After he walked away from the classical Fide World Championship cycle in 2022, Carlsen has been a promoter of Freestyle Chess (chess960), backed by German entrepreneur Jan Buettner. Magnus Carlsen ...

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club ...

ON FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s top ...

Viswanathan Anand has pulled out from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. His new role as FIDE Vice President and tensions with Magnus Carlsen influenced his decision. The tour starts in Germany ...

The much-anticipated match between world champion Viswanathan Anand and his protege D Gukesh at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour has been cancelled as Anand withdrew unexpectedly. This decision ...

Niemann has been involved in a public feud with Carlsen since the five-time world champion accused his American opponent of cheating in the Sinquefield Cup in 2022.

and Magnus Carlsen-feud has escalated further when the world chess governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by the Norwegian Chess GM, threatening legal action ...

PARIS – The ongoing dispute between the International Chess Federation (Fide) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC), which is co ...

From expanding freestyle chess to social initiatives, the discipline is undergoing a global transformation. In an extensive interview last week with ChessBase India, Dvorkovich, president of the ...

FIDE has threatened legal action against a private enterprise co-owned by Magnus Carlsen if it went ahead with the use of the title 'World Championship' for its ambitious 'Freestyle Chess' project. On ...