16-year-old GM Abhimanyu Mishra beat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in round five of the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss, becoming the youngest player ever to defeat a reigning champion in a game of classical chess. GM Parham Maghsoodloo remains the sole leader after beating GM Richard Rapport to hit 4.5/5, but two more top-10 GMs sensationally lost. Top-seed GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu fell to GM Matthias Bluebaum, while GM Marc-Andria Maurizzi beat GM Vincent Keymer.
Leaders GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu and Kateryna Lagno made a draw on top board in the 2025 FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss and were caught on 4/5 by IM Dinara Wagner, who defeated IM Irina Bulmaga, and IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva, who overcame former Women’s World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk.
This is a flash report—come back later for full player quotes and analysis!
Round six is on Tuesday, September 9, starting at 6 a.m. ET / 12:00 CEST / 3:30 p.m. IST.
Standings
GM Arjun Erigaisi is the only favorite within half a point of leader Maghsoodloo after a day of shocks in Samarkand.
FIDE Grand Swiss Standings After Round 5
We now have four leaders in the Women’s Grand Swiss.
FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss Standings After Round 5
Open
The most dramatic day yet saw seven of the top-10 games end decisively, with some huge shocks. One of the draws, between GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and 14-year-old GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, also lasted almost 8.5 hours.
Round 5 Results: Open
Check out the full games and results.
Our Game of the Day is Mishra’s win over Gukesh, breaking by over a year the record for the youngest player to beat the world champion in classical chess that was set by 17-year-old GM Gata Kamsky against World Champion Garry Kasparov in Dortmund in 1992. GM Rafael Leitao will analyze the game below.
Mishra continues to break records! 👏🔥 pic.twitter.com/jXy5cgzGXN
— Chess.com (@chesscom) September 8, 2025
Women
There were draws at the top, but again seven decisive games on the top boards of the Women’s section.
Round 5 Results: Women
Check out the full games and results.
This is a flash report—come back later for full player quotes and analysis!
How to watch?
You can watch the day’s broadcast on the Chess24 YouTube or Twitch channels. The games can also be reviewed from our dedicated events page.
The broadcast was hosted by GMs Judit Polgar and John Sargent.
The 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss are 11-round Swiss tournaments taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 4-15. Each will decide two places in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournaments that select the next world championship challengers. The Open tournament has a $625,000 prize fund, with $90,000 for first place, while the Women’s is $230,000 ($40,000). The time control is classical, with a longer time control for the Open of 100 minutes/40 moves + 50 min/20 + 15 min, with a 30-second increment from move 1.
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