Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev scored 9 wins and 2 draws to win the April 24th Freestyle Friday tournament with 10/11 points. Runner-up V Pranav won 9 times, drew once, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.

The Freestyle Friday (April 24, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 10 69.5 $400
2. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 9.5 63.5 $250
3. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 9 69.5 $150
4. 🇰🇿 GM Edgar Mamedov 8.5 60 $100
5. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong 8 71.5 -

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: Crystal Fuller