Indian GM V Pranav scored 9 wins to win the June 12 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9/11 points. Runner-up Dmitry Andreikin won 8 times, drew once, and lost twice, which led him to finish second with 8.5 points.

The Freestyle Friday (June 12, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 9 63.5 $400
2. 🇷🇺 GM Dmitry Andreikin 8.5 71.5 $250
3. 🇮🇷 FM Artin Ashraf 8.5 66 $150
4. 🇺🇸 GM Conrad Holt 8.5 65.5 $100
5. 🇨🇳 GM Tong Xiao 8 65.5 -

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: Vivek Sohani