Pranav Venkatesh emerged victorious within the Superstars segment of Fujairah World Chess 2025. He entered the overall spherical with a half-point lead over Sanan Sjugirov and Amin Tabatabaei.In spite of desiring just a draw to protected the highest prize, Pranav performed aggressively with white items and gained his ultimate recreation, completing with 7/9 issues. Amin Tabababaei, Mga AminPass Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The inaugural Fujairah World Chess Championship 2025 is being hosted on the Fujairah Chess & Tradition Membership in UAE from August 24 to September 1, 2025. The development, beneath Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi’s patronage, is FIDE-recognised and gives qualification issues for the 2026 Applicants Match.The match featured over 530 avid gamers from greater than 70 international locations competing in 3 classes, with a complete prize fund of $125,000. The Fujairah Chess & Tradition Membership, referred to as the “Citadel of Minds,” is a contemporary facility that includes the sector’s biggest chess queen statue.Pranav is about to compete within the Grand Swiss match in 3 days.Previous to this victory, Pranav, the 2025 Global Junior Champion, secured a place within the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss thru an surprising fit at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. He defeated 2024 champion GM Kazybek Nogerbek 1.5-0.5 in what FIDE termed the “Asian Wildcard Fit”.The 18-year-old Chennai participant, who had first of all ignored qualification via score, competed in a two-game fit organised via the Asian Chess Federation. He accomplished his victory with a draw enjoying Black and gained a difficult rook endgame with White items.Pranav will now sign up for fellow Indian avid gamers D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and R Praggnanandhaa in Samarkand, along global stars like Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi.Ultimate 5 of Fujairah World Chess 2025
- 1st: GM Pranav V (India) – 7
- second: GM Brandon Jacobson (USA) – 6
- third: GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (Mexico) – 6
- 4th: GM M. All Households (Iran) – 6
- fifth: GM Zhu Jiner (China) – 5.5