April brought a significant change to the FIDE Circuit 2025 leaderboard. As many expected, Praggnanandhaa overtook Ding Liren to claim the top spot, following his solid performance at the GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, where he finished third and gained 8.44 circuit points.
The event’s winner, Vladimir Fedoseev, collected 13.26 points and jumped straight to third place.
Meanwhile, legendary Vasyl Ivanchuk pushed Aravindh Chithambaram down to fifth after winning the Menorca Open, which earned him 12.67 points and fourth place on the leaderboard.
Menorca runner-up Lu Shanglei climbed to eighth place in the standings, while Parham Maghsoodloo rounds out the top ten after his triumph at the Reykjavik Open, translating into 11.16 circuit points.
Just outside the top ten are Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Ian Nepomniachtchi, each having played only one tournament that counts toward the FIDE Circuit 2025 so far.
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