Freestyle Chess Paris, Final, Game 2 - Live!

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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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Knockout stage - Final

The event will be structured into two distinct stages.

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).

Live games - Knockout stage

Commentary

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Pro stream

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All games - Knockout stage

All games - Round-robin stage

Final standings - Round-robin stage


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