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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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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