The sequence of nine victories at nine games from Magnus Carlsen to Grenke Chess Freestyle Open in 2025 is compared to the domination of the Grand Bobby Fischer in the American championship of 1963-64. The fact that Carlsen’s victory came in Freestyle chess format makes it even more special.
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The world n ° 1 Magnus Carlsen has surpassed to obtain a perfect 9/9 score when he won the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open 2025 on Monday. In fact, Carlsen had won the eight-round tournament himself and obtaining a perfect score strengthened his inheritance more as the fans compare him to the 11/11 score of legendary chess Bobby Fischer in the American championship of 1963-64.
Carlsen had won nine games on Trot at Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023, Blitz Croatia; However, this achievement came in the control of Blitz time. The victories at Grenke Chess Freestyle Open 2025 came in the control of classic time.
Carlsen Clinched Score 9/9, calls him “ incredible ”
It should be noted that Carlsen did not face only one player evaluated above 2,700 Elo in the tournament, which was Vincent Keymer in Germany in Tour 9. However, the 34-year-old Norwegian beat five players who were evaluated between 2,600 and 2700.
The fact that the sequence of victories to nine games from Carlsen came in freestyle format, in which the back positions are randomized and there is not much data on the openings, in fact an even more impressive achievement.
The unique character of winning the perfect score could be felt from Carlsen’s words after his great victory. “It’s incredible. I have never done that in conventional failures, or in any format and it will not happen again. It’s incredible,” said Carlsen in a video downloaded by Chessbase India.
Some other similar achievements in failures are the Grand Master of the United States, Karen Grigoryan, recording a 9/9 score at the VII Torneio Internacional Cidade de Famalicao or the French Grand Master Andreaa Navrotescu securing on 9/9 at the Menchik Memorial Challengers 2024 tournament in London.
The Erigaisi Arjun of India remains alive in race at the
The winner of the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open 2025 was to obtain a direct entrance to the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 in July. However, as Carlsen, who won the Paris leg, has already qualified for this, an equality break will be played among the seven players who finished second in Germany.
The seven players who finished second joint at the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open 2025 on 7 points are Leinier Dominguez, Fabiano Caruana, Andrey Esipenko, Alexey Sarana, Parham Maghsoodloo, Frederik Svane and Arjun Erigaisi in India.
The equality break will take place on a later date and the format has still not been revealed.
