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 ...
Freestyle Chess Tour Highlights: Keymer crowned Weissenhaus champion; Gukesh signs off without a win
D Gukesh faces Alireza Firouzja in Game 2 of their seventh-place playoff match on the final day of the event at the ...
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 ...
Gukesh finishes winless at Freestyle chess event
Indian world champion follows predecessor Ding Liren in failing to clinch a single game after losing to Alireza Firouzja.
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Magnus Carlsen braces for secret GM showdown at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
Magnus Carlsen readies for a cryptic GM duel at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. Dive into the high-stakes drama behind ...
‘Magnus Carlsen does not like it, but he accepts’: Freestyle Chess confirm Hans Niemann’s inclusion, other GMs in favour
The ongoing Weissenhaus Grand Slam has taken the chess world by storm, and has also had its fair share of controversies. Adding more fuel to the fire, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour has added ...
Freestyle Chess Tour Highlights: Gukesh holds Firouzja to 91-move draw; Keymer, Carlsen, Hikaru win
D Gukesh fights back from the brink of a defeat to hold Alireza Firouzja to a 91-move draw in Game 1 of the seventh-place ...
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 ...