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 ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Tour: Gukesh goes winless in five games on opening day
D Gukesh drew four and lost one of his five games on the opening day of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour in Weissenhauss, ...
Why Gukesh’s winless run at Weissenhaus in Freestyle Chess is nothing to worry about
Freestyle chess demands that Gukesh fights the habit of calculation and preparation, something he has aced while becoming ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: A New Era in Chess
World Champion D Gukesh starts his journey in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, a new format birthed by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, with mixed results. Despite controversies with FIDE, the ...
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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 millions on the line. When asked about the start of his newest ...