Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 9 victories and 1 draw to win the October 30 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev won 8 times, drew 2 times, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (October 30, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 9.5 65.0 $400
2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 9 61.5 $250
3. 🇦🇷 GM Faustino Oro 8.5 67.0 $150
4. 🇻🇳 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 8.5 66.0 $100
5. 🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 8 69.5 -

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: Lennart Ootes