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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.

IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) won her round 7 game to join WFM Anastasia Kirtadze on the top of the European Women Individual Chess Championship 2025. It was an exciting round at Rhodes, as ten of the top twelve boards finished with decisive results. Scroll down for the complete list of results of the day.

Freestyle Paris 2025 is the second event in this year’s Freestyle Grand Slam. The best players in the world will battle it out in Freestyle chess (sometimes known as Fischer Random or Chess960) for a huge prize fund. The winner of the overall Grand Slam will definitely NOT be called the World Champion. See all details of Freestyle Paris 2025 here.

Live games from Paris will be daily on Chessdom.com

Freestyle Paris 2025 is the second event in this year’s Freestyle Grand Slam. The best players in the world will battle it out in Freestyle chess (sometimes known as Fischer Random or Chess960) for a huge prize fund. The winner of the overall Grand Slam will definitely NOT be called the World Champion. See all details of Freestyle Paris 2025 here. Live games from Paris will be daily on Chessdom.com

Sad news for the world of chess: Fridrik Olafsson passes away at the age of 90. Six times Icelandic champion, two times Nordic champion and FIDE from 1978 to 1982, Fridrik Olafsson resided in Reykjavik, where he recently celebrated his anniversary. This year’s edition of Reykjavik Open 2025 is dedicated to Grandmaster Fridrik Olafsson’s and his 90th birthday

Game 4 of the Ju Wenjun vs Tan Zhongyi Women World Chess Championship match is taking place April 7, 2025. The score is 1,5-1,5 after game 3, as yesterday’s Ju Wenjun managed to equalize the match. Today Tan Zhongyi will have the white pieces. Follow the live broadcast with commentary by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko and GM Xu Yi.

A historical achievement – the open source chess engine and reigning champion of the premier computer championship Top Chess Engine Championship – Stockfish has crossed the 3700 ELO mark. The engine by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, and the Stockfish community now sits at 3707 ELO in the Computer rating list, that you can find in the Ratings->TCEC ratings menu on the main page of Chessdom.com

Hans Niemann has withdrawn last minute from Paris Freestyle 2025. The news came right after the official technical meeting on April 5 at 19:00 CET. The organizers have cited “personal reasons”. There is no official statement from Hans Niemann’s camp as of today, April 6 21:30 CEST.

Anastasia Kirtadze is a talented chess player from Georgia, holding the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). Born in 2009, she has already made significant strides in the chess world at a young age. Among her achievements, Kirtadze won the FIDE World Under-14 Championship in rapid chess, held in Batumi, Georgia, and the Under-15 World School Chess Championship, marking her as the first Georgian to win a World Youth Championship title in over a decade.

Hans Niemann has withdrawn last minute from Paris Freestyle 2025. The news came right after the official technical meeting on April 5 at 19:00 CET. Later the same afternoon Norwegian TV 2 announced that the main reason for Hans Niemann withdrawing from Paris Freestyle Chess 2025 is the implementation of new anti-cheating measures. The organizers have cited “personal reasons”. There is no official statement from Hans Niemann’s camp as of today, April 6 8:00 CEST.