The first day of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 in Weissenhaus has concluded. After 7 rounds, Magnus Carlsen leads with 4.5 points, while Vincent Keymer is in second place with 4 points.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 4.5
2. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 4
3. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 4
4. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 4
5. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 3.5
6. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 3
7. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 3
8. 🇺🇸 GM Levon Aronian 2

The Top-4: Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, Fabiano Caruana and Nodirbek Abdusattorov advance to the Semifinal Knockout stage. The remaining 4 players will compete for the places from 5th to 8th.

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 takes place in Weissenhaus, Germany from February 13 to 15. The event features a 10+5 control over one Round-Robin between 8 players, with the Top-4 advancing to the Semifinals Knockout stage. Knockout features a 25+10 time control.

Credit: Stev Bonhage/Freestyle Chess