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Carlsen and Abdusattorov lead Freestyle Chess Paris day 1

08 Apr, 2025by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

Day 1 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 in Paris took place on April 7, 2025, marking the start of the second leg of this prestigious Chess960 (Freestyle Chess) tournament. The day featured the first half of the 11-round rapid round-robin phase with a time control of 10 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move. Twelve elite grandmasters competed, with the top eight set to advance to the knockout stage later in the tournament. Scroll down for the full results, pairings, and standings. See all details of Freestyle Paris 2025 here / Live games

The events of Freestyle Paris Day 1

Magnus Carlsen, the world number one, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov emerged as the early leaders, each securing five wins out of six matches. Carlsen defeated three of the four Indian participants—World Champion D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, and R Praggnanandhaa—but lost a game to Arjun Erigaisi.


Abdusattorov, a last-minute replacement for Hans Niemann (who withdrew for alegedly personal reasons), also impressed with his strong performance. Meanwhile, Gukesh struggled, losing four of his six matches, including games against Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. Among the Indian contingent, Arjun Erigaisi stood out with 3.5 points, including notable victories over Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, making him the best-performing Indian player of the day. Praggnanandhaa earned 2.5 points with two wins and a draw, while Vidit Gujrathi managed just one win, placing him at the bottom of the standings.


Round 1 on 2025/04/07 at 13:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2782 GM Erigaisi, Arjun 1 – 0 GM Caruana, Fabiano 2776
2 2837 GM Carlsen, Magnus 1 – 0 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2720
3 2787 GM Gukesh, D 1/2-1/2 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2722
4 2804 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 0 – 1 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2757
5 2758 GM Praggnanandhaa, R 0 – 1 GM Rapport, Richard 2722
6 2718 GM Keymer, Vincent 0 – 1 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2773
Round 2 on 2025/04/07 at 14:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2776 GM Caruana, Fabiano 0 – 1 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2773
2 2722 GM Rapport, Richard 0 – 1 GM Keymer, Vincent 2718
3 2757 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0 – 1 GM Praggnanandhaa, R 2758
4 2722 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2804
5 2720 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1 – 0 GM Gukesh, D 2787
6 2782 GM Erigaisi, Arjun 1 – 0 GM Carlsen, Magnus 2837
Round 3 on 2025/04/07 at 15:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2837 GM Carlsen, Magnus 1 – 0 GM Caruana, Fabiano 2776
2 2787 GM Gukesh, D 1 – 0 GM Erigaisi, Arjun 2782
3 2804 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 1 – 0 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2720
4 2758 GM Praggnanandhaa, R 0 – 1 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2722
5 2718 GM Keymer, Vincent 0 – 1 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2757
6 2773 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1 – 0 GM Rapport, Richard 2722
Round 4 on 2025/04/07 at 16:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2776 GM Caruana, Fabiano 1 – 0 GM Rapport, Richard 2722
2 2757 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2773
3 2722 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1 – 0 GM Keymer, Vincent 2718
4 2720 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0 – 1 GM Praggnanandhaa, R 2758
5 2782 GM Erigaisi, Arjun 0 – 1 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2804
6 2837 GM Carlsen, Magnus 1 – 0 GM Gukesh, D 2787
Round 5 on 2025/04/07 at 17:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2787 GM Gukesh, D 0 – 1 GM Caruana, Fabiano 2776
2 2804 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 0 – 1 GM Carlsen, Magnus 2837
3 2758 GM Praggnanandhaa, R 1/2-1/2 GM Erigaisi, Arjun 2782
4 2718 GM Keymer, Vincent 1 – 0 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2720
5 2773 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1/2-1/2 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2722
6 2722 GM Rapport, Richard 0 – 1 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2757
Round 6 on 2025/04/07 at 18:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2776 GM Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2757
2 2722 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1 – 0 GM Rapport, Richard 2722
3 2720 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0 – 1 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2773
4 2782 GM Erigaisi, Arjun 1 – 0 GM Keymer, Vincent 2718
5 2837 GM Carlsen, Magnus 1 – 0 GM Praggnanandhaa, R 2758
6 2787 GM Gukesh, D 0 – 1 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2804


Other highlights included Nakamura suffering an upset loss to Ian Nepomniachtchi in the first round despite an early advantage with White. The day concluded with Carlsen and Abdusattorov leading, while all players remained in contention for the knockout spots as five more rapid rounds were scheduled for the following day, April 8, 2025.


As the day finished, there was still no official statement from Hans Niemann on his withdraw from Freestyle Paris 2025

Timeline of Hans Niemann withdrawing from Freestyle Chess Paris

05.04. Norwegian TV reports that Niemann is withdrawing after he was informed about anti-cheating
05.04 Breaking: Hans Niemann withdraws from Freestyle Chess Paris 2025 (rolling updates)
06.04 Reactions to Hans Niemann withdrawing from Paris Freestyle Chess 2025
06.04 Chess Song: Disappearing stars (Hans Niemann & Alireza Firouza) #TweetOftheDay
06.04 The organizer of Freestyle Chess Paris comments on the withdraw of Hans Niemann

Pairings Freestyle Chess Paris day 2


Round 7 on 2025/04/08 at 13:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2804 GM Nakamura, Hikaru GM Caruana, Fabiano 2776
2 2758 GM Praggnanandhaa, R GM Gukesh, D 2787
3 2718 GM Keymer, Vincent GM Carlsen, Magnus 2837
4 2773 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM Erigaisi, Arjun 2782
5 2722 GM Rapport, Richard GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2720
6 2757 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2722
Round 8 on 2025/04/08 at 14:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2776 GM Caruana, Fabiano GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2722
2 2720 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2757
3 2782 GM Erigaisi, Arjun GM Rapport, Richard 2722
4 2837 GM Carlsen, Magnus GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2773
5 2787 GM Gukesh, D GM Keymer, Vincent 2718
6 2804 GM Nakamura, Hikaru GM Praggnanandhaa, R 2758
Round 9 on 2025/04/08 at 15:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2758 GM Praggnanandhaa, R GM Caruana, Fabiano 2776
2 2718 GM Keymer, Vincent GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2804
3 2773 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM Gukesh, D 2787
4 2722 GM Rapport, Richard GM Carlsen, Magnus 2837
5 2757 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM Erigaisi, Arjun 2782
6 2722 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2720
Round 10 on 2025/04/08 at 16:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2776 GM Caruana, Fabiano GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2720
2 2782 GM Erigaisi, Arjun GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2722
3 2837 GM Carlsen, Magnus GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2757
4 2787 GM Gukesh, D GM Rapport, Richard 2722
5 2804 GM Nakamura, Hikaru GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2773
6 2758 GM Praggnanandhaa, R GM Keymer, Vincent 2718
Round 11 on 2025/04/08 at 17:00
Bo. Rtg White Result Black Rtg
1 2718 GM Keymer, Vincent GM Caruana, Fabiano 2776
2 2773 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM Praggnanandhaa, R 2758
3 2722 GM Rapport, Richard GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2804
4 2757 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM Gukesh, D 2787
5 2722 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM Carlsen, Magnus 2837
6 2720 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi GM Erigaisi, Arjun 2782

Standings after day 1


1 GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2837 5
2 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2773 5
3 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2722 4.5
4 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian FRE 2757 4
5 GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2804 3.5
6 GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2782 3.5
7 GM Praggnanandhaa, R IND 2758 2.5
8 GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2776 2.5
9 GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2718 2
10 GM Gukesh, D IND 2787 1.5
11 GM Rapport, Richard HUN 2722 1
12 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi IND 2720 1