Weissenhaus: Carlsen v. Abdusattorov, Caruana v. Keymer in semis

The rapid round-robin on the opening day of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship determined the four semifinalists for the 2026 title. Magnus Carlsen finished first on 4½/7, followed by Vincent Keymer, Fabiano Caruana and Nodirbek Abdusattorov on 4 points. Qualification was only settled in the final round, setting up Saturday’s knockout matches: Carlsen chose to play Abdusattorov, which meant Caruana and Keymer will face off in the other semi. | Photo: Freestyle Chess / Lennart Ootes