GM Javokhir Sindarov did not lose a single game in the Round-Robin stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Final on December 8, finishing with a total of 5.5/8 points. Runner-up GM Levon Aronian finished second with a total of 5 points after a draw with Sindarov in the final round.

Two players finished with 4.5 points and two players with 3 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings for places 3-4 and 5-6. The final standings are:

  1. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov – 5.5 points (TB score: 0)

  2. 🇺🇸 GM Levon Aronian – 5 points (TB score: 0)

  3. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi – 4.5 points (TB score: 1)

  4. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen – 4.5 points (TB score: 0)

  5. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana – 3 points (TB score: 1)

  6. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann – 3 points (TB score: 0)

  7. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer – 2.5 points (TB score: 0)

  8. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo – 0 points (TB score: 0)

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam South Africa is the concluding event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. The tournament features a 10+5 time control and a $750,000 prize fund, including $175,000 from tour prizes.

Credit: Freestyle Chess