The German even managed the feat of knocking superstar Carlsen out of the tournament. Not in traditional chess, but in "freestyle," a variant in which the opening is drawn by lot before each game.

Freestyle Chess ... introduces excitement into chess with randomised starting positions and faster gameplay. The tournament has quickly gained traction among top players worldwide, offering ...

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 ...

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 Dommaraju Gukesh saw his bid to win the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ... R Praggnanandhaa in the final of the Tata Steel Chess tournament a week ago, it has been a sobering month ...

The BPM has been used in chess events before, but during the ongoing first tournament of the Freestyle Grand Slam tour, it is attracting a lot of attention due to players making tough decisions as ...

A row is brewing in the world of chess – at the center ... Buettner's intention to crown a freestyle world champion at the end of his tournament series. Since the start of the year, the German ...