Vietnamese IM Khuong Duy Dau scored 9 victories and 2 draws to win the November 13th Freestyle Friday tournament with 10/11 points. Runner-up Russian GM Volodar Murzin won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (November 13, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇻🇳 IM Khuong Duy Dau 10 72.0 $400
2. 🇷🇺 GM Volodar Murzin 8.5 73.0 $250
3. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong 8.5 68.5 $150
4. 🇻🇳 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 8.5 58.5 $100
5. 🇦🇲 IM Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan 8 66.0 -

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: Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE