This isn't just another chess tournament though, with a public spat between Carlsen and the promoters of the FCGT with FIDE ...

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

Magnus Carlsen questioned the validity of classical chess as a measure of skill, favoring rapid chess. Gukesh acknowledged ...

Magnus Carlsen has said that he won’t be competing in FIDE tournaments anymore, with the World No 1 stating that he remains ...

The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam began at Weissenhaus, Germany, featuring a rapid event to decide eight knockout ...

Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated chess player since 2010, will take a seat in Weissenhaus, Germany, to compete in freestyle ...

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 Weissenhaus LIVE Updates: After a mixed start on Day 1 that included four draws and a ...

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Freestyle Chess co-owner Jan Henric Buettner made a ‘rape’ comparison while talking about the ongoing controversy with FIDE.

The five-tournament series will unfold through the year, with Paris, New York, New Delhi and Cape Town being the other four ...

World Champion D Gukesh starts his journey in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, a new format birthed by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, with mixed results. Despite controversies with FIDE, the ...

C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent ...