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).

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1.e4(205)+0.13---
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1.f4(32)0.00---
1.h4(22)0.00---
1.e3(19)0.00---
1.g3(13)0.00---
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1.a3(6)0.00---
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1.d4 7:07 f5 6:32 2.f3 1:12 g5 10:57 3.e4 3:26 Ng6 1:47 4.Ng3 4:40 Nd6 2:28 5.b3 1:59 e5 7:49 6.d5 7:39 h5 8:54 7.c4 3:53 h4 2:10 8.Nxf5 5:05 Nxf5 40 9.exf5 9 Ne7 7 10.Ne2 2:37 Nxf5 1:04 11.Bc2 1:03 d6 6:10 12.0-0-0 1:21 b6 51 13.h3 2:26 Bg6 2:37 14.Bf2 1:13 Bf6 2:18 15.Rfe1 1:27 Qg7 2:48 16.Be4 1:04 a5 4:46 17.Nc3 48 Nd4 2:47 18.Bxg6 6:07 Qxg6 6 19.Ne4 53 a4 3:12 20.b4 1:49 Bg7 1:55 21.Qf1 2:52 a3 12:31 22.Qd3 3:50 Bh6 14 23.Bxd4 2:08 exd4 5 24.Kc2 22 g4 1:55 25.fxg4 4:45 0-0 1:33 26.Re2 3:27 Rae8 7:43 27.Rde1 1:43 Be3 5:17 28.Nd2 10:15 Qf7 2:18 29.b5 59 Bxd2 1:46 30.Qxd2 6:15 Rxe2 1:06 31.Rxe2 19 Qf1 1:02 32.Qg5+ 1:05 Kh8 1 33.Qxh4+ 13 Kg8 6 34.Qg5+ 3:18 Kh8 4 35.Qh6+ 51 Kg8 1 36.Qg6+ 51 Kh8 0 37.Qd3 38 Qa1 1:01 38.Kb3 1:13 Rf1 44 39.Rd2 2:54 Rf4 58 40.Kxa3 3:54 Qc1+ 5 41.Ka4 2:28 Re4 29 42.Rf2 23 Re3 1:14 43.Rc2 8 Qa1 1:14 44.Qd2 17 Qb1 34 45.Qxd4+ 16 Re5 5 46.Re2 1:18 Kg8 10 47.Qd2 39 Qf1 30 48.Rxe5 19 Qxc4+ 3 49.Ka3 6 dxe5 28 50.Qg5+ 10 Kf7 18 51.Qf5+ 13 Kg8 1 52.Qg6+ 11 Kh8 11 53.Qh6+ 8 Kg8 2 54.Qe6+ 6 Kf8 29 55.Qf6+ 12 Kg8 1 56.Qxe5 35 Qd3+ 14 57.Kb4 49 Qb1+ 11 58.Kc4 30 Qxa2+ 32 59.Kd4 12 Qa4+ 2:12 60.Ke3 7 Qxb5 8 61.Qe6+ 44 Kg7 3 62.Qe7+ 38 Kg6 2 63.Qxc7 22 Qxd5 1:13 64.Qxb6+ 6 Kg5 4 65.Qd4 1:17 Qb3+ 1:21 66.Ke2 30 Qb5+ 1:20 67.Kf2 9 Qb7 1:15 68.Qe5+ 37 Kg6 1 69.h4 42 Qb4 35 Check Result:81.83 70.Kg3 57 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2837Abdusattorov,N27731–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.1
Erigaisi Arjun2782Nakamura,H2804½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.1
Praggnanandhaa R2758Vidit,S27201–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.1
Rapport,R2722Gukesh D27871–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Caruana,F2776½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.1
Keymer,V2718Nepomniachtchi,I2757½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.1
Nakamura,H2804Erigaisi Arjun27821–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.2
Gukesh D2787Rapport,R2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.2
Caruana,F2776Vachier-Lagrave,M27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.2
Abdusattorov,N2773Carlsen,M2837½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Keymer,V2718½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.2
Vidit,S2720Praggnanandhaa R2758½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Keymer,V27180–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.3
Keymer,V2718Nepomniachtchi,I2757½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20251.4
Nakamura,H2804Keymer,V2718½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.1
Caruana,F2776Carlsen,M2837½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.1
Abdusattorov,N2773Vachier-Lagrave,M27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Erigaisi Arjun27821–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.1
Rapport,R2722Praggnanandhaa R2758½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.1
Carlsen,M2837Caruana,F27761–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.2
Erigaisi Arjun2782Nepomniachtchi,I27571–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.2
Praggnanandhaa R2758Rapport,R27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.2
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Abdusattorov,N27731–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.2
Keymer,V2718Nakamura,H28040–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.2
Erigaisi Arjun2782Nepomniachtchi,I27571–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.3
Abdusattorov,N2773Vachier-Lagrave,M2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Erigaisi Arjun2782½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.4
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Abdusattorov,N27731–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20252.4
Carlsen,M2837Nakamura,H28041–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20253.1
Abdusattorov,N2773Nepomniachtchi,I27570–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20253.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Erigaisi Arjun27820–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20253.1
Keymer,V2718Caruana,F27760–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris KO 20253.1

All games - Round-robin stage

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1.f4 2 f5 10:20 2.c3 5 c6 10 3.g3 1:05 g6 10 4.Nhf2 Bc4 0 5.b3 2:50 Ba6 0 6.Nd3 40 Bd6 0 7.Nc5 47 Bxc5 0 8.Bxc5 2 Nhf7 0 9.c4 32 b6 0 10.Ba3 3 c5 0 11.Nc3 22 Nc6 0 12.e4 26 e6 0 13.Qe3 26 Bb7 0 14.Nb5 34 0-0-0 0 15.d4 1:00 d6 0 16.exf5 38 gxf5 0 17.d5 1:22 exd5 0 18.Bxf5+ 6 Kb8 0 19.Qxe8 2 Rdxe8 0 20.cxd5 6 Ne7 0 21.Be6 1 Nxd5 2:12 22.Bxf7 18 Rxf7 1 23.Nxd6 6 Re2 1 24.Nxf7 1:11 Ne3 3 25.0-0-0 2 Rc2+ 1:01 26.Kb1 2 Rxh2 6 27.Nd6 14 Ba6 7 28.Rh1 26 Rg2 8 29.Rhg1 28 Rf2 17 30.Bc1 5 Nxd1 2 31.Rxd1 2 Kc7 17 32.f5 21 Rf3 5 33.Bf4 7 Bd3+ 1 34.Kc1 18 Kc6 18 Check Result:7.72 35.Nf7 6 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Erigaisi Arjun2782Caruana,F27761–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20251.1
Carlsen,M2837Vidit,S27201–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20251.2
Gukesh D2787Vachier-Lagrave,M2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20251.3
Nakamura,H2804Nepomniachtchi,I27570–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20251.4
Praggnanandhaa R2758Rapport,R27220–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20251.5
Keymer,V2718Abdusattorov,N27730–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20251.6
Caruana,F2776Abdusattorov,N27730–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20252.1
Rapport,R2722Keymer,V27180–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20252.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Praggnanandhaa R27580–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20252.3
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Nakamura,H2804½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20252.4
Vidit,S2720Gukesh D27871–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20252.5
Erigaisi Arjun2782Carlsen,M28371–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20252.6
Carlsen,M2837Caruana,F27761–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20253.1
Gukesh D2787Erigaisi Arjun27821–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20253.2
Nakamura,H2804Vidit,S27201–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20253.3
Praggnanandhaa R2758Vachier-Lagrave,M27220–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20253.4
Keymer,V2718Nepomniachtchi,I27570–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20253.5
Abdusattorov,N2773Rapport,R27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20253.6
Caruana,F2776Rapport,R27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20254.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Abdusattorov,N2773½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20254.2
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Keymer,V27181–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20254.3
Vidit,S2720Praggnanandhaa R27580–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20254.4
Erigaisi Arjun2782Nakamura,H28040–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20254.5
Carlsen,M2837Gukesh D27871–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20254.6
Gukesh D2787Caruana,F27760–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20255.1
Nakamura,H2804Carlsen,M28370–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20255.2
Praggnanandhaa R2758Erigaisi Arjun2782½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20255.3
Keymer,V2718Vidit,S27201–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20255.4
Abdusattorov,N2773Vachier-Lagrave,M2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20255.5
Rapport,R2722Nepomniachtchi,I27570–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20255.6
Caruana,F2776Nepomniachtchi,I2757½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20256.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Rapport,R27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20256.2
Vidit,S2720Abdusattorov,N27730–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20256.3
Erigaisi Arjun2782Keymer,V27181–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20256.4
Carlsen,M2837Praggnanandhaa R27581–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20256.5
Gukesh D2787Nakamura,H28040–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20256.6
Nakamura,H2804Caruana,F2776½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20257.1
Praggnanandhaa R2758Gukesh D27870–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20257.2
Keymer,V2718Carlsen,M2837½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20257.3
Abdusattorov,N2773Erigaisi Arjun27820–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20257.4
Rapport,R2722Vidit,S27201–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20257.5
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Vachier-Lagrave,M27221–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20257.6
Caruana,F2776Vachier-Lagrave,M2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20258.1
Vidit,S2720Nepomniachtchi,I27570–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20258.2
Erigaisi Arjun2782Rapport,R2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20258.3
Carlsen,M2837Abdusattorov,N27731–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20258.4
Gukesh D2787Keymer,V27181–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20258.5
Nakamura,H2804Praggnanandhaa R2758½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20258.6
Praggnanandhaa R2758Caruana,F27760–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20259.1
Keymer,V2718Nakamura,H28041–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20259.2
Abdusattorov,N2773Gukesh D27871–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20259.3
Rapport,R2722Carlsen,M28370–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20259.4
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Erigaisi Arjun27821–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20259.5
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Vidit,S27201–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 20259.6
Caruana,F2776Vidit,S27200–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202510.1
Erigaisi Arjun2782Vachier-Lagrave,M2722½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202510.2
Carlsen,M2837Nepomniachtchi,I2757½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202510.3
Gukesh D2787Rapport,R27220–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202510.4
Nakamura,H2804Abdusattorov,N2773½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202510.5
Praggnanandhaa R2758Keymer,V27180–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202510.6
Keymer,V2718Caruana,F27761–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202511.1
Abdusattorov,N2773Praggnanandhaa R27580–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202511.2
Rapport,R2722Nakamura,H28040–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202511.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Gukesh D27871–02025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202511.4
Vachier-Lagrave,M2722Carlsen,M2837½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202511.5
Vidit,S2720Erigaisi Arjun27820–12025Freestyle Chess GST Paris RR 202511.6

Final standings - Round-robin stage

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TBPerf.
1
GM

1
GM
2804
1


3
GM
2718
1


5
GM
2722
1

6
GM
2776
½


8
GM
2720
1


10
GM
2837
½

11
GM
2787
1

Ø 2764
8.5/11
2757
8.5
11
43.75
2975
2
GM
GM
2837

1
GM
2720
1


3
GM
2776
1

4
GM
2787
1

5
GM
2804
1


7
GM
2718
½


9
GM
2722
1



Ø 2756
8.5/11
2837
8.5
11
40.50
2967
3
GM

1
GM
2787
½

2
GM
2804
½


4
GM
2718
1


6
GM
2722
1


8
GM
2776
½

9
GM
2720
1

10
GM
2782
½

11
GM
2837
½

Ø 2767
7/11
2722
7.0
11
32.75
2869
4
GM

1
GM
2776
1

2
GM
2837
1

3
GM
2787
0

4
GM
2804
0


6
GM
2718
1


8
GM
2722
½



11
GM
2720
1

Ø 2761
6.5/11
2782
6.5
11
34.25
2826
5
GM

1
GM
2718
1

2
GM
2776
1

3
GM
2722
1



6
GM
2720
1


8
GM
2837
0

9
GM
2787
1

10
GM
2804
½


Ø 2762
6.5/11
2773
6.5
11
29.75
2827
6
GM



3
GM
2720
1


5
GM
2837
0

6
GM
2787
1

7
GM
2776
½


9
GM
2718
0

10
GM
2773
½

11
GM
2722
1

Ø 2759
6/11
2804
6.0
11
26.50
2795
7
GM
GM
2718


2
GM
2722
1



5
GM
2720
1


7
GM
2837
½

8
GM
2787
0

9
GM
2804
1


11
GM
2776
1

Ø 2767
5.5/11
2718
5.5
11
24.25
2767
8
GM
GM
2776



3
GM
2837
0

4
GM
2722
1

5
GM
2787
1


7
GM
2804
½



10
GM
2720
0

11
GM
2718
0

Ø 2762
4.5/11
2776
4.5
11
21.75
2697
9
GM

1
GM
2722
0



4
GM
2720
1


6
GM
2837
0

7
GM
2787
0

8
GM
2804
½

9
GM
2776
0

10
GM
2718
0


Ø 2763
4/11
2758
4.0
11
23.25
2661
10
GM
GM
2787


2
GM
2720
0


4
GM
2837
0

5
GM
2776
0

6
GM
2804
0


8
GM
2718
1


10
GM
2722
0


Ø 2761
3.5/11
2787
3.5
11
19.50
2628
11
GM
GM
2722


2
GM
2718
0


4
GM
2776
0



7
GM
2720
1


9
GM
2837
0

10
GM
2787
1

11
GM
2804
0

Ø 2767
3.5/11
2722
3.5
11
12.75
2634
12
GM
GM
2720

1
GM
2837
0

2
GM
2787
1

3
GM
2804
0


5
GM
2718
0


7
GM
2722
0



10
GM
2776
1


Ø 2767
2/11
2720
2.0
11
8.00
2505
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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