GRECO Law Company wins FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship 2025
GRECO Law Company defeated Morgan Stanley by 3.5-0.5 in the second Final match to win FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship 2025. The winning team also earned the title of The Smartest Company in the World. The first match of the Finals between GRECO and Morgan Stanley ended in a 2-2 draw. Thus, Morgan Stanley finished second. GRECO had one GM and three IMs, all from Ukraine. The runner-up, Morgan Stanley comprised of two GMs, one IM and two FMs. Deloitte 1 beat Google 3-1 in both duels to finish third. Deloitte 1 had three IMs and a WFM, the sole female participant in the entire tournament. Total 11 teams, six in Pool A and five in Pool B participated in the Round-Robin Pool stage after qualifying through lichess online qualifiers. The top two teams from each Pool advanced to the Semifinals. Unlike the previous edition, chess federations and associations were prohibited from participating. The three-day tournament took place from 14th to 16th November at the same hall at FIDE World Cup 2025 took place. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
An exciting side event of the FIDE World Cup 2025
The third edition of FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship 2025 took place at Resort Rio in Goa, India. The tournament hall was exactly the same where FIDE World Cup was taking place. So the participants not only got to experience the same environment and hall, but also the same board, clocks, chairs, tables and same playing arena. The matches took place in the morning from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30-1 p.m. IST. So that the participants can finish their match, get some rest and lunch, and then watch World Cup matches from 3 p.m.
L to R: IA Laurent Freyd (FRA), Chief Arbiter, Presenters - WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili (GEO) and GM IO FT Alojzije Jankovic (CRO), IA Dharmendra Kumar, South Asian Chess Council, President and IO Lukasz Turlej, FIDE General Secretary.
Semifinal results
Duel 1
Duel 2
Final and 3rd place results
Duel 1
Duel 2
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Video Gallery
Replay Pool A games
Replay Pool B games
Replay Knockout stage games
Final standings of KO stage
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GRECO | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12,5 |
| 2 | 1 | Morgan Stanley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10,5 |
| 3 | 3 | Deloitte 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |