ProBiz Cup
The ProBiz Cup saw the ten grandmasters from the 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic plus some specially invited guests pairing up with leaders from business for a fun, but very competitive team tournament. Amateurs and professionals met on the morning of the event and had one hour to prepare together before the action began. Each team then played three rounds of rapidplay chess, with the players taking alternate moves. No consultation was allowed but each team could call two one-minute time-outs to confer about the game.
All money raised went towards supporting the work of Chess in Schools and Communities.
This year’s ProBiz Cup was won by GM Abhimanyu Mishra & Bodhana Sivanandam.
2025 ProBiz Partnerships
GM Leinier Dominguez & Justin Baptie
GM Pavel Eljanov & Kai Hanache
GM Sam Shankland & Daniel Lindner
GM Nikita Vitiugov & Yuri Bedny
GM Nikolas Theodorou & Jeremy Hodgson
GM Abhimanyu Mishra & Bodhana Sivanandam
GM Michael Adams & Chris Clark
GM Gawain Jones & Colm O’Shea
GM Luke McShane & Supratit Bannerjee
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov & Rajko Vujatovic
GM Alireza Firouzja & Natasha Regan
IM Malcolm Pein & Chase Tecimer
Schedule of Play
10.00 – 10.30 Player Arrival.
10:30 – 11.30 Grandmaster introductions and photo-shoot. Grandmaster and player preparation
11.30 – 12.30 Round 1
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch and further preparation for the afternoon games.
13.30 – 14.30 Round 2
14.30 – 15.30 Round 3
Game Format
Team Swiss tournament over three rounds. Scoring 2-1-0. Rapidplay: 20 minutes for all moves + 5 seconds increment per move. The professional makes the first move and no conferring is allowed. Teams may call two one-minute timeouts during which they may confer on the game. In the event of a tie after three rounds, a blitz game between the amateurs will determine the winner of the competition.
