German GM Vincent Keymer scored 7 wins and 3 draws to win the March 27 Freestyle Friday tournament with 8.5/11 points. Runner-up Nodirbek Yakubboev won 8 times, drew once, and lost twice, which led him to finish second with 8.5 points.

The Freestyle Friday (March 27, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 8.5 73 $400
2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 8.5 72.5 $250
3. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 8.5 68 $150
4. 🇮🇳 GM P Iniyan 8.5 65 $100
5. 🇻🇳 IM Quoc Nguyen 8.5 56.5 -

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: Michal Walusza / FIDE