Jianchao Zhou Three-peats as 2025 Grand Prix Winner

Finishing in clear first place for the third consecutive year, GM Jianchao Zhou won the US Chess 2025 Grand Prix with 791.591 tournament points, beating his 2024 total by almost 100 points. North Carolina's Emmanuel Carter was second with 198.133 points, ahead of FM Danila Poliannikov in third with 139.166 points, less than one point ahead of GM Semen Khanin.

Zhou earns $5,000 for his first-place finish, with Carter taking home $2,500 for second and Poliannikov $1,000 for third. The top ten finishers for the 2025 Grand Prix are detailed below:

Place	Name	ID	ST	Points	Prize
1^st	ZHOU, JIANCHAO	15524414	MA	791.591	$ 5000
2^nd	CARTER, EMANUEL	13993951	NC	198.133	$ 2500
3^rd	POLIANNIKOV, DANILA	14969622	MA	139.166	$ 1000
4^th	KHANIN, SEMEN	17346301	IN	138.333	$ 900
5^th	MIKAELYAN, ARMAN	17353438	CA	135.575	$ 800
6^th	SCHMAKEL, SAM	12887417	IL	127.333	$ 700
7^th	LIANG, AWONDER	13999045	WI	125.389	$ 600
8^th	CORRALES JIMENEZ, FIDEL	14958890	CA	114.114	$ 500
9^th	IVANOV, ALEXANDER	12513936	MA	113.667	$ 300
10^th	FANG, THOMAS	12930260	NC	112.500	$ 200

In all, 593 different players earned Grand Prix points in 2025.

The 2026 US Chess Grand Prix is currently underway. View the current standings here.

For more information about the US Chess Grand Prix, including prize structure and participation requirements, visit https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-grand-prix-program.