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 ...
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World Champion D Gukesh throws brutal shade at Magnus Carlsen's chess dominance over the years
Reigning World Champ D Gukesh recently shared his honest take on Norwegian World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen's dominance and whether or not he could take over him in the upcoming years.
After coach, D Gukesh gets chess legend's support amid Freestyle Chess struggle: 'It's completely different'
D Gukesh was off to an underwhelming start in the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, failing to win a single game in the ...
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 ...
Gukesh is not good at rapid, blitz chess; he's focused all his studies on classical: Carlsen dissects Indian GM's game
While appearing on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, Magnus Carlsen broke down chess world champion D Gukesh’s game and praised ...
‘Magnus Carlsen does not like it, but he accepts’: Freestyle Chess confirm Hans Niemann’s inclusion, other GMs in favour
Also, other members of the FCPC, including Carlsen, are in agreement with Niemann’s inclusion. “Magnus does not like it, but ...
Why freestyle chess is tougher for older players even though players don’t spend hours training before games
The last few days have been rough on Nakamura who won the Fisher Random World Championship in 2022, when FIDE organised the ...
How much D Gukesh took home despite winless run at German Leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the German Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing to Alireza Firouzja. Despite a ...
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Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Gukesh loses again to Caruana in second-leg of quarterfinal, to play 5th-8th place playoff
Classical World Champion, India’s D. Gukesh lost the second leg of the quarterfinal match against USA’s Fabiano Caruana in ...
D Gukesh’s coach responds to criticism, dissects winless Freestyle Chess streak: ‘When you calculate so well…’
D Gukesh's coach answered to criticism that the Indian GM's intuition is weak and felt that the problem lies somewhere else.
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Bored with chess, world’s top player wants to remake the game
Ten of the world’s top players gathered in a German villa on the Baltic coast this week to play in the first tournament of a new chess circuit, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, that Carlsen ...