Armenian GM Haik Martirosyan scored 9 wins to win the May 22nd Freestyle Friday tournament with 9/11 points. Runner-up GM Pranav V won 9 times and lost 2 times, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (May 22, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇦🇲 GM Haik Martirosyan 9 72 $400
2. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 9 71 $250
3. 🇮🇹 GM Luca Jr 8.5 76.5 $150
4. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 8.5 67 $100
5. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 8 72.5 -

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: Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE