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. 🇵🇪 IM Renato Terry 9.5 69 $400
2. 🇺🇦 GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 8.5 68 $250
3. 🇮🇷 FM Artin Ashraf 8 70.5 $150
4. 🇮🇷 GM Mahdi Orimi 8 65.5 $100
5. 🇨🇱 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.