Saparmyrat Atabayev is among the leaders of the CCT Play In

Chess Grandmaster Saparmyrat Atabayev is among the leaders of the Chess.com Classic 2025 Play In. After 5 rounds he is top of the table with 4,5/5, sharing the position with renowned names as Fabiano Caruana and Duda.

The 2025 Chess.com Classic is the last online event of this year’s Champions Chess Tour (CCT). 2025 Chess.com Classic takes place May 18-23 and will feature some of the strongest players in the world. At stake are $150,000 and the last CCT Points, which will, in turn, determine the nine remaining players qualifying for the $1.5 million 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) via the CCT. Chess.com Classic 2025 is among the top events of The Chess Calendar for the month of May, see more from the Top Events Calendar

Now Saparmyrat Atabayev shares the top position of the CCT Classic 2025 Play in with @GM_JKDuda and @FabianoCaruana 💥The three players lead with 4,5/5https://t.co/30vpsqNmgU

— Chessdom (@chessdom) May 19, 2025

Update round 6: Saparmyrat Atabayev draws with Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces!

Unbeatable Saparmyrat Atabayev 💥he survived with black against Fabiano Caruana and continues in the top!https://t.co/PcbVqmPbVi https://t.co/fD9fLZgdzY

— Chessdom (@chessdom) May 19, 2025