Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: Why Praggnanandhaa will not be playing in Weissenhaus despite winning Tata Steel Chess
Despite beating reigning world champion D Gukesh in the blitz tie-breaks to win the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament ...
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FIDE CEO Sutovsky clears the air on D Gukesh, Freestyle Chess controversy; clarifies on Viswanathan Anand's withdrawal
The first week of February saw the chess world caught up in controversy as the Freestyle Chess Players Club failed to reach an agreement with FIDE over organising their own world championship ...
Magnus Carlsen admits fear of losing made him share World Blitz title with Nepomniachtchi: 'My confidence was shaken'
Magnus Carlsen said that he was confident of winning thee World Blitz championship but after Ian Nepomniachtchi made a ...
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D Gukesh makes feelings clear on FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy, drops huge verdict: ‘The Classical World C’ship…’
In a sensational move, Freestyle Chess failed to receive official recognition for a world championship tournament from FIDE, which sent social media into a state of meltdown. What followed was an ...
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Gukesh, Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Chess Tour and feud with FIDE: explained
FIDE had already organised a Fischer-Random World Championship in 2019 (Wesley So beat Carlsen in the final) and 2022 (Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final), and as chess ...
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Freestyle tour boss, Magnus Carlsen call for Fide president’s resignation
In January, Fide warned the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by Buettner and Carlsen, that they should not brand the series as a “World Championship”. Buettner said he ...
D Gukesh makes feelings clear on FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy, drops huge verdict: ‘The Classical World C’ship…’
T he Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour begins on February 7 at the Weissenhaus Resort in Wangels (Germany), and organisers will ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Guide: All You Need To Know About Magnus Carlsen's Controversial Event
The stage is set for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, which commences its first-ever tournament on February 7, 2025 in Weissenhaus, Germany. The event, embroiled in controversy well before its ...