Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu solidified his lead in the FIDE Circuit 2025 with a strong showing at the Superbet Chess Classic Romania, where he triumphed over Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a tiebreaker, earning 23.9 points. The French GM collected 20.64 points, climbing to sixth place.
Ding Liren remains in second position, despite not having played a single tournament counting toward the FIDE Circuit leaderboard this year.
Significant changes occurred just below the top duo in May. Anish Giri, winner of the Sharjah Masters, gained 20.94 points and surged into third place, now trailing Ding by just two points.
Newly crowned Asian Champion Bardiya Daneshvar earned 14.49 circuit points, moving up to fourth place, while the runner-up Nihal Sarin collected 12.96 points, breaking into the top 10.
Aleksandar Indjic picked up a total of 25.83 circuit points thanks to his first-place finish at the Baku Open and second place at the Sharjah Masters. Nodirbek Abdusattorov’s third-place result in Sharjah (13.8 points) propelled him into fifth place in the race.
Reigning European Champion Matthias Bluebaum rounds out the top ten after taking silver in the 2025 German Championship (10.93 points).
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