Grand Swiss Information

The Grand Swiss is an important tournament. 1st and 2nd place will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.

Where Can I View it?

You can view it on the FIDE youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbn_USY4H4

Or on the lichess broadcast. https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-grand-swiss-2025--open/round-1/xSCoiNg0.

When does it take start?

UTC Time - Thursday 4th September 10:00 am

Uzbekistan Time - Thursday 4th September 3:00 pm

What's the schedule?

September 4 - September 9, Every day at 10:00 am UTC

September 10, Free day no games

September 11 - September 14, Every day at 10:00 am UTC

September 15, Final Round starts at 9:00 am UTC

Who's Playing?

Open Section: Pragg, Gukesh, Erigaisi, Abdusattorov, Firouzja, Giri, Mamedyarov, Nepomniachtchi, Aronian, Niemann, Vachier-Lagrave, Fedoseev, Keymer, Sindarov, Vidit,, Rapport, Yangyi, Harikrishna and many more.

Women's Section: Zhongyi, Muzychuk, Anna and Mariya, Assaubayeva, Lagno, Dronavalli, Yip, Ushenina, Krush and many more.

What's the format?

Open Section: 11 Round Swiss, 100 minutes for first 40 moves, 50 minutes for moves 40-60. rest of the game: 15 minutes with 30 sec increment.

Women's Section: 11 Round Swiss, 90 minutes for first 40 moves, rest of the game: 30 minutes with 30 sec increment.

Where is it?

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Rowing canal, Konigil massif, Samarkand, 140319, Uzbekistan

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