GM Hikaru Nakamura won Freestyle Friday with 10 points from 11 rounds, defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in round seven to secure his sixth tournament victory. Carlsen finished second with 9.5 points after drawing with GM Amin Tabatabaei in the final round, while GM Oleksandr Bortnyk claimed third place with 9 points.

Freestyle Friday Top 5 (August 8, 2025):

GM Hikaru Nakamura - 10 points

GM Magnus Carlsen - 9.5 points

GM Oleksandr Bortnyk - 9 points

IM Almas Rakhmatullaev - 8.5 points

GM Amin Tabatabaei - 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.