Hans Moke Niemann scored 8 victories and 2 draws to win the October 23 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9/11 points. Runner-up Sina Movahed won 8 times, drew 2 times, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (October 23, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 9 73.5 $400
2. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 9 61.5 $250
3. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 8.5 70.0 $150
4. 🇮🇷 IM Reza Mahdavi 8.5 68.5 $100
5. 🇦🇲 GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 8.5 68.0 -

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: FIDE