Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the February 27 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Oleksandr Bortnyk won 7 times, drew 3 times and lost once, which led him to finish second with 8.5 points.

The Freestyle Friday (February 27, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช IM Renato Terry 9.5 69 $400
2. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 8.5 68 $250
3. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท FM Artin Ashraf 8 70.5 $150
4. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท GM Mahdi Orimi 8 65.5 $100
5. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ GM Cristobal Henriquez 8 64.5 -

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.