Arjun vs Hans in Round 1
Freestyle Grand Slam Tour 2025 Finalists | Photo: Sagar Shah
Arjun Erigaisi with team ChessBase India before the helicopter ride
L to R: Abhyudaya Ram, Harshit Raja, Amruta Mokal, Arjun Erigaisi, Sagar Shah and Aditya Sur Roy.
Draw of Lots with GM Sebastian Siebrecht (GER), Tournament Director and IA Gerhard Bertagnolli (ITA), Chief Arbiter | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Our Cofounders - IM Sagar Shah and his better half, Amruta Mokal | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
For more photos, please check the album here.
Players
Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Levon Aronian (USA), Vincent Keymer (GER), Arjun Erigaisi, Hans Niemann (USA), Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) and Javokhir Sindarov (UZB).
Video Gallery
Draw of Lots | Video: ChessBase India
Venue tour | Video: ChessBase India
Jacket ceremony | Video: ChessBase India
Hans Niemann vs Levon Aronian - Push-up Challenge | Video: ChessBase India
Venue tour | Video: ChessBase India
Press Conference with Magnus Carlsen, Jan Henric Buettner | Video: ChessBase India
Mumbai to Cape Town vlog | Video: ChessBase India
Hans Niemann's diving chess skills | Video: ChessBase India
100 kids vs 12 Grandmasters | FreeStyle Chess Grand Simul Vlog | Video: ChessBase India
When Magnus Carlsen played against the kids of South Africa with all the love and care! | Video: ChessBase India
On air with Arjun Erigaisi | Video: ChessBase India
The stress and the pressure of facing Magnus Carlsen | Video: ChessBase India
The friendship between Javokhir Sindarov and Bibisara Assaubayeva | Video: ChessBase India
Horsing around with Vidit and Nidhi | Video: ChessBase India
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
Round 1 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2704 | GM | Sindarov, Javokhir | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | 2923 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2752 | GM | Keymer, Vincent | GM | Aronian, Levon | 2772 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2744 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | 2717 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2712 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | 2797 | 5 |
