World No 1 GMMagnus Carlsen beat World No 2 player GM Hikaru Nakamura 1.5-0.5 in the Final and won the 2025 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. He has taken home a prize money of $200,000.
GM Nakamura who finished second got a sum of $1,40,000 and GM Fabiano Caruana came third and got a sum of $1,00,000 in prize money. He defeated GM Vincent Keymer to secure the third spot.
GM Arjun Erigaisi from India survived heavy pressure from GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave and secured the fifth place and prize money of $50,000. Maxime Vachier Lagrave won $40,000.
Carlsen had been unwell for much of the event but still managed to clinch the first spot. Nakamura had no regrets about coming second and he will be taking two weeks off for a vacation to Japan.Ian Nepomniachtchi secured the seventh spot while Abdusattorov finished in the eighth spot.
