After he walked away from the classical Fide World Championship cycle in 2022, Carlsen has been a promoter of Freestyle Chess (chess960), backed by German entrepreneur Jan Buettner. Magnus Carlsen ...

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 ...

This isn't just another chess tournament though, with a public spat involving Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, the promoters of the FCGT with FIDE, chess's governing body in the build-up to the ...

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - 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 ...

However, the AICF official stated with confidence that FIDE had unofficially confirmed India’s hosting rights as early as January or February 2024. "India has more potential. FIDE also ...

So does the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour not have FIDE's blessing? Both parties have pushed their issues aside for the moment, but there's a lot to cover... There's been a long spat between the ...

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - 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 ...

(More Sports News) The 34-year-old Norwegian superstar was reacting to FIDE's statement on Monday in which it declared that efforts to work out a consensus with the Freestyle Chess Tour ...

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 ...