Freestyle Chess' Jan Buettner accuses FIDE of demanding $500,000 amid dispute: 'Monetary gain is the primary driver'
In an open letter to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner has also questioned the chess governing ...
The Economist21h
Can Magnus Carlsen convince people to watch chess?
C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long ...
D Gukesh stumped by Magnus Carlsen’s ‘very optimistic player, doesn’t bluff’ remark; India No. 1 responds in style
D Gukesh’s performance at the ongoing 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters has been sensational! The defending champion has been utterly dominant in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, and has perfectly silenced some ...
No D Gukesh vs Viswanathan Anand as chess legend pulls out of Magnus Carlsen-led Freestyle Grand Slam Tour
Viswanathan Anand has decided to pull out of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, amid the ongoing war between FCPC and FIDE.
Exclusive | Financial woes threaten India's bid to host D Gukesh in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
India may lose the opportunity to host the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour due to a lack of investor support. Organizers are ...
BotezLive on MSN14h
We beat Magnus Carlsen and Ludwig.
We had an amazing match against Magnus Carlsen, current world chess champion, and Ludwig, streamer extraordinaire who holds ...