Sports · 10 December 2025
Arjun Erigaisi beats Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals
Exam-focused facts from the 10 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Arjun Erigaisi beat Magnus Carlsen in the round-robin stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals.
- The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals are taking place at the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve in South Africa.
- Javokhir Sindarov finished as the top player in the round-robin stage with 5.5 points.
- Levon Aronian was the second-place player in the round-robin stage with 5 points.
- Arjun Erigaisi finished third in the round-robin stage with 4.5 points after seven rounds.