Vincent Keymer finishes third, Arjun Erigaisi sixth

Arjun Erigaisi lost the first game against Fabiano Caruana and drew the second. Thus, Caruana finished fifth and Arjun sixth at this event.

Champion - Levon Aronian (USA)
Interview with Levon Aronian | Video: ChessBase India

Levon Aronian with his better half Anita and their daughter

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Vincent Keymer (GER), 1st Levon Aronian (USA) and 2nd Magnus Carlsen (NOR)

Grand Final 1 and 2: Starting position - 454 and 807

Aronian - Carlsen: 1.5-0.5

Levon Aronian (USA) struck first when Magnus Carlsen (NOR) went wrong early in the game.

Aronian - Carlsen, Game 1

Position after 12.Bc4

11...Qf7? allowed 12.Bc4 relative pin Qf5 13.0-0-0 Kb8 14.Rd5 Qf8 15.Rxd6! a nice exchange sacrifice Rxd6 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Rd1 Qe7 18.Re1 Na5 19.Bd3 Qd7 20.f5 Nd8 21.Bf4 White returned the exchange sacrifice and eventually used his extra pawns to win the game. The second game ended in a draw comfortably.

Replay Aronian - Carlsen games

Levon Aronian beats Magnus Carlsen to win Freestyle Grand Slam Tour 2025 Finals | Video: ChessBase India
Closing ceremony | Video: ChessBase India
Interview with Vincent Keymer | Video: ChessBase India

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Replay Grand Final live commentary by IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and GM Harshit Raja | Video: ChessBase India

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Schedule

8th December: Round-Robin stage - Rapid

9th December: Quarterfinals

10th December: Semifinals and 5th - 8th place

11th December: Finals, 3rd, 5th and 7th place

Time control

Knockout stage: Game 1+2 = 30’+15’’ / Game 3+4 = 5’+2’’ / Game 5 = Armageddon

Grand Final results

2GMAronian LevonUSA27721½1½
1GMCarlsen MagnusNOR29230½½

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3rd place results

1GMKeymer VincentGER2752112
2GMSindarov JavokhirUZB2704000

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5th place results

2GMErigaisi ArjunIND27440½½
1GMCaruana FabianoUSA27971½1½

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7th place results

1GMMaghsoodloo ParhamIRI271710001
2GMNiemann Hans MokeUSA271201113

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