Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025

26 September - October 2025

Sao Paulo , Brazil

The top four regular-season finishers of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour will compete in the event.

Single-elimination knockout bracket

Each match : 2 classical games, 2 rapid games, and 4 blitz games

Scoring:
Classical games: 6 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss
Rapid games: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss
Blitz games: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss

The time control :
Classical games: 90 minutes for 40 moves +30 more minutes for the rest of the game + a 30-second increment per move
Rapid games: 25 mn + 10 sec
Blitz time control: 5 mn + 2sec