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Amir Bagheri and Marija Zvereva are Monaco rapid chess champions

GM Amir Bagheri and WIM Marija Zvereva are Monaco Rapid Chess Champions 2025. The event took place on 4th of September, with the participation of 24 players who competed over 9-swiss rounds for a prize pool of 7.000 euros which was donated by Evren Ucok. GM Amir Bagheri won the tournament with the score of 8/9 points, clinching the title of the Monaco Rapid Chess Champion 2025, and finishing ahead of GM David Marciano who clinched silver with 7.5 points, and GM Igor Efimov who won bronze with 7 points. WIM Marija Zvereva won the title of the Monaco Women’s Rapid Chess Champion with the score of 5.5 points, finishing 4th in the overall rankings. Scroll down for the full standings.

Final standings of the Monaco rapid chess championship


Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Bagheri, Amir MNC 2439 8
2 GM Marciano, David MNC 2464 7.5
3 GM Efimov, Igor MNC 2370 7
4 WIM Zvereva, Marija MNC 2035 5.5
5 AIM Cahen, Alexis MNC 2082 5.5
6 Fournier, Benjamin MNC 1909 5
7 FM Van Hoolandt, Patrick MNC 1980 5
8 Berthaut, Alexandre MNC 1980 5
9 WIM Dubois, Martine MNC 1803 5
10 FM Verdier, Patrice MNC 2101 5
11 Nelis, Jean-Francois MNC 2038 4.5
12 Maiffret, Patrick MNC 1842 4.5
13 Stoyanov, Victor MNC 1651 4
14 Kirikov, Petr FRA 1654 4
15 WCM Berezovsky, Fiorina MNC 1797 4
16 Ucok, Evren MNC 1399 3.5
17 WCM Jose De Ribbegren, Kenia MNC 1815 3.5
18 Szilagyi, Ludovic MNC 1399 3
19 Lingenieur, Julien MNC 1399 3
20 Karpov, Gregory MNC 1523 3
21 WCM Berezovska, Svetlana MNC 1776 3
22 Rapaire, Jean-Michel MNC 1829 3
23 Lea, Melissa MNC 1560 1.5
24 Vicefield, Joshua MNC 1411 1