German GM Vincent Keymer scored 8 wins and 2 draws to win the February 6 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9 points. Runner-up Magnus Carlsen won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to finish second via tiebreaks with 9 points.

The Freestyle Friday (February 6, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 9 73 $400
2. 🇳🇴 GM Magnus Carlsen 9 71.5 $250
3. 🇷🇺 GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov 8.5 71 $150
4. 🇺🇸 GM Sam Sevian 8 69 $100
5. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 8 66.5 -

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.

Credit: Lennart Ootes