Featured is the Freestyle Chess game between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Vincent Keymer from the Knockout portion of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, Paris. The start position is 454, which is about as close to regular chess as you will see. A key difference is that the c-pawns are unprotected, and unsurprisingly an early focus in this Quarterfinal Tiebreak. Time controls are rapid at 10 minutes with a 10-second increment.
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Image of Vincent Keymer by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Ne6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Be3 Nd4 5. Kd2 d6 6. f4 Bb6 7. Nbc3 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Na4 Qf7 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Qf2 Qd7 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Rf1 Nbc6 14. Nc3 O-O-O 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Ne2 Qd6 17. Qg3 Qb4+ 18. Kc1 Rhf8 19. Rf3 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Rf8 21. a3 Qa5 22. Kb1 g6 23. Qh3 Qd2 24. Nc1 Kb8 25. b4 Qe1 26. Ka2 Qc3 27. Kb1 Ne5 28. Qxe6 Nxf3 29. Nb3 Nxh2 30. e5 Rf1+ 31. Nc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kxc1 Qxa1+ 33. Kd2 Ka7 34. Qd7 c6 35. e6 Qg1 36. c4 Nf3+ 37. Kc2 Qa1