The Yanwu Cup 2025 Yancheng Grandmaster Match (“燕舞杯”2025年盐城特级大师国际象棋巅峰对抗赛) is a match between Levon Aronian and Wei Yi, featuring a prize fund of $30,000 to the winner and $20,000 to the loser.

Time Control

Classical: 90 min / 40 moves, 30 min & +30 sec incr / rest of game
Rapid: 15 min + 10 sec / move
Tiebreak: 2 games 5 min + 3 sec / move
Armageddon: White 6 min, Black 5 min and draw odds

Scoring

The match features custom scoring with classical games worth twice the points of rapid games - See the "Players" section for the latest standings.

Time Control	Win	Draw	Loss
Classical	2	1	0
Rapid	1	0.5	0

Photo by 待春 - Own work, CC BY 4.0

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Levon Aronian vs Wei Yi | Yanwu Cup 2025 Yancheng Grandmaster Match