Freestyle Chess

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“I take the blame” – Fabi, Vidit, Hans and Arjun cutting vegetables in half

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IRL Guess The Elo 🤔♟️ w/ Vincent Keymer, Hans Niemann, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Jan-Krzysztof Duda

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“That was a TRICK QUESTION” – The Weakest Link w/ Javokhir Sindarov, Arjun Erigaisi & Anna Cramling

The World Stage of Freestyle Chess – Where the Game Meets the Place

Let the legend begin

The first Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is underway — a global series played at some of the most striking and exclusive locations the chess world has ever seen. It’s a new kind of tournament, bringing top-level competition to settings where style, atmosphere, and ambition meet.

Feb. 7–14, 2025

Grand Slam I: Weissenhaus, Germany

Vincent Keymer won the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, overcoming a world-class field on home soil. The event took place at the Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort — a five-star retreat on the Baltic Sea that combines contemporary comfort with heritage architecture.

Apr. 8–15, 2025

Grand Slam II: Paris, France

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In April, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025 made its stop in Paris — a vibrant city of ideas, rhythm, culture and enduring style. There, world number one Magnus Carlsen faced number two Hikaru Nakamura in an evergreen final that lived up to the occasion, with Carlsen emerging as champion once more.

Apr. 17–21, 2025

Grand Slam III: Karlsruhe, Germany

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In April, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam continued in Karlsruhe with its first Open event — part of the 3,000-player grenke Freestyle Chess Festival. Magnus Carlsen won all nine games, calling it a performance so strong he may never repeat it — in a field where amateurs and elite competed side by side.

Jul. 16-20, 2025

Grand Slam IV: Las Vegas, USA

This July, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam arrives in Las Vegas — a new chapter for the format where intuition meets calculation. After winning in Paris and Karlsruhe, Magnus Carlsen enters as the man to beat. Under the lights of a city that thrives on risk, the big question is: can he do it again?

Dec. 8-11, 2025

Final: Grootbos, South Africa

In December 2025, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam reaches its grand finale — the decisive event of the 2025 tour. Here, rankings will be finalized and one Freestyle Chess champion will emerge, in a setting as dynamic and unpredictable as the format itself.

Feb. 13–15, 2026

The first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship

Freestyle Chess returns in 2026 – bigger, bolder, and more spectacular than ever. The inaugural event of the new season brings the world’s greatest players back to where it all began: Weissenhaus. Experience every thrill that defines Freestyle Chess – creativity, rivalry, risk and pure spectacle – in the birthplace of a revolution that changed the game forever.

Apr. 2-6, 2026

Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2026

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In April 2026, the Freestyle Chess series returns to Karlsruhe with its first Open event of the year at the massive 3,000-player grenke Freestyle Chess Festival. Magnus Carlsen dominated in 2025, calling his performance possibly once-in-a-lifetime. Amateurs and elite players will compete side by side again – don’t miss it!

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