A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound world
Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, ...
Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry ...
Team Liquid Signs Magnus Carlsen to Form Chess Esports Superteam
Team Liquid is making the ultimate power move into the world of professional chess, doubling down on top talent by signing multi-time world champion Magnus Carl ...
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 ...
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 ...
The fortnight cricket became a game show – the definitive story of the great Hundred sell-off
It was like being on a game show,” is how one eyewitness described the Silicon Valley tech titans’ three-hour bidding battle ...
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The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse
(THE CONVERSATION) Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new – and much-needed – sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ...
How does one train for Freestyle Chess? Sometimes, you just don’t!
With over 960 possible opening positions and no second time control, Nakamura and Carlsen reckon the best preparation is no ...
Freestyle Chess with unique innovations and top names draws global attention
The first major difference between freestyle chess and chess as we know is that the pieces on the back ranks are randomised.