The 2nd tournament of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour and the first Classical event.
Tournament Details
Dates
May 5-May 17
Location
Bucharest, Romania
Prize Fund
$150,000
Time Control
90 mins for 40 moves + 30 mins after, with 30-sec increment
Timezone
CEST
Official Website
Tournament Schedule
| Date | Time | Round | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/05/07 | 2:30 pm | 1 | CEST |
| 2025/05/08 | 2:30 pm | 2 | CEST |
| 2025/05/09 | 2:30 pm | 3 | CEST |
| 2025/05/10 | 2:30 pm | 4 | CEST |
| 2025/05/11 | 2:30 pm | 5 | CEST |
| 2025/05/12 | All day | REST DAY | CEST |
| 2025/05/13 | 2:30 pm | 6 | CEST |
| 2025/05/14 | 2:30 pm | 7 | CEST |
| 2025/05/15 | 2:30 pm | 8 | CEST |
| 2025/05/16 | 2:30 pm | 9 | CEST |
Player List
| Name | FIDE Profile | Federation | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM Firouzja, Alireza | FIDE Profile | FRA | 2757 |
| GM Gukesh D | FIDE Profile | IND | 2787 |
| GM Caruana, Fabiano | FIDE Profile | USA | 2776 |
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | FIDE Profile | UZB | 2771 |
| GM Praggnanandhaa R | FIDE Profile | IND | 2758 |
| GM So, Wesley | FIDE Profile | USA | 2751 |
| GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | FIDE Profile | POL | 2739 |
| GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FIDE Profile | FRA | 2723 |
| GM Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | FIDE Profile | ROU | 2668 |
| GM Aronian, Levon | FIDE Profile | USA | 2747 |