMAverin, NikolayFID	2387	5½	2414	+5
190	GMNaiditsch, ArkadijBUL	2574	5½	2297	−45
191	Rami,TalabSYR	1933	5½	2325	+174
192	GMVolokitin, AndreiUKR	2551	5½	2324	−38
193	GMBalakrishnan, PraveenUSA	2393	5½	2338	−8
194	IMGrafl, Florian, Dr.GER	2379	5½	2220	−49
195	FMChekh Adm Khedr,AramSYR	2177	5½	2305	+35
196	FMCunha, Lucas AguiarBRA	2334	5½	2248	−26
197	GMPonkratov, PavelRUS	2511	5½	2281	−35
198	IMAbdilkhair, AbilmansurKAZ	2262	5½	2282	+5
199	IMAltini, NicolaITA	2494	5½	2178	−46
200	GMGharibyan, MamikonARM	2414	5	2426	+4
201	GMSuleymenov, AlisherKAZ	2432	5	2351	−14
202	IMGaehwiler, GabrielSUI	2365	5	2335	−3
203	IMWafa, HamedEGY	2365	5	2303	−17
204	IMEzat, MohamedEGY	2358	5	2321	−5
205	FMAssylov, MirasKAZ	2223	5	2293	+46
206	IMSharan, RaoIND	2320	5	2309	−4
207	IMSmirnov, MarkKAZ	2274	5	2313	+12
208	FMAmmar, SedraniUAE	2237	5	2307	+17
209	FMMedhus, Vitus BondoDEN	2283	5	2256	−9
210	CMDamaj, MohammedPLE	2081	5	2218	+38
211	GMSalinas Herrera, PabloCHI	2442	4½	2301	−23
212	FMKuandykuly, DanisKAZ	2219	4½	2361	+80
213	IMTran, Thanh TuJPN	2364	4½	2344	−5
214	GMStefansson, Vignir VatnarISL	2463	4½	2252	−36
215	IMGeorge Samir, DavidEGY	2334	4½	2315	−6
216	IMNurgaliyev, SauatKAZ	2350	4½	2322	−6
217	FMNainys, ZanasLTU	2372	4½	2327	−17
218	FMAshwath KaushikSGP	2009	4½	2286	+126
219	IMTissir, MohamedMAR	2310	4½	2277	−5
220	GMMurshed, NiazBAN	2496	4½	2275	−39
221	IMAl Hosani, OmranUAE	2174	4½	2257	+17
222	IMAziz, HusainQAT	2334	4½	2259	−9
223	FMAlrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SKSA	2107	4½	2061	−22
224	FMMusovic, ArminMNE	2318	4	2129	−30
225	IMBerend, FredLUX	2264	4	2154	−18
226	CMAnand, TsogtbilegMGL	2152	4	2175	−10
227	Anwoir,TarikMAR	2172	4	2180	−5
228	CMBodemar, JonathanTHA	2094	4	2116
229	GMDuda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL	2711	4	2470	−28
230	Muntean, VictorSWE	2229	4	2060	−59
231	GMSadhwani, RaunakIND	2611	4	2396	−25
232	GMNguyen, Ngoc Truong SonVIE	2550	4	2275	−30
233	Dinham, JamesRSA	2091	3½	2184	+19
234	FMAlhassadi, Yousef A.LBA	2114	3½	2058	−27
235	Fates, Omer SalahLBA	2149	3½	1997	−105
236	Blackwood, RyanCAY	2019	3½	1967	−26
237	FMAl Mashikhi, Salim AliyanOMA	2021	3	2099	+11
238	CMDahal, SushrutNEP	2019	3	1992	−17
239	Khayat, EmadKSA	1954	3	1905	−25
240	AlJamaat, KhaledQAT	1803	2½	1935	+1
241	Al-Janahi, IbrahimQAT	1722	2½	1911	+14
242	Alkhuriji, Abdulaziz NKSA	1892	2½	1885	−18
243	GMJobava, BaadurGEO	2645	2½	2440	−17
244	Phuyal, AashishNEP	2117	2	1984	−43
245	CMAl-Kuwari, HamadQAT	1777	2	1880	−6
246	Alsaqer, MeshalKUW	1918	1½	1939	−14
247	GMJacobson, BrandonUSA	2507	1½	2176	−14

Results

Round 927 Dec 2025, 15:05