🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer vs Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 🇮🇳| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | Round 8 | Board 5

🤩 The FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 are underway in 🇺🇿 Samarkand, Uzbekistan! From September 4 to 15, the historic city on the Silk Road has become the center of the chess world. The stakes are sky-high: the top two finishers in the Grand Swiss will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, while the Women’s Grand Swiss will determine two spots for the 2026 Women’s Candidates. Eleven rounds of uncompromising battles are being played under the Swiss System, with 172 participants from all continents — 116 in the Grand Swiss and 56 in the Women’s Grand Swiss. The total prize fund is $855,000, with $625,000 for the Grand Swiss and $230,000 for the Women’s Grand Swiss. 🔗 Pairings: https://grandswiss2025.fide.com/open/