Magnus Carlsen scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the December 19 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5 points. He finished half a point ahead of runner-up GM Sam Sevian with 9 points.

Four players finished with 8 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings. The Freestyle Friday Top 5 (December 19, 2025) are:

1. GM Magnus Carlsen – 9.5 points (TB score: 72)

2. GM Sam Sevian – 9 points (TB score: 64)

3. GM Alexey Sarana – 8 points (TB score: 75)

4. GM Denis Lazavik – 8 points (TB score: 67)

5. GM Jeffery Xiong – 8 points (TB score: 65.5)

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.

Credit: Lennart Ootes