Vaishali makes early gains; Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa remain winless
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–2025
Vaishali R continues to lead with 2.5 points after the third day, remaining unbeaten with two victories and a draw. World Championship runner-up Tan Zhongyi follows in second place with 2 points. The Grosslobming FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is the final event in the six-tournament 2024–2025 Women’s Grand Prix cycle, which serves as one of the qualification routes for the next Women’s Candidates Tournament.
The event follows a 10-player single round-robin format. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move one. Players earn Grand Prix points based on their final standings. The prize fund is €80,000.
Grand Chess Tour: Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are yet to score a win, having had to settle for two draws each. Alireza Firouzja currently leads with 1.5 points. The Superbet Classic Romania is the second leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour and one of its two classical-format events. It follows a single round-robin structure, with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, plus a 30-second increment from the first move. The total prize fund is $350,000.
Asian Individual Chess Championships 2025
Following the second day’s play, Ilamparthi A R shares the lead with 2 points, tied with fellow Indians Karthikeyan Murali, P Iniyan, M Pranesh, and Prraneeth Vuppala. The next round is scheduled for May 9 at 4 a.m. PDT. The 2025 Asian Chess Championships crown the Asian champions and act as a qualification pathway for the 2025 FIDE World Cup.
Over 200 players are registered for this nine-round Swiss event. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from the start. With a prize fund of $80,000, the top 10 players in the Open section and the top two in the Women’s section will qualify for the FIDE World Cup and the FIDE Women’s World Cup, respectively.