Maghsoodloo Finishes Second in 2025 Grenke Chess Freestyle Open

GM Magnus Carlsen won the title with an out-of-this-world, perfect 9/9 score. He had already won the tournament with a round to spare in round eight, but round nine was about cementing his legacy of dominance. With a final win against GM Vincent Keymer, Carlsen's performance will stand in history alongside GM Bobby Fischer's astronomical 11/11 score in the 1963-64 US Championship and other such results.

Maghsoodloo finished in second place by Buchholz tiebreaks, ahead of six other players also on seven points. Since Carlsen has already qualified for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas, Maghsoodloo has earned his ticket.

No tiebreak games will be played.