How much did Carlsen earn from winning Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam? Check out prize money and final standings

After suffering a semi-final exit in in the opening event in Weissenhaus, Magnus Carlsen bounced back in style in the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, defeating Hikaru Nakamura in the final by a 1.5-0.5 scoreline.

After falling narrowly short in Weissenhaus with a shock semi-final defeat against Vincent Keymer, Magnus Carlsen bounced back in style to
win the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, defeating Hikaru Nakamura in final on Monday. Carlsen had arrived in the French capital looking to prove a point after his slip up in the opening event of the tour, and stamped his authority by cruising to victory without a single tie-break in the eight-day event.

Nakamura too had suffered a semi-final loss in Weissenhaus in February but went a step further in the ‘City of Light’ to finish runner-up. The American Grandmaster could have taken the blockbuster final against the world No 1 into the tie-breaks had he not
committed a blunder in his 35th move in Game 1 on Sunday. Carlsen simply needed a draw on Monday to clinch the title, and did so with ease.

Caruana, meanwhile, avenged his
defeat against Keymer in the Weissenhaus final by defeating the German GM in the third-place playoff while Arjun Erigaisi finished fifth on Freestyle Chess debut after beating home favourite Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

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