Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour

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Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2025

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“Not gonna do it again” | Magnus Carlsen interview after historic grenke win

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Interview w/ Vincent Keymer | Freestyle Chess Paris

Grand Slam Standings

Players

FCC Points

Prize Money

Magnus Carlsen

$ 365.000

Fabiano Caruana

$ 255.000

Vincent Keymer

$ 262.000

Hikaru Nakamura

$ 190.000

Parham Maghsoodloo

$ 35.000

Arjun Erigaisi

$ 92.000

Andrey Esipenko

Frederik Svane

$ 25.000

Javokhir Sindarov

$ 63.000

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

$ 60.500

Leinier Domínguez

$ 28.000

Alexey Sarana

$ 20.000

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

$ 41.500

Ian Nepomniachtchi

$ 40.500

Alireza Firouzja

$ 30.000

Dommaraju Gukesh

$ 27.500

Praggnanandhaa R.

$ 22.500

Levon Aronian

$ 13.000

Rauf Mamedov

$ 10.500

Richard Rapport

$ 11.509

Vladimir Fedoseev

$ 9.000

Leon Luke Mendonca

$ 2.500

Vidit S. Gujarathi

$ 17.500

Wei Yi

$ 14.500

Wesley So

$ 11.000

Amin Tabatabaei

Lê Quang Liêm

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

$ 8.000

M Pranesh

Jan-Krzysztof Duda

$ 7.000

Ding Liren

$ 5.000

Chithambaram Aravindh

$ 4.000

Hans Moke Niemann

$ 3.000

Anish Giri

$ 2.500

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son

Yu Yangyi

$ 500

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Social Media

Nepo doubts that most of us have a brain! 🧐🧠

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Who would say no to a double date with Fabi and Hikaru? 🤭

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Hikaru Nakamura scores 9.5/11 to win today‘s #FreestyleFriday
A draw against Hans Niemann seals the deal

🥈Ian Nepomniachtchi
🥉Arjun Erigaisi

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Nothing hurts more than going to bed with a losing streak. 😢

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Magnus Carlsen and his wife Ella are expecting a child.🤩 A new chess genius is on its way! 💫

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🎥🎤: @botezlive

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Even the chess GOAT can‘t work out those odds 🤯♟️

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Who had the biggest Instagram glow-up? 🤩

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Hopefully you know how to address royalty when you choose seat 3. 👑

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Ding’s interviews are one of a kind 😅

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One word. Your favorite chess player. What’s it gonna be? 🗯️♟️

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Nevermind… I don’t like chess anyway 😔

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what’s your dream chess match?👀 #FreestyleChess

Vincent Keymer wins today’s Freestyle Friday with 10/11 — a full point ahead of the field. 🥇♟️

10 wins, 1 loss. A commanding performance ahead of

1 Million Dollar on the line, who do you pick to win a game of Chess for you? 💰

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Guess who Magnus is rooting for tonight💭⚽️ @psg @arsenal #FreestyleChess

Who will win?🔥

Magnus has a dream, that one day…💭🔥

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Been there, done that…😫

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You may not know this….👀 But link to YouTube video in bio☝️
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Still trying to process everything that happened in Paris 🇫🇷☝️

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Let‘s take a look at how things are shaping up on the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 🏆 #FreestyleChess

they‘ll never understand

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History was made, indeed 🤩 #FreestyleChess

Magnus won some stuff lately. Everything is normal. #FreestyleChess

📸: @stevbonhage

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

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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. 5-12, 2025

Finale: Cape Town, South Africa

In December 2025, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam concludes in Cape Town — a city between oceans, mountains, and shifting winds. It’s the final stop of the 2025 tour, where rankings will be settled and one Freestyle Chess champion crowned in a setting as vivid and unpredictable as the format itself.

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Impressions of the last games

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Discover our picture gallery with highlights from our last games and other events! Be inspired, stay tuned and don’t miss any updates – we look forward to presenting you with even more unforgettable impressions soon!

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