Las Vegas Freestyle will take place July 16–20, 2025, at the Wynn Las Vegas, specifically in the 50,000-square-foot Lafite Ballroom. It’s the third leg of the 2025 tour – after Paris Freestyle and Grenke Freestyle – and the first Freestyle Chess event in the U.S. open to live spectators. It features 16 top grandmasters in a five-day event with a group stage (round-robin, 10+10 time control) followed by a double-elimination knockout (30+30 for key stages). The prize fund is $750,000, contributing to the tour’s points system to crown the first Freestyle Chess Champion in Cape Town. Live games will be daily on Chessdom
Participants: Las Vegas Freestyle Chess participants
Information: Las Vegas Freestyle chess format explained + flow chat / Schedule / Pairings
Live: Las Vegas Freestyle Chess LIVE / Freestyle Las Vegas LIVE, round robin white / Freestyle Las Vegas LIVE, round robin black
Nakamura shines, Aronian stuns Carlsen in day 1 of Las Vegas Freestyle / Levon Aronian vs Hans Niemann is the final of Las Vegas Freestyle Chess 2025
Las Vegas participants: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Leinier Dominguez, Vincent Keymer, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Wesley So, Praham Maghsoodloo, Praggnanandhaa R, Hans Niemann, Javokhir Sindarov, Vidit Gujrathi, Bibisara Assaubayeva
Las Vegas Freestyle Chess live – Finals
Schedule
Games start at 10:00 local time live (19:00 CEST)
