Vidit Gujrathi qualifies to the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour 2025 Paris
Shahid Ahmed·1 min read
Vidit Gujrathi defeated Richard Rapport in the Finals of Freestyle Grand Slam Tour 2025 Play-in to qualify to the Paris leg. He defeated the 17th world champion Ding Liren (CHN) by 1.5-0.5 in Round of 16. Then he won against compatriot Pranesh M by same score in the Quarterfinals. In the Semifinals, Vidit crushed M Amin Tabatabaei by winning it 2-0. In the Finals, Vidit won the match 1.5-0.5 to secure his place in the Paris leg which will take place from 7th to 14th April next month. The total prize fund for the play-in was US$ 50000. The top three prizes were US$ 10000, 9000 and 8000 each. Vidit joins Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, D Gukesh, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hans Niemann, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vincent Keymer. There will be four Indians for the upcoming Paris leg. Photo: Anmol Bhargav
There will be four Indians in the Paris leg of Freestyle Grand Slam Chess Tour 2025. It will take place from 7th to 14th April 2025. They are - GM D Gukesh, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM R Praggnanandhaa and GM Vidit Gujrathi.
Vidit Gujrathi defeated Richard Rapport (HUN) 1.5-0.5 in the Finals to qualify to the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour 2025 Paris | Photo: Anmol Bhargav
Interview with Vidit Gujrathi | Video: ChessBase India
Brackets | Graphic: chess.com
Vidit's performance | Graphic: chess.com
Play-in prize details | Graphic: chess.com
Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Paris leg participants | Graphic: chess.com
Replay Knockout stage live commentary by GM David Howell (ENG) and IM David Pruess (USA) | Video: Chess.com
Arjun Erigaisi wins Freestyle Friday three in-a-row, Mitrabha Guha stuns Magnus Carlsen
Arjun Erigaisi has won Freestyle Friday online tournament for the third consecutive time. He scored 10/11, finishing a full point ahead of the rest. The inaugural and reigning Commonwealth Rapid Gold medalist, Mitrabha Guha defeated Magnus Carlsen (NOR) to finish sixth scoring 8.5/11. Mitrabha finished ahead of D Gukesh (10th), S L Narayanan (13th), B Adhiban (17th) and R Praggnanandhaa (18th).
Arjun Erigaisi won Freestyle Friday on 14th March | Graphic: chess.com
GM Mitrabha Guha finished sixth in Freestyle Friday, ahead of D Gukesh, S L Narayanan, B Adhiban and R Praggnanandhaa | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
GM Mitrabha Guha analyzes his win over the World no.1 - GM Magnus Carlsen | Video: GMMitrabha
GM Mitrabha Guha defeated the World no.1, GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | Source: chess.com