The likes of D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa have also been given a solution by Buettner, so that they can participate in Freestyle Chess tournaments and also agree with FIDE’s February 3 deadline.

The event is organized by Freestyle Chess, an organization co-founded by Carlsen and German businessman Jan Henric Buettner. The Weissenhaus tournament is the first of five legs of the group’s ...

The first leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour began in Weissenhaus, Germany, on Friday, as the likes of D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen participated in initial rounds of the Chess960 tournament.

The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam began at Weissenhaus ... his qualification remains uncertain. The tournament continues on Saturday, with three rounds left to determine which two players ...

has been gaining in popularity after an invitational tournament played last year at the Weissenhaus Luxury Resort, which hosted the G7 Foreign Minister summit in 2022. In Chess960/Freestyle chess ...

World Champion D Gukesh advanced to the knockout stage of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour despite losing to Magnus Carlsen in the final round. Gukesh secured eighth place with 3.5 points.

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three ... Each event has a valuable prize fund of 750000 USD per tournament for five events this year ...

World Champion D Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage in the first event of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour ... be described as one of the strongest chess events, albeit with a twist as the ...

At a meeting in Weissenhaus on Sunday, the Freestyle Chess Players Club declared the 2025 Grand Slam Tour winner will be ...

Misha Friedman/Getty Images Freestyle Chess's invitational format reserved one spot for the reigning world champion -- which means Gukesh will be taking part in the tournament. Gukesh will be the ...

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour in Hamburg ... Each event has a valuable prize fund of 750000 USD per tournament for five events this year ...

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three ... Each event has a valuable prize fund of 750000 USD per tournament for five events this year ...