GM Alexander Grischuk secured first place at Freestyle Friday 2025 with 9.5 points from 11 rounds. The Russian grandmaster finished ahead of GM Mahammad Muradli (9 points) and GM Hikaru Nakamura (9 points) in the 139-player tournament held on Chess.com.

Freestyle Friday Top 5 (August 22, 2025):

GM Alexander Grischuk - 9.5 points

GM Mahammad Muradli - 9 points

GM Hikaru Nakamura - 9 points

GM Leon Luke Mendonca - 8.5 points

GM Daniel Naroditsky - 8.5 points

Freestyle Friday is Chess.com’s weekly tournament for titled players in the Chess960 variant, held every Friday at 15:00 UTC (11am EDT) with an 11-round Swiss format using 3+1 time control and offering $1,000 in weekly prizes.