CompletedGrand Slam Tour
Paris Grand Slam 2025
Second stop of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour held in Paris. Magnus Carlsen won the tournament, defeating Hikaru Nakamura 1.5-0.5 in the final without needing a single tiebreak.
Date
April 7-14, 2025
Location
Paris, France
Prize Pool
$750,000
Format
Chess960
Tournament Winner
Magnus Carlsen
Defeated Hikaru Nakamura 1.5-0.5 in the final • $200,000 prize
Final Results
Top finishers from the Paris Grand Slam 2025
1
Magnus Carlsen
Winner
$200,000
Champion2
Hikaru Nakamura
Runner-up
$150,000
Runner-up3
Fabiano Caruana
Semifinalist
$75,000
4
Ding Liren
Semifinalist
$75,000
5
Gukesh Dommaraju
Quarterfinalist
$50,000
6
Alireza Firouzja
Quarterfinalist
$50,000
Tournament Format
How the Paris Grand Slam 2025 was structured
Time Controls
Round Robin Groups:
Rapid (10+10)
Knockout Stage:
Classical
Participants
26 FCPC Members
Elite players rated 2725+ competing in exclusive Chess960 format
Structure
• Round Robin Groups
• Quarterfinals
• Semifinals
• Final
Tournament Participants
All 26 FCPC members who competed in Paris
Magnus Carlsen
Hikaru Nakamura
Fabiano Caruana
Ding Liren
Gukesh Dommaraju
Alireza Firouzja
Wesley So
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Arjun Erigaisi
Wei Yi
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Levon Aronian
Anish Giri
Vincent Keymer
Viswanathan Anand
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Richard Rapport
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Teimour Radjabov
Links available for top-ranked FCPC members • All 26 members participated