- On February 15, Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026.
- He defeated American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the final played in Weissenhausen, Germany.
- Carlsen won the championship by a score of 2.5-1.5.
- This tournament is historic as it is the first official Freestyle Chess World Championship recognized by FIDE, the international chess governing body.
- With this victory, Carlsen also won the Freestyle Chess World Championship, bringing his total number of titles across various chess formats to 21.
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan finished third, while Vincent Keymer of Germany finished fourth.
- The tournament had a total prize money of $300,000, of which $100,000 was awarded to the winner.
- The top three finishers qualified for the 2027 Freestyle World Championships.
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