The ongoing Weissenhaus Grand Slam has taken the chess world by storm, and has also had its fair share of controversies.

After his win in Singapore, chess great Magnus Carlsen had said that classical chess was perhaps the "worst way" to measure a player, adding that rapid chess was perhaps a more "pure" form of chess.

The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam began at Weissenhaus ... while Javokhir Sindarov shined, defeating Magnus Carlsen and securing 4.5/5 points. Fabiano Caruana also advanced, and Carlsen's ...

PARIS – The ongoing dispute between the International Chess Federation (Fide) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC), which is co ...

World number 1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen met the current FIDE World Champion D Gukesh on Friday ahead of a much-awaited clash between the two players on 8 February, The Guardian reported.

Dommaraju Gukesh, reigning world champion and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen are all set to feature in the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour, beginning on February 7th in Weissenhaus ...

PARIS – Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (Fide) president Arkady Dvorkovich to resign ...