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After Round 7 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Matthias Blübaum and Nihal Sarin are the new joint leaders and will face each other in Round 8! GM Vaishali Rameshbabu took the sole lead in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss! Read more in our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea.
GM Parham Maghsoodloo retained the lead in Round 6 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, while GMs Kateryna Lagno and Vaishali Rameshbabu are once again the two joint leaders of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss. Read our recap and check out our annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! The tournaments will continue tomorrow, after today's rest day.
Tournament leader GM Parham Maghsoodloo defeated GM Richard Rapport in Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 and stays at the top. In the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu, GM Kateryna Lagno, and IM Dinara Wagner are now tied for 1st place. Read our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
GM Kateryna Lagno defeated IM Song Yuxin to join GM Vaishali Rameshbabu in the lead of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, while GM Parham Maghsoodloo remains in sole 1st place of the Open tournament. Read our recap of Round 4 and check out our annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Vaishali Rameshbabu emerged as the sole leaders after Round 3 of the FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, respectively. Read our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
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