Freestyle Chess
Weissenhaus to host 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championships
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FIDE and Freestyle Chess have agreed to stage the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championships in Weissenhaus, Germany, following the successful inaugural event in 2026. The women's championship will occur over the first weekend of February 2027, with the men's event on the second weekend. This decision aims to establish the venue as the permanent home for the competition.
GM Vincent Keymer secured victory in the May 8 Freestyle Friday tournament with a score of 9.5 out of 11. He finished a full point ahead of the nearest competitors.
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Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov top the field for the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open, set for April 2-6 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The event, part of the Grenke Chess Festival, features 14 players rated over 2700 and a €215,000 prize fund. Carlsen returns as defending champion after his perfect 9/9 score last year.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Freestyle Chess have officially launched the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 at Weissenhaus on February 13, 2026. Eight leading grandmasters, including Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer, will compete for the title, $300,000 in prize money, and qualification spots for the 2027 event. The tournament integrates the innovative Freestyle format into FIDE's official framework.
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Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in a classification game during the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Weissenhaus, Germany. Despite the victory, Erigaisi finished sixth in the round-robin stage and missed the semifinals. The match highlighted Erigaisi's aggressive pawn strategy in Chess960 position 277.