FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 Live Streaming Online: The FIDE Grand Swiss, set to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan will see top Indian chess players compete with World Champion D. Gukesh, India No. 1 R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi as well as Women’s world champion Divya Deshmukh set to compete.
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The tournament will start on September 4 to 16th this year but will also be missing big names like Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, and Vishy Anand, as well as world number two Hikaru Nakamura and world number three Fabiano Caruana.

The FIDE Grand Swiss is a prestigious event where the top two finishers in both the Open and Women’s competitions will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, which determines the challenger for the World Champion title.
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The FIDE Grand Swiss Open Event will be an 11-round Swiss tournament. The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move from move one. Meanwhile, the FIDE Grand Swiss Women’s Event will be an 11-round Swiss tournament. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move from move one.
For both the Open and Women’s events, winning a round will fetch one point, a draw 0.5 points, while a loss will result in 0 points.
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 live streaming details
When and where is the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 going to take place?
The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 will be held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 4th September, Thursday to 15th September, Monday.
What time will the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 start?
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The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 rounds 1-10 will take place from 3.30 PM IST from September 4-14 while the 11th and final round will take place from 2.30 PM IST on September 15.
Where to watch the live stream of FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in India?
The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 will be streamed live on the FIDE YouTube channel.
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