September 7, 2025 – International Chess Federation

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, Day 4: Lagno joins Vaishali at the top as Maghsoodloo holds on to his lead A quiet day in Samarkand as most of the games on the top boards in both the Open and the Women’s event finished in a draw. With three and a half points, Iranian Parham Maghsoodloo continues to lead in the Open, chased by as many as 13 players who are half a point behind. In the Women’s tournament, Kateryna Lagno scored a convincing victory to share first place with Vaishali Rameshbabu.  On board one in the Open tournament, leader Parham Maghsoodloo played as White against Uzbekistan’s top player Nodirbek Abdusattorov. A tense and complicated game developed in the Queen’s Gambit Accepted, with both having to play with high precision and finesse. After exactly four and a half hours of play, a draw was agreed with only the two kings left on the board. On board two, Praggnanandhaa could not find a way to convert his extra pawn against Abhimanyu Mishra, known as the youngest player in history to become a Grandmaster (at 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days). Mishra opted for 36…Re7? Instead, he should have played 36…Nb5 (White cannot
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