Question
In the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025, who did Magnus
Carlsen defeat in the final match?Solution
World number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway claimed victory in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025 held in Paris, France. In the final, he defeated American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura with a 1.5-0.5 match score. Carlsen received the top prize of $200,000, while Nakamura secured $140,000 as runner-up. In the third-place playoff, Italian-American Fabiano Caruana defeated German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer, earning $100,000. Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi finished fifth after defeating France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave by 1.5-0.5 points, receiving $50,000 in prize money.