Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus - Live!

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2/14/2025 – The inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is taking place in Weissenhaus, Germany on 7-14 February. The elite participants, including Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju, first play a single round-robin with a 10+10 time control. Eight out of ten 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 CET (7.00 ET, 17.30 IST)
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Knockout stage - Finals

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 players ranked 9th and 10th will play a playoff to determine the final 9th place ranking.

Schedule:

  • Friday: 5 rounds played.
  • Saturday: 4 rounds played.

Stage 2: Knockout (classical time control)

  • Time control: 90 minutes + 30-second increments per move.
  • Format: Single-elimination bracket.

Schedule:

  • Quarterfinals: Sunday and Monday (one classical game per day).
  • Semifinals: Tuesday and Wednesday (one classical game per day).
  • Finals: Thursday and Friday (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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All games - Knockout stage

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1.d4949,86755%2434---
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1.g319,74556%2427---
1.b314,34754%2427---
1.f45,91748%2377---
1.Nc33,81651%2384---
1.b41,75948%2379---
1.a31,22254%2404---
1.e31,07349%2409---
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1.f4 35 f5 2:12 2.Bxa7 9:36 Bxa2 13 3.e4 1:03 Bxb1 5:13 4.Kxb1 9 fxe4 5 5.g3 4:05 c6 6:18 6.Qxe4 1:28 g6 1:14 7.Ne3 5:38 Bb6 7:27 8.Bxb8 2:00 Kxb8 11 9.Nb3 47 Nc7 11:18 10.Qb4 5:50 Bxe3 4:52 11.dxe3 4:57 Nd5 40 12.Qa5 5:56 e5 12 13.Bf3 10:52 e4 56 14.Bg2 1:06 Qg7 4:31 15.c4 1:01 Nf6 1 16.Kc2 1:19 Qf7 10 17.Bf1 4:27 d6 47 18.Ra1 1:53 N8d7 21 19.Nd4 2:53 Nc5 9:22 20.b4 1:08 Na6 46 21.b5 3:34 cxb5 34 22.Qb6 1:08 Nb4+ 4:36 Check Result:12.75 23.Kd2 25 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2833Abdusattorov,N27661–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.1
Gukesh D2777Caruana,F28030–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.1
Firouzja,A2760Keymer,V27310–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.1
Aronian,L2745Fedoseev,V27241–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.1
Sindarov,J2700Nakamura,H2802½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.1
Caruana,F2803Gukesh D27771–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.2
Nakamura,H2802Sindarov,J2700½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.2
Abdusattorov,N2766Carlsen,M28330–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.2
Keymer,V2731Firouzja,A2760½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.2
Fedoseev,V2724Aronian,L2745½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.2
Nakamura,H2802Sindarov,J27000–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.3
Sindarov,J2700Nakamura,H2802½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20251.4
Caruana,F2803Sindarov,J2700½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.1
Nakamura,H2802Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.1
Abdusattorov,N2766Firouzja,A2760½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.1
Keymer,V2731Carlsen,M28331–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.1
Carlsen,M2833Keymer,V2731½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.2
Gukesh D2777Nakamura,H2802½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.2
Firouzja,A2760Abdusattorov,N27660–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.2
Sindarov,J2700Caruana,F2803½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.2
Nakamura,H2802Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.3
Sindarov,J2700Caruana,F2803½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.3
Caruana,F2803Sindarov,J2700½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.4
Gukesh D2777Nakamura,H28020–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.4
Caruana,F2803Sindarov,J27000–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.5
Sindarov,J2700Caruana,F28030–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.6
Sindarov,J2700Caruana,F28030–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20252.7
Abdusattorov,N2766Nakamura,H28020–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.1
Firouzja,A2760Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.1
Keymer,V2731Caruana,F28031–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.1
Sindarov,J2700Carlsen,M28330–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.1
Carlsen,M2833Sindarov,J27001–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.2
Caruana,F2803Keymer,V2731½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.2
Nakamura,H2802Abdusattorov,N27661–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.2
Gukesh D2777Firouzja,A27600–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus KO 20253.2

Final standings - Rapid stage

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TBPerf.
1
Firouzja,A
2760
6.5
9
1
0
½
½
1
1
½
1
1
25.25
2931
2
Sindarov,J
2700
6.5
9
0
½
½
1
1
½
1
1
1
24.50
2937
3
Caruana,F
2803
6.0
9
1
½
0
1
½
½
½
1
1
24.75
2885
4
Nakamura,H
2802
5.5
9
½
½
1
0
1
½
½
1
½
23.25
2840
5
Carlsen,M
2833
5.5
9
½
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
21.25
2836
6
Keymer,V
2731
4.0
9
0
0
½
0
0
½
1
1
1
12.25
2725
7
Gukesh D
2777
3.5
9
0
½
½
½
0
½
½
½
½
14.75
2683
8
Abdusattorov,N
2766
3.5
9
½
0
½
½
0
0
½
1
½
14.00
2684
9
Fedoseev,V
2724
2.5
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
½
0
1
8.75
2603
10
Aronian,L
2745
1.5
9
0
0
0
½
0
0
½
½
0
6.25
2493
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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1.e4 2 e5 2:05 2.Ng3 1:16 Ng6 1:24 3.d4 36 exd4 5 4.Nf3 1 c5 1:26 5.c3 1 d5 21 6.cxd4 1:52 dxe4 1:10 7.Nxe4 2 Bc6 11 8.Bd3 3:28 cxd4 1:08 9.Neg5 1:25 Qc7 1:13 10.Bxg6 1:42 hxg6 2 11.Nxd4 1 Bd5 22 12.Qxc7+ 16 Kxc7 1 13.f3 7 b6 36 14.Nb5+ 46 Kb7 2 15.Nc3 1 Bc4 15 16.Rxd8 22 Rxd8 2 17.b3 1 Be7 34 18.bxc4 32 Bxg5 3 19.Kc2 1 Ne7 10 20.Ne4 10 Bf4 11 21.Bc3 11 Bxh2 53 22.Bxg7 2 Nf5 2 23.Bf6 3 Rd7 17 24.Kc3 34 Bc7 5 25.Re1 15 Bf4 21 26.c5 22 Ne3 41 27.cxb6 8 axb6 6 28.Re2 5 Nd5+ 37 29.Kb3 0 Nxf6 18 30.Nxf6 2 Rd2 1 31.Rxd2 15 Bxd2 1 32.Kc4 8 Kc6 2 33.a4 1 Bg5 4 34.Nd5 3 Bd2 23 35.Nf6 11 Bg5 2 36.Ne4 3 Be7 2 37.Nc3 17 Bg5 4 38.Nd1 41 Bh6 40 39.Nf2 2 Bf8 1 40.Nd3 1 Bd6 2 41.Kd4 2 Bg3 18 42.Nb4+ 2 Kd6 2 43.Kc4 1 Bf2 39 44.Kb5 1 f5 4 45.Nd3 49 Bd4 1 46.Kc4 16 Be3 1 47.Nb4 6 Ke5 20 48.Nd5 23 Bf2 2 49.Ne7 1 g5 3 50.Kb5 8 Kf4 26 51.Nd5+ 15 Kg3 1 52.Nxb6 1 Be1 2 53.Nd5 17 Kxg2 15 54.f4 1 g4 13 55.Ne3+ 5 Kf3 1 56.Nxf5 2 Kxf4 5 57.Nd4 3 Bf2 1 58.Ne6+ 28 Ke5 1 59.Nf8 22 Kf5 4 60.a5 15 Check Result:-#12 g3 1 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Keymer,V2731Sindarov,J27000–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20251.1
Fedoseev,V2724Caruana,F28030–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20251.2
Firouzja,A2760Aronian,L27451–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20251.3
Abdusattorov,N2766Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20251.4
Carlsen,M2833Nakamura,H28021–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20251.5
Sindarov,J2700Aronian,L27451–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20252.1
Nakamura,H2802Abdusattorov,N2766½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20252.2
Gukesh D2777Firouzja,A27600–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20252.3
Keymer,V2731Fedoseev,V27241–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20252.4
Caruana,F2803Carlsen,M28331–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20252.5
Abdusattorov,N2766Caruana,F2803½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20253.1
Aronian,L2745Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20253.2
Fedoseev,V2724Sindarov,J27000–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20253.3
Carlsen,M2833Keymer,V27311–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20253.4
Firouzja,A2760Nakamura,H2802½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20253.5
Nakamura,H2802Aronian,L2745½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20254.1
Fedoseev,V2724Carlsen,M28331–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20254.2
Keymer,V2731Abdusattorov,N27661–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20254.3
Caruana,F2803Firouzja,A27601–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20254.4
Sindarov,J2700Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20254.5
Firouzja,A2760Keymer,V27311–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20255.1
Aronian,L2745Caruana,F28030–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20255.2
Carlsen,M2833Sindarov,J27000–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20255.3
Gukesh D2777Nakamura,H2802½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20255.4
Abdusattorov,N2766Fedoseev,V27241–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20255.5
Fedoseev,V2724Firouzja,A27600–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20256.1
Carlsen,M2833Abdusattorov,N27661–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20256.2
Caruana,F2803Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20256.3
Sindarov,J2700Nakamura,H2802½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20256.4
Keymer,V2731Aronian,L27451–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20256.5
Abdusattorov,N2766Sindarov,J27000–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20257.1
Gukesh D2777Keymer,V2731½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20257.2
Nakamura,H2802Caruana,F28031–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20257.3
Firouzja,A2760Carlsen,M2833½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20257.4
Aronian,L2745Fedoseev,V27240–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20257.5
Fedoseev,V2724Gukesh D2777½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20258.1
Keymer,V2731Nakamura,H28020–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20258.2
Carlsen,M2833Aronian,L27451–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20258.3
Sindarov,J2700Caruana,F2803½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20258.4
Abdusattorov,N2766Firouzja,A2760½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20258.5
Caruana,F2803Keymer,V2731½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20259.1
Firouzja,A2760Sindarov,J27001–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20259.2
Nakamura,H2802Fedoseev,V27241–02025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20259.3
Aronian,L2745Abdusattorov,N2766½–½2025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20259.4
Gukesh D2777Carlsen,M28330–12025Freestyle Chess GST Weissenhaus RR 20259.5

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