PANAV V (photo credits: x) Pranav Venkatesh appeared victorious in the SuperStars of Fujairah Global Chess 2025. He entered the final round with half leaders of Sanan Sjugirov and Amin Tabatabaei.Although Pranav only needed a draw to secure the highest price, he played aggressively with white pieces and won his last game and ended up with 7/9 points. Amin tabababaei, MgA aminGo beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!The Fujairah Global Chess Championship 2025 is organized in Fujairah Chess & Culture Club in SAE from August 24 to September 1, 2025. The event under the sponsorship of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi is recognized and offers qualification points for the 2026 candidates tournament.The tournament represented more than 530 players from more than 70 countries who competed in three categories, with a total price fund of $ 125,000. The Fujairah Chess & Culture Club, known as “Fortress of Minds”, is a modern facility with the largest sculpture of the chess queen in the world.Pranav is expected to compete at the Grand Swiss tournament in three days.Before this victory, Pranav, the World Junior World Champion from 2025, in 2025 Fide Grand Swiss through an unexpected match at the Hazza bin Zayed stadium. He defeated Master of the Year 2024 GM Kazybeka Nogerbek 1.5-0.5 in what FIDE called “Asian surrogate match”.18 -year -old player Chennai, who originally missed a rating qualified, competed in a match with two games organized by Asian chess federation. He achieved his victory with a draw playing black and won a challenging end game with white pieces.Pranav will now join the Indian players D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Pragggnanandhaa in Samarkand, along with international stars such as Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi.Final Five of Fujairah Global Chess 2025
- 1st: GM Pranav in (India) – 7
- 2: GM Brandon Jacobson (USA) – 6
- 3.: GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (Mexico) – 6
- 4: GM M. All Families (Iran) – 6
- 5.: GM Zhu Jiner (China) – 5.5
