GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won his first Freestyle Friday with 9 points from 11 rounds, finishing ahead of GM Jeffery Xiong and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda on tiebreaks. GM Magnus Carlsen finished fourth with 8.5 points, while GM Nihal Sarin completed the top five with an identical score.

Freestyle Friday Top 5 (July 25, 2025):

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi - 9 points

GM Jeffery Xiong - 9 points

GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 9 points

GM Magnus Carlsen - 8.5 points

GM Nihal Sarin - 8.5 points

Freestyle Friday is Chess.com’s weekly tournament for titled players in the Chess960 variant, held every Friday at 11 AM ET with an 11-round Swiss format using 3+1 time control and offering $1,000 in weekly prizes.