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Spring Chess Classic 2025

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Event Details

Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 29, 2025

The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to present the

2025 Spring Chess Classic,
featuring two 10-player round-robin sections. This tournament brings together top international chess talent to compete for a $40,000 prize fund.

DATES	April 21 – 29, 2025
LOCATION	Saint Louis Chess Club
FORMAT	Two 10-Player Round Robins (A & B Groups)
TIME CONTROL	Classical: 40/90; G/30; +30
ROUNDS	9 Rounds (April 21-29, 2025)
PRIZE FUND	$40,000

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photo 2025 Spring Chess Classic Day 1 Photo 3 by Crystal Fuller

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Spring Chess Classic 2025: Group A

#	Place	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	1	GM Hong, Andrew	14941904	2676 (2579)	D9	D4	D6	W8	D2	D3	D5	W10	X7	6.0
2	2	GM Mishra, Abhimanyu	15456104	2674 (2605)	W6	D8	D5	D3	D1	D10	W7	D9	D4	5.5
3	3-5	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	16770955	2703 (2611)	L4	D6	D2	D5	D1	W10	X7	D9	D8	5.0
4		GM Nyzhnyk, Illia	15477488	2646 (2572)	W3	D1	D10	L6	D9	W5	D6	D8	D2	5.0
5		GM Kevlishvili, Robby	16863611	2608 (2536)	W8	D7	D2	W9	D3	L4	D1	D6	D10	5.0
6	6	GM Antipov, Mikhail	30034391	2644 (2584)	W10	D5	D9	W4	L7	W8	L2	F3	D1	4.5
7	7	GM Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	15199286	2620 (2559)	L2	D3	D1	D10	W6	D9	D4	D5	D8	4.0
8	8-9	GM Gazik, Viktor	30277832	2656 (2573)	L5	D2	D3	L1	D10	L6	W9	D4	D7	3.5
9		GM Bok, Benjamin	16730901	2644 (2592)	D1	D10	D6	L5	D4	D7	L8	D2	D3	3.5
10	10	GM Quesada Perez, Yasser	17073486	2647 (2566)	L6	D9	D4	D7	D8	D2	L3	L1	D5	3.0

Spring Chess Classic 2025: Group B

#	Place	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	1-2	GM Kacharava, Nikolozi	32004008	2634 (2521)	D10	W4	W6	L3	W5	W1	D8	D2	W9	6.0
2	1-2	GM Swiercz, Dariusz	16113717	2627 (2569)	D4	W6	W3	W7	D2	D8	D9	D1	D10	6.0
3	3	IM Yip, Carissa Shiwen	14514636	2490 (2412)	D5	W9	L1	W2	D10	D3	D6	L8	W7	5.0
4	4-5	GM Batsuren, Dambasuren	31196834	2588 (2515)	D2	L1	W10	D8	W6	D5	D7	D4	L8	4.5
5		GM Beerdsen, Thomas	17344310	2533 (2533)	D3	D7	W8	D9	D1	L2	W10	D3	L6	4.5
6	6-8	IM Can, Isik	17341483	2670 (2532)	D9	L1	L2	W10	L3	W8	D5	D7	W5	4.0
7		GM Bharathakoti, Harsha	17343762	2618 (2538)	W8	D4	D9	L1	D2	L10	D3	D6	L5	4.0
8		IM Mardov, Dimitar	15205818	2601 (2516)	L7	D10	L4	D3	W9	L6	D1	W5	D4	4.0
9	9-10	GM Budisavljevic, Luka	30796638	2576 (2502)	D6	L5	D7	D4	L8	D1	D2	D10	L3	3.5
10		GM Ohanyan, Emin	32210189	2551 (2503)	D2	D8	L3	L6	D5	W7	L4	D9	L1	3.5

Tournament Crosstable

Wins / Draws / Losses

Standard Scoring

1 Win

½ Draw

0 Loss

Additional Info

2025 Spring Chess Classic Schedule

DATE	TIME	EVENT
Monday, April 21	11:30 AM	Player Meeting
Monday, April 21	12:00 PM	Round 1
Tuesday, April 22	12:00 PM	Round 2
Wednesday, April 23	12:00 PM	Round 3
Thursday, April 24	12:00 PM	Round 4
Friday, April 25	12:00 PM	Round 5
Saturday, April 26	12:00 PM	Round 6
Sunday, April 27	12:00 PM	Round 7
Monday, April 28	12:00 PM	Round 8
Tuesday, April 29	12:00 PM	Round 9
	5:00 PM	Playoff (if needed)
	6:30 PM	Closing Dinner (private)
All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Spring Chess Classic Prize Fund

A GROUP		B GROUP
PLACE	PRIZE	PLACE	PRIZE
1	$5,000	1	$4,000
2	$4,000	2	$3,000
3	$3,000	3	$2,500
4	$2,500	4	$2,000
5	$2,000	5	$1,500
6	$1,500	6	$1,000
7	$1,500	7	$750
8	$1,000	8	$750
9	$1,000	9	$500
10	$1,000	10	$500
Winner’s Bonus	$500	Winner’s Bonus	$500
Group Prize Fund	$22,000	Group Prize Fund	$18,000
TOTAL PRIZE FUND: $40,000

Playoff Information

If two or more players are tied for first place, a playoff will determine the winner and the Winner’s Bonus. All other prizes will be split equally among tied players.

Regulations

Review the 2025 Spring Chess Classic Regulations