2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship Day 2: Artemiev Beats Carlsen, Leads With Niemann; Humpy Catches Zhu In Women's

GMs Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann lead the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after day two with 7.5 points out of nine games. A half-point behind are four players: GM Magnus Carlsen, who bounced back from losing against Artemiev in round seven; GM Alexey Sarana, who remains undefeated; GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who is only 14 years old (!); and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who completed a hat trick with a win against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in the last round.

Reigning Women’s Rapid World Champion Koneru Humpy caught GM Zhu Jiner in the lead of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship on 6.5 points after eight games. Zhu made three draws with one win to maintain her position, while Humpy won three games and drew one to catch up.

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The last day of the rapid championships, with rounds 10-13 in the Open and nine-11 in the Women’s, is on Sunday, December 28, starting at 6 a.m. ET / 12:00 CET / 4:30 p.m. IST.

Open: Artemiev, Niemann Lead Ahead Of Last Day

Open Standings After 9 Rounds | Top 20

Rank	Title	Name	Fed	Rating	Points
1	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav		2727	7.5
2	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke		2612	7.5
3	GM	Carlsen, Magnus		2824	7
4	GM	Sarana, Alexey		2641	7
5	GM	Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan		2446	7
6	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek		2717	7
7	GM	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime		2730	6.5
8	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun		2714	6.5
9	GM	Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal		2586	6.5
10	GM	Mamedov, Rauf		2610	6.5
11	GM	Gukesh, D		2692	6.5
12	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir		2704	6.5
13	GM	Lazavik, Denis		2576	6.5
14	GM	So, Wesley		2702	6.5
15	GM	Shimanov, Aleksandr		2554	6.5
16	GM	Sevian, Samuel		2658	6.5
17	GM	Dominguez Perez, Leinier		2703	6.5
18	GM	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar		2707	6.5
19	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham		2669	6.5
20	GM	Robson, Ray		2652	6

See full standings here.

GM Rafael Leitao’s analysis of the Game of the Day is below.

Open Round 10 Pairings | Top 10 Boards

Pairings will be added later when available.

Women’s: Humpy Joins The Lead

Women’s Standings After 8 Rounds | Top 24

Rank	Title	Name	Fed	Rating	Points
1	GM	Zhu, Jiner		2435	6.5
2	GM	Koneru, Humpy		2448	6.5
3	GM	Goryachkina, Aleksandra		2505	6
4	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino		2346	6
5	GM	Lei, Tingjie		2496	6
6	GM	Dronavalli, Harika		2435	6
7	FM	Chen, Yining		2143	6
8	GM	Muzychuk, Mariya		2421	6
9	WIM	Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene		2288	6
10	GM	Lagno, Kateryna		2452	6
11	IM	Arabidze, Meri		2333	6
12	WGM	Khamdamova, Afruza		2365	6
13	GM	Divya, Deshmukh		2419	5.5
14	GM	Tan, Zhongyi		2507	5.5
15	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta		2379	5.5
16	IM	Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat		2356	5.5
17	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra		2450	5.5
18	IM	Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim		2286	5.5
19	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana		2425	5.5
20	IM	Savitha, Shri B		2238	5.5
21	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay		2315	5.5
22	GM	Muzychuk, Anna		2398	5.5
23	WGM	Rudzinska, Michalina		2210	5.5
24	IM	Atalik, Ekaterina		2328	5.5

See full standings here.

Women’s Round 9 Pairings | Top 10 Boards

Board	Seed	Title	White	Rating	Points	Result	Points	Title	Black	Rating	Seed
1	10	GM	Zhu, Jiner	2435	6½		6½	GM	Koneru, Humpy	2448	8
2	22	WGM	Khamdamova, Afruza	2365	6		6	GM	Goryachkina, Aleksandra	2505	3
3	4	GM	Lei, Tingjie	2496	6		6	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	2346	29
4	96	FM	Chen, Yining	2143	6		6	GM	Lagno, Kateryna	2452	6
5	50	WIM	Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene	2288	6		6	GM	Dronavalli, Harika	2435	9
6	31	IM	Arabidze, Meri	2333	6		6	GM	Muzychuk, Mariya	2421	12
7	27	IM	Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat	2356	5½		5½	GM	Tan, Zhongyi	2507	2
8	33	IM	Atalik, Ekaterina	2328	5½		5½	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	2450	7
9	67	IM	Savitha, Shri B	2238	5½		5½	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana	2425	11
10	35	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	2315	5½		5½	GM	Divya, Deshmukh	2419	13

The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships decide the world champions of rapid and blitz chess in Open and Women’s sections. For the rapid championships, the Open is a 13-round Swiss; the Women’s is an 11-round Swiss. The time control for both tournaments is 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment. The blitz championships feature 19 rounds in the Open and 15 rounds in the Women’s, followed by a Knockout played by the top-four finishers, with a time control of 3+2 for all games. The total prize fund is over €1,000,000.

Previous coverage:

Open: Artemiev, Niemann Lead Ahead Of Last Day

Women’s: Humpy Joins The Lead

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