Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh transfer up FIDE Circuit 2025 ladder after Tata Metal Chess heroics

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh Dommaraju have been among the many largest gainers within the newest FIDE Circuit 2025 standings after their heroics on the Tata Metal Chess in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, the place they completed winner and runner-up respectively.

Praggnanandhaa grew to become the toast of the Indian chess neighborhood after turning into solely the second participant from the nation after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to win the distinguished match,
defeating reigning world champion Gukesh 2-1 within the blitz tie-breaks after the 2 completed degree on 8.50 factors after 13 rounds.

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Chinese language Grandmaster Ding Liren sits on the prime of the ladder with 40.64 factors, which he had earned from his FIDE World Championship battle with Gukesh in Singapore that
the latter received 7.5-6.5 in December.

He’s adopted by Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh, who occupy the second and third spots with 25 and 22.37 factors respectively. Uzbekistani GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (18.42) and Russian-Slovenian GM Vladimir Fedoseev (15.79) full the highest 5.

FIDE Circuit: 🇨🇳 Ding Liren leads as Tata Metal prime finishers be part of the race

The outcomes of the Tata Metal Masters and Challengers tournaments have already impacted the FIDE Circuit standings.

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Every member of the highest 5 barring chief Ding had competed within the 87th version of the Tata Metal Chess match, with Abdusattorov and Fedoseev ending fourth and fifth respectively within the Masters part behind Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh.

Gamers from the Challengers part of the Tata Metal Chess match additionally moved into the highest 10. Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Aydin Suleymanli and Erwin L’Ami had completed first, second and third respectively among the many Challengers and have been ranked sixth, seventh and eighth within the FIDE Circuit standings.

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Ding’s compatriot Wei Yi and Dutch GM Anish Giri sit on the ninth and tenth spots respectively.

The participant that finishes on the prime of the FIDE Circuit 2025 standings might be awarded a slot in subsequent 12 months’s Candidates Event. In accordance with the brand new Candidates qualification guidelines, there might be two slots reserved for the FIDE Circuit – for the winners of the 2024 and 2025 standings.

Italian-American GM Fabiano Caruana had completed on prime of the 2024 Circuit standings, beating India’s Arjun Erigaisi to the highest to grow to be the primary participant to qualify for subsequent 12 months’s match.