World Rapid Chess Championship 2025
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Carlsen is the Champion. Goryachkina is Women’s World Rapid Champion.
26 - 28 December 2025
Doha, Qatar
250 players ( Open ), 141 players ( Women )
13 rounds
Time control: 15 minutes + 10 sec per move.
Top 10 players - Rapid rating
Carlsen, Magnus NOR G 2824
Nepomniachtchi, Ian FID 2762
Aronian, Levon USA 2756
Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2754
Caruana, Fabiano USA 2751
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2730
Artemiev, Vladislav FID 2727
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2717
Erigaisi Arjun IND 2714
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2711
Watch the games --
Results
Final Standings - top 6
| Rank |
Players |
Country |
Points |
| 1 |
Carlsen, Magnus |  NOR |
10.5 |
| 2 |
Artemiev, Vladislav |  FID |
9.5 |
| 3 |
Erigaisi, Arjun |  IND |
9.5 |
| 4 |
Niemann, Hans Moke |  USA |
9.5 |
| 5 |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier | USA |
9.5 |
| 6 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |  FRA |
9 |
Tie-Break games
Goryachkina Aleksandra - Zhu Jiner : 1 - 0
Zhu Jiner - Goryachkina Aleksandra : 0.5 - 0.5
Standings - Women - top 4
| Rank |
Players |
Country |
Points |
| 1 |
Zhu, Jiner |  CHN |
8.5 |
| 2 |
Goryachkina, Aleksandra | FID |
8.5 |
| 3 |
Koneru, Humpy | IND |
8.5 |
| 4 |
Savitha, Shri B | IND |
8 |
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RESULTS
Standings --
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Round 13
Carlsen Magnus - Giri Anish : 0.5 - 0.5
So Wesley - Artemiev Vladislav : 0.5 - 0.5
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime - Niemann Hans Moke : 0.5 - 0.5
Erigaisi Arjun - Shimanov Aleksandr : 1 - 0
Sindarov Javokhir - Esipenko Andrey : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 12
Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan - Carlsen Magnus : 0 - 1
Artemiev Vladislav - Sindarov Javokhir : 0.5 - 0.5
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime - So Wesley : 0.5 - 0.5
Niemann Hans Moke - Mamedyarov Shakhriyar : 1 - 0
Shimanov Aleksandr - Dominguez Perez Leinier : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 11
Carlsen Magnus - Niemann Hans Moke : 1 - 0
Artemiev Vladislav - Dominguez Perez Leinier : 0.5 - 0.5
Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan - Erigaisi Arjun : 1 - 0
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar -Abdusattorov Nodirbek : 1 - 0
Yu Yangyi - Vachier-Lagrave Maxime : 0 - 1
Round 10
Carlsen Magnus - Sarana Alexey : 1 - 0
Niemann Hans Moke - Artemiev Vladislav : 0.5 - 0.5
Abdusattorov Nodirbek - Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan : 0.5 - 0.5
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime - Gukesh D : 0.5 - 0.5
Erigaisi Arjun - Sevian Samuel : 1 - 0
Round 9
Robson Ray - Carlsen Magnus : 0 - 1
Artemiev Vladislav - Sarana Alexey : 0.5 - 0.5
Shimanov Aleksandr - Niemann Hans Moke 2612 48
Gukesh D - Abdusattorov Nodirbek : 0 - 1
Mamedov Rauf - Vachier-Lagrave Maxime : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 8
Carlsen Magnus - Sargsyan Shant : 1 - 0
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime - Artemiev Vladislav : 0.5 - 0.5
Anton Guijarro David - Gukesh D : 0 - 1
Nihal Sarin - Henriquez Villagra Cristobal : 0.5 - 0.5
Mamedov Rauf - Robson Ray : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 7
Artemiev Vladislav - Carlsen Magnus : 1 - 0
Anton Guijarro David - Vachier-Lagrave Maxime : 0.5 - 0.5
Gukesh D - Sarana Alexey : 0.5 - 0.5
Robson Ray - Niemann Hans Moke : 0.5 - 0.5
Chigaev Maksim - Erigaisi Arjun : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 6
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2730 4.5 ½ - ½ 4.5 GM Carlsen Magnus : 0.5 - 0.5
Erigaisi Arjun 2714 4.5 0 - 1 4.5 GM Artemiev Vladislav : 0 - 1
Giri Anish 2685 4 ½ - ½ 4.5 GM Gukesh D : 0.5 - 0.5
Matlakov Maxim 2602 4 ½ - ½ 4 GM Sindarov Javokhir : 0.5 - 0.5
Chanda Sandipan 2553 4 ½ - ½ 4 GM Yu Yangyi : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 5
Carlsen Magnus - Erigaisi Arjun : 0.5 - 0.5
Grischuk Alexander - Vachier-Lagrave Maxime : 0 - 1
Artemiev Vladislav - Mamedov Rauf : 1 - 0
Sindarov Javokhir - Sargsyan Shant : 0.5 - 0.5
Gukesh D - Movahed Sina : 1 - 0
Round 4
Anton Guijarro David - Carlsen Magnus : 0 - 1
Sargsyan Shant - Artemiev Vladislav : 0.5 - 0.5
Hakobyan Aram - Erigaisi Arjun : 0 - 1
Movahed Sina - Yu Yangyi : 0.5 - 0.5
Grischuk Alexander - Goutham Krishna H : 0.5 - 0.5
Round 3
Carlsen Magnus - Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo : 1 - 0
Theodorou Nikolas - Nepomniachtchi Ian : 0.5 - 0.5
Pichot Alan - Vachier-Lagrave Maxime : 0.5 - 0.5
Artemiev Vladislav - Tabatabaei M. Amin : 1 - 0
Erigaisi Arjun - Bai Jinshi : 1 - 0
Round 2
Paravyan David - GM Carlsen Magnus : 0 - 1
Nepomniachtchi Ian -M Quparadze Giga : 1 - 0
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime - Hong Andrew : 1 - 0
Yakubboev Nodirbek - Artemiev Vladislav : 0 - 1
Chanda Sandipan - Erigaisi Arjun : 0 - 1
Round 1
Carlsen Magnus - Lodici Lorenzo : 1 - 0
Daneshvar Bardiya - Nepomniachtchi Ian : 0 - 1
Aronian Levon - Mendonca Leon Luke : 0.5 - 0.5
Murshed Niaz - Firouzja Alireza : 0.5 - 0.5
Caruana Fabiano - Vakhidov Jakhongir : 0.5 - 0.5
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