Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025
World Trade Center São Paulo
The Grand Chess Tour Finals return this autumn for the tenth anniversary season of the Tour founded by Garry Kasparov in twenty fifteen. The top four players from the five regular season events will battle for a prize fund of one point six million dollars, including three hundred fifty thousand dollars reserved for the Finals. Hosted in partnership with Xeque and Mate under the theme Uniting Minds, the week celebrates life, peace, shared values, and intellectual excellence. Major support comes from the Superbet Foundation and the Saint Louis Chess Club, both nonprofit leaders in global chess education. Join us in São Paulo to witness world class competition and a celebration of chess as a force for the common good.
World Trade Center (WTC) Events Center, United Nations Avenue, 12551 – Brooklin Novo – São Paulo/SP.
The WTC Events Center is strategically located in the Brooklin region. It’s easily accessible via Marginal Pinheiros and Luís Carlos Berrini and Bandeirantes avenues. It’s just 6 km from Congonhas Airport and 36 km from Guarulhos Airport.
Taxis and App Vehicles
Boarding and disembarking points, on Avenida Nações Unidas, 12,551 or on Avenida Engenheiro Luís Carlos Berrini, via Rua Arizona.
Public Transportation The
Berrini station, CPTM Line 9 – Emerald, is located 500 meters from the WTC Events Center. Numerous bus routes run to the North, South, East, and West zones.
Events & Games Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| September 26 | 00:00 BRT | Player Arrival |
| September 27 | 00:00 BRT 00:00 BRT 00:00 BRT | Player Photos Player Meeting Opening Ceremony |
| September 28 | 15:00 BRT | Semi-Finals | Classical Game 1 |
| September 29 | 15:00 BRT | Semi-Finals | Classical Game 2 |
| September 30 | 00:00 BRT 15:00 BRT 16:30 BRT 18:00 BRT 18:30 BRT 19:00 BRT 19:30 BRT 20:00 BRT | Semi-Finals - Rapid & Blitz Games Rapid Game 1 Rapid Game 2 Blitz Game 1 Blitz Game 2 Blitz Game 3 Blitz Game 4 Playoffs if necessary |
| October 1 | 15:00 BRT | Finals & 3rd Place Match - Classical Game 1 |
| October 2 | 15:00 BRT | Finals & 3rd Place Match - Classical Game 2 |
| October 3 | 00:00 BRT 13:00 BRT 14:30 BRT 16:00 BRT 16:30 BRT 17:00 BRT 17:30 BRT 18:00 BRT 00:00 BRT | Finals & 3rd/4th Place Matches - Rapid & Blitz Games Rapid Game 1 Rapid Game 2 Blitz Game 1 Blitz Game 2 Blitz Game 3 Blitz Game 4 Playoffs if necessary Private Closing Ceremony |
| October 4 | 00:00 BRT | Player Departure |
