4/14/2025 – The second tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is taking place in Paris, France on 7-14 April. The elite participants, including Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju, first play a single round-robin with a 10+10 time control. Eight out of twelve players then move on to the knockout stage, played with a classical time control. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 13.00 CEST (7.00 ET, 16.30 IST)
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Stage 1: Round-robin (rapid time control)
Time control: 10 minutes + 10-second increments per move.
Format: Single round-robin (each player faces all others once).
Elimination: The top 8 players advance to the knockout stage.
Placement match: The player ranked 9th picks among players ranked 11th or 12th as his opponent. Players contest a single-elimination bracket, with the winner of each match playing for 9th and 10th places and the loser of each match tying for 11th and 12th
Schedule:
Monday: 6 rounds played.
Tuesday: 5 rounds played.
Stage 2: Knockout (classical time control)
Time control: 90 minutes + 30-second increments per move.
Format: Single-elimination bracket.
Players ranked 1st through 4th in the round-robin can, in order, pick among players ranked from 5th through 8th as their opponent in the knockout.
Schedule:
Quarterfinals: Wednesday and Thursday (one classical game per day).
Semifinals: Friday and Saturday (one classical game per day).
Finals: Sunday and Monday (one classical game per day).
Tiebreak system in the knockout stage
If a match ends in a tie, the winner will be determined through a playoff:
Two rapid games (10+10 time control).
If still tied, two blitz games (5+2 time control).
If still tied, a bidding Armageddon game:
Base time: 5 minutes.
Players bid for the amount of time they are willing to play with as Black (who has draw odds).
4/16/2025 – The 2025 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship is taking place from April 3 to 21 in two Chinese cities: Shanghai and Chongqing. It features a highly anticipated rematch between two of China's top grandmasters: the reigning Champion, Ju Wenjun, and the Challenger, Tan Zhongyi. The title of the Women's World Chess Champion is decided in 12 games and a tiebreak, if necessary. After 7 games Ju Wenjun leads 5-2. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 9.00 CEST (3.00 ET, 12.30 IST)
4/6/2025 – Shortly before the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is set to begin, US grandmaster Hans Niemann has withdrawn from the tournament citing personal reasons. He is the second player to exit the event this week, following Alireza Firouzja's earlier withdrawal. Niemann will be replaced by Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The tournament, featuring twelve players for the first time, runs from 7 to 14 April at the Pavillon Chesnaie du Roy in Paris. | Photo: Frans Peeters
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