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, ...
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 millions on the line.
Magnus Carlsen puts 'forbidden jeans' from Jeansgate scandal up for auction; price reaches $8,000
Magnus Carlsen is auctioning the “forbidden jeans” that led to the infamous ‘jeansgate’ scandal at the 2024 World Rapid and ...
Magnus Carlsen managed to edge past Arjun Erigaisi and enter the Grand Final of the ongoing 2025 Chessable Masters.
Magnus Carlsen managed to edge past Arjun Erigaisi and enter the Grand Final of the ongoing 2025 Chessable Masters.
Freestyling in style, Keymer captures Chess960 inaugural event
German GM Martin Keymer was Freestyling in style, successively defeating the world’s two highest-rated players to capture the ...
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Bored with chess, world’s top player wants to remake the game
Change the rules, and add a touch of reality TV ... to play in the first tournament of a new chess circuit, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, that Carlsen co-founded. The twist: The tour ...
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Gukesh finishes last at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after loss to Firouzja, ends campaign winless
The test of time started in the middle game when Gukesh made a mistake and had to part with his queen for two pieces ...