Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025

The second leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. After a 9 round rapid tournament to decide seedings, the tournament was played in a two-game knockout format. Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the final to win $200,000.

Tournament Details

Dates
April 7-April 14
Location
Paris, France
Prize Fund
$700,000
Time Control
90 mins + 30 sec increment
Official Website

Final Standings

Rank Name FIDE Profile Federation Tour Points Prize
1 GM Magnus Carlsen FIDE Profile NOR 25 $ 200,000 –
2 GM Hikaru Nakamura FIDE Profile USA 18 $ 140,000 –
3 GM Fabiano Caruana FIDE Profile USA 15 $ 100,000 –
4 GM Vincent Keymer FIDE Profile GER 12 $ 60,000 –
5 GM Arjun Erigaisi FIDE Profile IND 10 $ 50,000 –
6 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FIDE Profile FRA 8 $ 40,000 –
7 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi FIDE Profile FID 6 $ 30,000 –
8 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov FIDE Profile UZB 4 $ 20,000 –
9 GM Praggnanandhaa R. FIDE Profile IND 2 $ 15,000 –
10 GM Richard Rapport FIDE Profile ROU 1 $ 10,000 –
11 GM Dommaraju Gukesh FIDE Profile IND 0 $ 7,500 –
12 GM Vidit S. Gujarathi FIDE Profile IND 0 $ 7,500 –

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