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

Magnus Carlsen questioned the validity of classical chess as a measure of skill, favoring rapid chess. Gukesh acknowledged the quality of their championship match, while Carlsen ruled out a title ...

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

Japanese-American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura added that the Indian chess ecosystem, which is given rise to superstars such ...