Returning in 2025, the Grand Chess Tour 2025 will celebrate its 10th anniversary and promises even more excitement and exceptional chess from the world’s top players, including a purse of more than $1.5 million dollars and the return of a knockout finals for the top four players of the regular season. Organizers for the GCT also announced the 2025 tour schedule:
- Rapid & Blitz Poland: April 24-May 1, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland
- Chess Classic Romania: May 5-17, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania
- Rapid & Blitz Croatia: June 30-July 7, 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia
- Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: August 9-16 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Sinquefield Cup: August 16-29, 2025 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- GCT Finals: Date and location TBC
