Argentine IM Faustino Oro scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the April 17th Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up V Pranav won 8 times, drew 2 times, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (April 17, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 9.5 69.5 $400
2. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 9 68 $250
3. 🇮🇳 IM Sahib Singh 8.5 73.5 $150
4. 🇮🇳 GM S Krishna 8.5 68.5 $100
5. 🇵🇪 IM Renato Terry 8 65.5 -

Freestyle Friday is a weekly Chess.com event for verified titled players, featuring the Chess960 variant. The event is an 11-round Swiss tournament with a 3+1 time control featuring a $1,000 weekly prize fund. This event is a part of the 2026 Freestyle Friday Championship, the winner of which will qualify for the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship.

Credit: Lennart Ootes