Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 10 consecutive victories after an initial loss to win the December 5 Freestyle Friday tournament with 10 points. He finished 1.5 points ahead of runner-up GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son with 8.5 points.

Two players tied for third place with 8 points, requiring a tiebreak to decide the final standings for places 3-4. The Freestyle Friday Top 5 (December 5, 2025) are:

  1. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed – 10 points (TB score: 71.5)

  2. 🇻🇳 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son – 8.5 points (TB score: 72)

  3. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong - 8 points (TB score: 75)

  4. 🇷🇺 GM Alexander Grischuk - 8 points (TB score: 66.5)

  5. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin – 7.5 points (TB score: 66)

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.