2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus: Official Discussion Thread

The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus takes place February 7-14 in Wangels, Germany, featuring a rapid round-robin and a classical knockout stage with $750,000 in prizes. 

The Freestyle Grand Slam Weissenhaus is the first leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. It features a rapid round-robin stage followed by a classical single-elimination knockout.

Round-robin

• Players compete in a round-robin
• The eight top players move on to the knockout stage
• The bottom two players contest a playoff to determine the ninth place
• Time control: 10+10
• Draw offers are not allowed until after Black's 40th move

Knockout

• Players contest a single-elimination knockout
• Each match consists of two classical games
• Time control: 90+30
• Draw offers are not allowed until after Black's 40th move
• If tied, tiebreaks are as follows:
  • Two 10+10 rapid games
  • Two 5+2 blitz games
  • A bidding armageddon game with a base time of 5 minutes

Watch the live broadcast on our ChessTV, Twitch and YouTube channels.
Find all relevant links/info below and use the comments for discussion on the event.

• Chess.com Events Page - Full info with Schedule, Format, Players, Games, Prizes, and more.
• Grand Slam Tour Events Page - All the key info on the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.
• Prediction Contest - Place your guesses and compete for prizes. Deadline: Feb/7, 12:00 UTC
• Official Website - Find out more about the tour on the dedicated webpage.

• Date - February 7-14
• Prize Fund - $750,000
• Format - Rapid round-robin + Classical knockout stage
• Location - Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort in Wangels, Germany

Very interesting, I wonder who the winner is.

Anyway nice job notifying everyone about these amazing events

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Nice job

Freestyle Chess Prediction Contest is up!
Hit the banner above to guess the event outcome and have a shot at some prizes.
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Nodirbek we are with you

Let's go Nodirbek

I think Magnus, Hikaru or Gukesh (Fabiano and Nobibek can also win)

I think Hikaru or Magnus are gonna win but i hope Hikaru

Nord

Nodirbek and Javohir Let's GO!

Yes

Go go Guki go🥳

Hi

I'm going to go out on a limb and say magnus isn't winning the round robin

@javokhirsindarov2005

Go Hikaru

Lets go carlsen he is goated he is the best in the world

Magnus

hikaru