There's been a long spat between the promoters of the FCGT and FIDE, with the former accusing chess's governing body of threatening top players with expulsion from the FIDE Chess World ...

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess ...

Carlsen's refusal to comply with the FIDE's dress code after turning up in jeans led to the outcome. However, amidst the fiasco, another chess player, who is currently playing at the World Rapid ...

New Delhi: Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on ...

The governing body doubles down on its sole right to conduct World Championships and warns that a breach of contract will lead to players being ruled out of two consecutive Fide World Championship ...

Magnus Carlsen criticised FIDE after co-founding Freestyle Chess Players Club with Jan Henric Beuttner, which led to a dispute over the term "World Championship". Carlsen supports Beuttner's ...

Bengaluru: In a statement on Tuesday, the world chess governing body, Fide, said that since the organizers of the ‘Freestyle Chess Tour’ have done away with all references to the “World ...

Chess-Freestyle tour boss, Carlsen call for FIDE president's resignation Sportscategory· February 4, 2025 The Freestyle Chess Players Club is co-owned by the Norwegian great. Carlsen v FIDE row ...

Last month, FIDE warned the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by Buettner and Carlsen, that they should not brand the series as a 'World Championship'. Buettner said he negotiated ...