Iranian IM Parham Maghsoodloo scored 9 wins to win the April 10th Freestyle Friday tournament with 9/11 points. Runner-up V Pranav won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (April 10, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 9 68 $400
2. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 9 65.5 $250
3. 🇵🇱 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda 9 58 $150
4. 🇭🇺 GM Sanan Sjugirov 8 76 $100
5. 🇳🇱 GM Benjamin Bok 8 72.5 -

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: Anna Shtourman