German GM Vincent Keymer scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the May 8th Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up IM Marco Materia won 7 times, drew 3 times, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 8.5 points.

The Freestyle Friday (May 8, 2026) Top 5 are:

Place Player Score TB Prize
1. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 9.5 72 $400
2. 🇫🇷 IM Marco Materia 8.5 74 $250
3. 🇮🇳 GM V Pranav 8.5 73.5 $150
4. 🇻🇳 IM Khuong Dau 8 77 $100
5. 🇮🇷 WIM Melika Mohammadi 8 57 -

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 / FIDE