Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...

World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing to Alireza Firouzja in their ...

This is due to the other party’s refusal to acknowledge Fide’s status as the sole regulator of the World Chess Championships and its authority to award a World Championship title.” ...

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 ...

Despite beating reigning world champion D Gukesh in the blitz tie-breaks to win the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament ...

Firing a fresh salvo in their running feud with the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour organizers, international chess federation (FIDE)'s chief executive officer Emil Sutovsky has rubbished ...

Magnus Carlsen said that he was confident of winning thee World Blitz championship but after Ian Nepomniachtchi made a ...

accusing him of coercion and broken promises following FIDE's failed negotiations with the Freestyle Chess Tour. The dispute involves the use of the 'world championship' title and a waiver ...

"The Freestyle Chess Tour has chosen not to acknowledge FIDE's existing authority over the World Championship title and has opted to remain a privately organised tournament, primarily featuring ...

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 ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen shared a text that FIDE chief Dvorkovich had sent to his father, Henrik, before demanding the ...