Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2025- Vladimir Secures The Victory
Vladimir Fedoseev claimed victory at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2025! This was the first of three Grand Chess Tour speed-chess events, each offering a prize fund of $175,000.
The event took place in Warsaw from April 26 to April 30. It featured nine rounds of rapid chess (2 points for a win, 1 for a draw) and eighteen rounds of blitz chess (1 point per win). In total, 135 exciting games were played over five days.
The tournament brought together top players. Five tour players competed:
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Levon Aronian
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Alireza Firouzja
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
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Jan-Krzysztof Duda
They were joined by five wildcards:
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Veselin Topalov
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Bogdan-Daniel Deac
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Vladimir Fedoseev
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Aravindh Chithambaram
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David Gavrilescu
After the rapid section, Firouzja, Fedoseev, and Chithambaram were tied for the lead with 11 points out of 18. Aronian and Praggnanandhaa were just one point behind. Vachier-Lagrave was two points back.
Fedoseev took control on the first day of blitz. He scored a brilliant 8 out of 9, pulling 3.5 points ahead of Praggnanandhaa. On the final day, Fedoseev stayed strong and secured the title with three rounds left!
Vachier-Lagrave shone in blitz, finishing in clear second place. Praggnanandhaa completed the podium in third.
It was a thrilling start to the 2025 Grand Chess Tour!
Photos: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour, FIDE_chess
Source: FIDE CHESS NEWS
