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

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

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 ...

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

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World champion D Gukesh made a steady start at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, adapting to the unique format amid rising ...

A brainchild of World’s number one Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, the freestyle chess event ...

Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has called for FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich to resign due to coercive tactics and ...

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

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.

The Luka Doncic trade has shocked not just basketball fans, but celebrities from other sports have also been reacting to the incident. Among them is Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.