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 ...
Chess and the dispute over 'freestyle'
A row is brewing in the world of chess – at the center of it are a disgruntled world federation and a chess variant – with ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Winless Gukesh finishes on bottom after losing to Firouzja; Keymer beats Caruana to clinch top spot
D. Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their ...
Gukesh finishes winless at Freestyle chess event
Indian world champion follows predecessor Ding Liren in failing to clinch a single game after losing to Alireza Firouzja.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam players pick 'Freestyle Chess Champion' title, decide to form independent association
The 12 members of the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC) have decided against using term ‘world champion for the winner of ...
‘Magnus Carlsen does not like it, but he accepts’: Freestyle Chess confirm Hans Niemann’s inclusion, other GMs in favour
Also, other members of the FCPC, including Carlsen, are in agreement with Niemann’s inclusion. “Magnus does not like it, but ...
Magnus Carlsen Favored To Win Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus
Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated chess player since 2010, will take a seat in Weissenhaus, Germany, to compete in freestyle ...
Vincent Keymer, who helped Gukesh win world title, wins Weissenhaus leg of Freestyle Chess Tour 2025
Vincent Keymer pulled off the biggest triumph of his career so far after defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final of the ...
Why freestyle chess is tougher for older players even though players don’t spend hours training before games
The last few days have been rough on Nakamura who won the Fisher Random World Championship in 2022, when FIDE organised the ...
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Heartbeat Monitors: A Game Changer in Chess Tournaments
The use of heartbeat monitors during chess matches is enhancing audience engagement by providing insight into players' emotional and mental states. This innovative technology may not directly impact ...
Freestyle chess participants including Gukesh to form players’ body
Buettner and 12 Freestyle Chess Players Club members decided that the 2025 Grand Slam Tour winner will be called “Freestyle ...
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BMP monitor an 'X factor' at Freestyle Chess
This introduction that has now been in place for sometime could well give that additional flavour for the chess players as ...