Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Day 2 Highlights: World champion Gukesh eliminated; Erigaisi only Indian to qualify

1. Ian Nepomniachtchi – 8.5 points
2. Magnus Carlsen – 8.5 points
3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 7.0 points
4. Arjun Erigaisi – 6.5 points
5. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 6.5 points
6. Hikaru Nakamura – 6.0 points
7. Vincent Keymer – 5.5 points
8. Fabiano Caruana – 4.5 points
9. Praggnanandhaa R – 4.0 points
10. Richard Rapport – 3.5 points
11. Gukesh Dommaraju – 3.5 points
12. Vidit Gujrathi – 2.0 points

In Round 11 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Hikaru Nakamura delivered a clutch victory over Richard Rapport to keep his tournament hopes alive.

In Round 11 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Magnus Carlsen held Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to a hard-fought draw in a tense endgame.

In Round 11 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Vincent Keymer produced a stunning attacking display to defeat Fabiano Caruana.

In Round 11 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Ian Nepomniachtchi delivered a dominant performance to defeat D Gukesh with the black pieces.

• Fabiano Caruana (USA) vs. Vincent Keymer (Germany)
• Praggnanandhaa R (India) vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
• Hikaru Nakamura (USA) vs. Richard Rapport (Romania)
• Gukesh Dommaraju (India) vs. Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) vs. Arjun Erigaisi (India)
• Vidit Gujrathi (India) vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)

1. Magnus Carlsen – 8.0 points
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi – 7.5 points
3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 6.5 points
4. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 6.5 points
5. Arjun Erigaisi – 5.5 points
6. Hikaru Nakamura – 5.0 points
7. Vincent Keymer – 4.5 points
8. Fabiano Caruana – 4.5 points
9. Richard Rapport – 3.5 points
10. Gukesh Dommaraju – 3.5 points
11. Praggnanandhaa R – 3.0 points
12. Vidit Gujrathi – 2.0 points

In a thrilling Round 10 clash of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris leg, world number one Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi played out a tense draw.

In Round 10 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, GM Richard Rapport clinched a crucial win over GM D Gukesh in a complex endgame battle.

In Round 10 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer secured a commanding victory over Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa.

The clash between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (White) and Arjun Erigaisi (Black) ended in a draw. The evenly contested battle saw Vachier-Lagrave left with 7 minutes and 47 seconds on the clock, while Erigaisi had 7 minutes and 8 seconds remaining.

• Fabiano Caruana (2756) 1–0 Praggnanandhaa R (2684)
• Vincent Keymer (2649) 1–0 Hikaru Nakamura (2734)
• Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2732) 1–0 Gukesh Dommaraju (2654)
• Magnus Carlsen (2819) 1–0 Richard Rapport (2709)
• Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) 1–0 Arjun Erigaisi (2708)
• Vidit Gujrathi (2650) 0–1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2745)

• Vidit Gujrathi (India) vs. Fabiano Caruana (USA)
• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) vs. Arjun Erigaisi (India)
• Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) vs. Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
• Richard Rapport (Romania) vs. Gukesh Dommaraju (India)
• Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) vs. Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
• Vincent Keymer (Germany) vs. Praggnanandhaa R (India)

1. Magnus Carlsen – 7.5 points
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi – 7.0 points
3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 6.0 points
4. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 6.0 points
5. Arjun Erigaisi – 5.0 points
6. Fabiano Caruana – 4.5 points
7. Hikaru Nakamura – 4.5 points
8. Gukesh Dommaraju – 3.5 points
9. Vincent Keymer – 3.5 points
10. Praggnanandhaa R – 3.0 points
11. Richard Rapport – 2.5 points
12. Vidit Gujrathi – 1.0 point

Ian Nepomniachtchi won convincingly over Arjun Erigaisi in this round.

In Round 9 of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam held in Paris, Nodirbek Abdusattorov secured a commanding victory over Gukesh D. Playing with the white pieces, Abdusattorov displayed remarkable precision, dismantling Gukesh’s defenses through a powerful attack.

• Fabiano Caruana (USA) vs. Praggnanandhaa R (India)
• Hikaru Nakamura (USA) vs. Vincent Keymer (Germany)
• Gukesh Dommaraju (India) vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
• Magnus Carlsen (Norway) vs. Richard Rapport (Romania)
• Arjun Erigaisi (India) vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)
• Vidit Gujrathi (India) vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)

1. Magnus Carlsen – 6.5
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi – 6.0
3. Arjun Erigaisi – 5.0
4. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 5.0
5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 5.0
6. Hikaru Nakamura – 4.5
7. Fabiano Caruana – 3.5
8. Gukesh Dommaraju – 3.5
9. Praggnanandhaa R – 3.0
10. Vincent Keymer – 2.5
11. Richard Rapport – 2.5
12. Vidit Gujrathi – 1.0

• Fabiano Caruana (2756) ½–½ Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2745)
• Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) 1–0 Vidit Gujrathi (2650)
• Arjun Erigaisi (2708) ½–½ Richard Rapport (2709)
• Magnus Carlsen (2819) 1–0 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2732)
• Gukesh Dommaraju (2654) 1–0 Vincent Keymer (2649)
• Hikaru Nakamura (2734) ½–½ Praggnanandhaa R (2684)

Magnus Carlsen defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris Round 8. Carlsen finished with 1:15 on the clock, while Abdusattorov had 0:47.

Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Vidit Gujrathi in their Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris Round 8 encounter.

Gukesh Dommaraju defeated Vincent Keymer in their Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris match. Gukesh maintained better time control, finishing with 43 seconds to Keymer’s 13.

Praggnanandhaa and Hikaru Nakamura played out a tense draw in Round 8 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 in Paris. Praggnanandhaa now sits at 2.5 points, while Nakamura inches up to 3.5.

• Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
• Vidit Gujrathi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
• Arjun Erigaisi vs Richard Rapport
• Magnus Carlsen vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov
• D Gukesh vs Vincent Keymer
• Hikaru Nakamura vs R Praggnanandhaa

• Hikaru Nakamura ½ – ½ Fabiano Caruana (Draw)

• R Praggnanandhaa 0 – 1 Gukesh D (Gukesh wins)

• Vincent Keymer ½ – ½ Magnus Carlsen (Draw)

• Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0 – 1 Arjun Erigaisi (Arjun wins)

• Richard Rapport 1 – 0 Vidit Gujrathi (Rapport wins)

• Ian Nepomniachtchi 1 – 0 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Nepo wins)

1. Magnus Carlsen – 5.5 points
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi – 5.0 points
3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 5.0 points
4. Arjun Erigaisi – 4.5 points
5. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 4.5 points
6. Hikaru Nakamura – 4.0 points
7. Fabiano Caruana – 3.0 points
8. Gukesh Dommaraju – 2.5 points
9. R Praggnanandhaa – 2.5 points
10. Vincent Keymer – 2.5 points
11. Richard Rapport – 2.0 points
12. Vidit Gujrathi – 1.0 point

Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer played out a tense draw in their Freestyle Chess Tour encounter. Carlsen had 1 minute and 7 seconds on the clock and Keymer 33 seconds at the conclusion.

Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to clinch the Round 7. The final position shows a commanding advantage for Nepomniachtchi, who had 5 minutes and 36 seconds left on his clock compared to Vachier-Lagrave’s 4 minutes.

Richard Rapport defeated Vidit Gujrathi. The game ended in spectacular fashion as Rapport delivered checkmate with the queen on g8. Vidit had just 14 seconds remaining on the clock, while Rapport had 2 minutes and 21 seconds.

Arjun Erigaisi defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov in their Freestyle Chess Tour clash. Erigaisi wrapped up the match with 55 seconds left on the clock, while Abdusattorov had just 34 seconds remaining.

Gukesh edged past Praggnanandhaa in a nail-biting finish. With just 48 seconds on the clock, Gukesh clinched victory with Black while Praggnanandhaa had only 29 seconds remaining.

In Round 7 of the Freestyle Chess Tour Paris, the all-American clash between Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana ended in a draw, with both players agreeing to share the point.

The highly anticipated Round 7 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris is set to kick off. Here’s a look at the pairings:

• Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura
• Gukesh D vs Praggnanandhaa R
• Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
• Arjun Erigaisi vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov
• Vidit Gujrathi vs Richard Rapport
• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi