Las Vegas Freestyle Chess pairings, round robin white

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.

Participants: Las Vegas Freestyle Chess participants
Information: Las Vegas Freestyle chess format explained + flow chat
Live: Las Vegas Freestyle Chess LIVE / Freestyle Las Vegas LIVE, round robin white / Freestyle Las Vegas LIVE, round robin black

The participants of the Las Vegas Freestyle Chess round robin white include GM Magnus Carlsen (2909), GM R Praggnanandhaa (2773), GM Vincent Keymer (2766), GM Levon Aronian (2737), GM Wesley So (2737), GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2702), GM Javokhir Sindarov (2702), IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2506). The pairings of the White group are posted here, scroll down for the full program.

Las Vegas Freestyle Chess 2025 regulations explained – detailed information and a flow chart https://t.co/SmpW8yf1Wj

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Round 1 on 2025/07/16 at 11:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	1	2737	GM	So, Wesley		GM	Aronian, Levon	2737	8
2	2	2702	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek		GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2773	7
3	3	2506	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara		GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	2702	6
4	4	2766	GM	Keymer, Vincent		GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2909	5
Round 2 on 2025/07/16 at 12:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	8	2737	GM	Aronian, Levon		GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2909	5
2	6	2702	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir		GM	Keymer, Vincent	2766	4
3	7	2773	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R		IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	2506	3
4	1	2737	GM	So, Wesley		GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2702	2
Round 3 on 2025/07/16 at 13:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	2	2702	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek		GM	Aronian, Levon	2737	8
2	3	2506	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara		GM	So, Wesley	2737	1
3	4	2766	GM	Keymer, Vincent		GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2773	7
4	5	2909	GM	Carlsen, Magnus		GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	2702	6
Round 4 on 2025/07/16 at 14:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	8	2737	GM	Aronian, Levon		GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	2702	6
2	7	2773	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R		GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2909	5
3	1	2737	GM	So, Wesley		GM	Keymer, Vincent	2766	4
4	2	2702	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek		IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	2506	3
Round 5 on 2025/07/16 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	3	2506	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara		GM	Aronian, Levon	2737	8
2	4	2766	GM	Keymer, Vincent		GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2702	2
3	5	2909	GM	Carlsen, Magnus		GM	So, Wesley	2737	1
4	6	2702	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir		GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2773	7
Round 6 on 2025/07/16 at 16:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	8	2737	GM	Aronian, Levon		GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2773	7
2	1	2737	GM	So, Wesley		GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	2702	6
3	2	2702	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek		GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2909	5
4	3	2506	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara		GM	Keymer, Vincent	2766	4
Round 7 on 2025/07/16 at 17:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	4	2766	GM	Keymer, Vincent		GM	Aronian, Levon	2737	8
2	5	2909	GM	Carlsen, Magnus		IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	2506	3
3	6	2702	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir		GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2702	2
4	7	2773	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R		GM	So, Wesley	2737	1