Vincent Keymer Wins $200K, Dominates Freestyle Chess in Weissenhaus!

Featured is an instructive game between Fabiano Caruana and Vincent Keymer from the Finals of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Gram Slam Tour Knockout, held in Weissenhaus, Germany. From start position #909 we observe vulnerable g-pawns and a significant different with the number of moves required before castling in each direction. The pawn play in the early stage is especially instructive with Caruana, in a must win situation, trying to obtain a central duo but Keymer quick to respond precisely in each case. Vincent Keymer won the event and its $200,000 top prize, by knocking out Alireza Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen, and the final boss in Fabiano Caruana. #FreestyleChess #VincentKeymer #FabianoCaruana Image of Vincent Keymer by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnetwork?ref_id=1552369 (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH http://twitch.tv/ChessNetwork ★ TWITTER http://twitter.com/ChessNetwork ★ FACEBOOK http://facebook.com/ChessNetwork ★ PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ChessNetwork ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QLV226E6FUUWG PGN [FEN "rkqbrnbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKQBRNBN w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nhg3 d5 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 Nhg6 5. f4 Nh4 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ba4 c6 8. e4 g5 9. Nxf5 Nxf5 10. exf5 Qxf5+ 11. Bc2 Qxf4 12. Be3 Qf7 13. Ng3 Ng6 14. Bxg5 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 Qf4 16. Qxf4 Nxf4 17. O-O-O Nxg2 18. Rg1 Ne3 19. Nf5 Nxd1 20. Rg7 O-O-O 21. Nd6+ Kb8 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Bxd1 Bd5 24. Rxh7 Rxe5 25. h4 Re1 26. Kd2 Rh1 27. h5 Rh2+ 28. Kc3 Rh3+ 29. Kd2 Rh2+ 30. Kc3 Rh3+ 31. Kd2