Tours - Grand Chess Tour

2025 GCT Finals

GCT Finals are coming to São Paulo, Brazil, September 26-October 4. The top four regular-season finishers; Maxime Vachier-LaGrave, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian will compete for an additional $350,000 purse in dramatic knockout matches during the tour's first-ever stop in South America!

Follow all the action as it happens by watching our professional commentary team of Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley and Cristian Chirila and International Master Nazi Paikidze and Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Youtube and Twitch channels.

Event Schedule

Date	Time (BRT)	Event
Sep 26	—	Player Arrival
Sep 27	—	Player Photos
	—	Player Meeting
	—	Private Opening Ceremony
Sep 28	15:00	Semi-Finals \| Classical 1
Sep 29	15:00	Semi-Finals \| Classical 2
Sep 30	—	Semi-Finals Rapid & Blitz
	15:00	Rapid Game 1
	16:30	Rapid Game 2
	18:00	Blitz Game 1
	18:30	Blitz Game 2
	19:00	Blitz Game 3
	19:30	Blitz Game 4
	20:00	Playoffs if necessary
Oct 1	15:00	Finals & 3rd Place \| Classical 1
Oct 2	15:00	Finals & 3rd Place \| Classical 2
Oct 3	—	Finals & 3rd Place Rapid & Blitz (Note: Starting 2 hours earlier)
	13:00	Rapid Game 1
	14:30	Rapid Game 2
	16:00	Blitz Game 1
	16:30	Blitz Game 2
	17:00	Blitz Game 3
	17:30	Blitz Game 4
	18:00	Playoffs if necessary
	—	Private Closing Ceremony
Oct 4	—	Player Departure

Important Notes:
• All times are in BRT (Brazil Time)
• October 3rd Finals start at 13:00 (2 hours earlier)
• All games will be played regardless of match score

4 Player Knockout