Indian GM V Pranav scored 8 wins and 3 draws to win the March 13 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Parham Maghsoodloo won 8 times, drew 2 times and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (March 13, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 9.5 71 $400
2. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 9 73 $250
3. 🇺🇦 GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 9 68.5 $150
4. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 8.5 65.5 $100
5. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 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.