Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...
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War in chess world! What is FIDE vs Freestyle and why is Magnus Carlsen furious
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen shared a text that FIDE chief Dvorkovich had sent to his father, Henrik, before demanding the ...
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Chess' future looms over the world championship, once again missing its biggest star
Grandmaster David Howell, a close friend of Carlsen’s who is also one of the official match commentators ... if tiebreaks are needed). The FIDE World Chess Championship is presented by Google ...
Chess-Freestyle tour boss, Carlsen call for FIDE president's resignation
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess ...
Hindustan Times23d
Freestyle Chess: Fide slams Carlsen-led Freestyle Chess for causing ‘divisions in the chess world’
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 ...
Reuters25d
Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
The Freestyle Chess World Championship will kick off next month in Germany with 10 of the top players in the world before legs in Paris, New York, Delhi and Cape Town. FIDE are warning the FCPC ...
D Gukesh's steady heart-rate stands out in Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus event despite underwhelming campaign
Reigning world champion D Gukesh is yet to win a single game after six days of competition at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ...
Deccan Herald2mon
In Pics | D Gukesh celebrates after historic victory in World Chess Championship
D Gukesh with parents during the closing ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. Credit: FIDE/Maria Emelianova via PTI Photo Gukesh, 18, trumped the Chinese in the 14-game contest ...
Cyprus Mail29d
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz championships in NY: where chess meets finance
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich underscored the event’s significance: “This championship showed that chess is popular all over the world. It also tried new ways to make the game more exciting ...
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FIDE Vs Freestyle Chess: CEO Sutovsky Questions Scale, Defends Global Body's 'Ecosystem'
Firing a fresh salvo in their running feud with the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour organizers, international chess federation (FIDE)'s chief executive officer Emil Sutovsky has rubbished ...
Indiatimes22d
India to host FIDE Chess World Cup 2025; Arjuna Awardee 'surprised' at the move
India will host the 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup ... significant achievements by Indian chess players, including Gukesh Dommaraju’s historic World Chess Championship win and the team's gold medals ...
The Straits Times23d
Magnus Carlsen v Fide row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
The Freestyle Chess World Championship will kick off in Germany in February with 10 of the top players in the world, before legs in Paris, New York, New Delhi and Cape Town. Fide is warning the ...