Ukrainian GM Oleksandr Bortnyk scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the June 5th Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up GM Maciej Klekowski won 8 times, drew once, and lost 2 times, which led him to finish second with 8.5 points.

The Freestyle Friday (June 5, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇺🇦 GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 9.5 72 $400
2. 🇵🇱 GM Maciej Klekowski 8.5 67.5 $250
3. 🇮🇩 IM Yoseph Taher 8.5 66 $150
4. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin 8 77 $100
5. 🇵🇪 IM Renato Terry 8 74.5 -

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: Charlotte Chess Center