Magnus Carlsen began to fight against D Gukesh, Hans Niemann in the second stage in Paris – Firstpost

The second stage of the Grand Slam tour in 2025 in Paris was confirmed by the organizers. The first step took place in February in Weissenhaus, Germany, with local boy Vincent Keymer emerging as a winner.

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 Stage 2 in Paris will take place from April 7 to 14, while Carlsen is preparing to face Hans Niemann. The tournament will be played at the Roy Chesnaire Pavilion in Paris and featured 12 players instead of 10 as was the case in the first step.

In addition to Carlsen and Niemann, the other participants include the world champion of Gukesh, the Indian Great Masseurs Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Keymer, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Aimeza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

The 12th player of the event will be chosen thanks to an online qualification competition open to Chess.com, which will take place before the start of the tournament. The open qualification event will have a $ 50,000 pool pool.

Here are the details of the qualification tournament:

March 8-9: Open Qualifications on Chess.com
March 12: Swiss-system tournament for players titled
March 13-14: Direct elimination internship – The top four of The Swiss join 12 guest members from the club of Freestyle chess players to compete for the last headquarters in Paris

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 Paris LEG will have a prize pool of $ 750,000, including $ 200,000 for the winner.

Freestyle chess Grand Slam Tour of legs Paris

The tournament will start with a two -day phase around, where the players will compete in a series of matches. The first eight will then go to the direct elimination scene.

Over the next six days, classic time control matches are preparing the way for an intense battle, leading to an exciting final.