Chess News-Thursday 11 September 2025
Big Tournament Updates
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 (Samarkand, Uzbekistan)
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In the Open section, Nihal Sarin and Matthias Bluebaum have taken the lead after Round 7 with 5.5/7. ChessBase+3Chess.com+3FIDE+3
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Parham Maghsoodloo was leading earlier but lost ground; Gukesh Dommaraju, the reigning World Champion, has had a rough patch, suffering multiple back-to-back losses. Chess.com+3FIDE+3US Chess.org+3
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In the Women’s section, Vaishali Rameshbabu is the sole leader after 7 rounds. Kateryna Lagno is close behind.
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The 2025 US Chess Championship and US Women’s Championship will be held October 12-24 in St. Louis, with strong fields including Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Carissa Yip, Alice Lee, and Irina Krush. Prize fund is over $400,000.
Notable Individual Moments
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Abhimanyu Mishra (16 years old) became the youngest player ever to beat a reigning World Champion in classical chess by defeating Gukesh Dommaraju in Round 5 of the Grand Swiss. US Chess.org+3Financial Times+3The Times of India+3
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Magnus Carlsen won Titled Tuesday (online) by a full point, coming out ahead of Hikaru Nakamura in a crucial final-round match.
And that is the news for the week
