Only three rounds left at #SinquefieldCup 2025! With 6 points likely enough to win, #FabianoCaruana is sitting comfortably on top, holding a 50% chance to win outright and a 27% chance to tie for first.
Follow the excitement and see more detailed stats on the StaChesstics website!
Who will win Norway Chess 2025?
#GukeshD
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After round 5, our AI model predicted that 6 points would be needed for sole victory and that's exactly what happened.
Not only is this kind of analysis insightful for fans, but players can also benefit from it and adjust their strategy based on the predicted score cutoffs.
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Congratulations to #ZhuJiner, the first player to secure her ticket to the 2026 Candidates with a 100% qualification chance! 🎉 A phenomenal run!
Anna Muzychuk can boost her odds to 69% with a win tomorrow using White. She’d also need Zhu to not win with Black.
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Less than an hour to go before Round 7 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania begins.
The key match is between two co-leaders, #AlirezaFirouzja and #Praggnanandhaa, and we look at how this game could impact the tournament winning chances for either of them.
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Candidates 2026 Spot Nearly Secured for Zhu!
With only two rounds to go, #ZhuJiner is on fire! five wins in a row! A very exciting player, and we’re (most likely) lucky to see her in action at Candidates 2026.
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Candidates 2026 Spot Nearly Secured for Zhu!
With only two rounds to go, #ZhuJiner is on fire! five wins in a row! A very exciting player, and we’re (most likely) lucky to see her in action at Candidates 2026.
#FIDEWomenGrandPrix #WomenInChess
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Key game of Round 6: Alireza (White) vs Gukesh (Black).
A clash between the defending GCT champ and the world champ, both in must-win mode to stay alive.
A win could boost Alireza’s chances to nearly 27%.
Does #Gukesh risk it with Black or play solid to provoke Firouzja?
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Game theory is now playing an important part. Not only do they need a strategy with White, but how they provoke with Black also matters. Take Alireza Firouzja, historically, he risks it all with either color at this point. So, what should an opponent, also in a must-win spot, do?
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Round 6 of the #GrandChessTour Superbet Classic Romania starts in a few hours! Our simulations at StaChesstics show that in 70% of cases, the sole winner finishes with 6 points.
At this stage, there's no time to play it safe. With two White games left for each player, it’s a MUST-WIN with White
We ran 10 million simulations. Here’s what the numbers say:
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Aleksandra Goryachkina, who seemed qualified at the beginning of the event and was on the brink of qualification now sits with a 75% chance.
Anna Muzychuk, Zhu Jiner and Tan Zhongyi are locked in a three-way fight and things don’t look great for Tan. Her chances are fading.
We ran 10 million simulations. Here’s what the numbers say:
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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix: Who will qualify for the Candidates? 🎯
Current chances after Round 4 by StaChesstics AI:
Anna Muzychuk: 73.7%
Goryachkina: 75%
Zhu Jiner: 44.5%
Tan Zhongyi: 4.6%
Humpy Koneru: 2.3%
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Tan’s extra Black game gives her the edge if scores are tied. This pattern repeats across the field.
🤔 Is it fair to use number of Black games as the primary tiebreak in single round-robins? If not, what would you choose?
• Head-to-head
• Sonneborn-Berger
• Most wins
• Performance rating
🚨 The #FIDEWomenGrandPrix in Austria is about to start!
We’ve run 5 million simulations with our 88 %-accurate StaChesstics model:
🏆 #TanZhongyi has a higher chance to win than #ZhuJiner—even though Zhu’s projected points are higher!
Why? The first tiebreak is number of Black games...
When they say it's not over yet!
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Absolute domination by Fedoseev with 8/9 on Day 1 Blitz.
Points: 8/9
Performance Rating: 3072
Winning chances: 94.8%
Overall points: 19/27
Expected Score: 23.57
Based on others' expected scores, he probably needs ~4 more points to win it.
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📊 Full projections include Firouzja, Aravindh, Aronian, and more:
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#Fedoseev remains solid in the standings but will need a powerful performance in the Blitz portion to challenge for the top spot.
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GM R Praggnanandhaa
8.22% chance to win
He's more than capable of delivering an extraordinary result, as he's proven on many occasions.
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🥈 GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2550)
17.02% chance to win
5.01% chance to share first
A true dark horse on the rise! His blitz rating doesn’t tell the full story, as he’s played mostly national events. Can Aravindh keep surprising the field at Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz? #AravindhChithambaram
🥇 GM Alireza Firouzja
48.96% chance to be the sole winner
7.73% chance to share first
Despite a loss in the last round of the Rapid portion, Firouzja is still leading the field in our AI predictions-thanks to his phenomenal blitz skills!
#AlirezaFirouzja
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🚨 Who wins the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz?
After 10 MILLION StaChesstics AI simulations, the win probabilities are in!
Let's dive into the favorites ⬇️
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It’s important to note that, in rapid and blitz events, the lack of consistent games makes player ratings and strength assessments less reliable. As a result, the margin of error for these win probabilities is much higher compared to classical chess events.
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Grand Chess Tour 2025 Rapid & Blitz Poland starts soon!
Top 4 players by tournament win chances (First + Shared First for the Rapid portion):
🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave: 27.24%
🇺🇸 Levon Aronian: 23.24%
🇸🇮 Vladimir Fedoseev: 22.11%
🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja: 21.14%
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🎉 Congratulations to Humpy Koneru on winning the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/25, 5th leg in Pune! Both Humpy and Zhu Jiner scored 7 out of 9 and share the Grand Prix points. Check out her stats below! ♟️🏆 #WomenInChess #FIDEWomenGrandPrix #KoneruHumpy