Freestyle Chess: Magnus Carlsen set to battle against D Gukesh, Hans Niemann in second leg at Paris
The second leg of the Freestyle Chess tournament in Paris has been confirmed for April. It is set for an electrifying ...
D Gukesh weighs in on freestyle vs classical chess debate: 'Freestyle is exciting but...'
Indian chess champion D Gukesh has shared his views on freestyle chess, calling it exciting but asserting that classical ...
After Carlsen’s brutal feedback, Gukesh admits he needs to improve in Rapid, Blitz and Freestyle chess
Days after Magnus Carlsen stated that chess world champion D Gukesh is not ‘good’ in Rapid and Blitz formats, the Indian ...
Freestyle Chess: Magnus Carlsen, D Gukesh among elite chess stars to battle in Paris with $750,000 at stake
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 heads to Paris from April 7 to 14, featuring 12 top grandmasters competing for a ...
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Magnus Carlsen explains why Freestyle chess beats Classical: The surprising reason behind his shift
Magnus Carlsen reveals why he’s ditching classical chess for freestyle: creativity over theory. Discover how Fischer Random ...
Gukesh's coach questions future of Carlsen's Freestyle Chess Tour: 'There’s no guarantee'
D Gukesh chief coach Grzegorz Gajewski is not sure about Freestyle Chess Tour’s future and feels the Indian Grandmaster should continue to get better in classical chess. The Freestyle Chess Tour has ...
Magnus Carlsen opens up on his domination of chess, says other players aren’t ‘living and breathing’ the sport like him
Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen, who has occupied the No 1 spot in the FIDE ratings continuously since 2011 and is also a ...
Magnus Carlsen's infamous jeans that took the chess world by storm sold for a whopping Rs 31 lakh
Magnus Carlsen’s infamous jeans, which sparked the ‘jeansgate’ controversy at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships, ...
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‘Magnus Carlsen does not like it, but he accepts’: Freestyle Chess confirm Hans Niemann’s inclusion, other GMs in favour
Hans Niemann will join Magnus Carlsen at the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event.(Twitter/FIDE (Maria Emelianova/Michal Walusza)) The lawsuit came after Carlsen withdrew after losing to the ...
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D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen put Freestyle Chess vs FIDE controversy to rest; players reach temporary agreement in meeting
In the meeting, which also included co-owner Jan Henric Buettner, the players decided to name the winner of the Grand Slam Tour as the ‘Freestyle Chess Champion’. D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen ...
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The birth of Freestyle Chess: How Magnus Carlsen's 'perfect tournament' came into being
Freestyle Chess, created by German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner and endorsed by Magnus Carlsen, introduces excitement into chess with randomised starting positions and faster gameplay.