Freestyle chess is now popular because of the abundance of knowledge about the standard starting position. It randomizes the opening and side-steps memorization by shuffling the pieces on the back ...
Magnus Carlsen is no stranger to controversy, and the World No. 1 has been in the middle of it for the past few months. Other ...
Magnus Carlsen managed to edge past Arjun Erigaisi and enter the Grand Final of the ongoing 2025 Chessable Masters.
German GM Martin Keymer was Freestyling in style, successively defeating the world’s two highest-rated players to capture the ...
Magnus Carlsen joins Team Liquid for the 2025 Esports World Cup, continuing his rift with FIDE. Chess' inclusion in esports ...
What is white’s best move? The lesson this week is that chess is often about finding the right angles. Reach Eric Morrow at ...
Judit Polgar agreed with D Gukesh's chief trainer's observation that Chess960 is ‘completely different’ from the standard ...
The upcoming Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event will see a strong three-member Indian contingent headlining the field ...
The meeting between the Botez sisters and world champion D Gukesh took place in Hamburg, Germany, where the latter was ...
Recently, the relationship between Magnus Carlsen, Norway's iconic chess player and FIDE, the world chess governing body, has ...
Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, the 34-year-old Norwegian grand master and five-time world champion who ...
Chess rebel Magnus Carlsen’s feud with FIDE reaches boiling point. A chess GM reveals why the World No. 1 is ‘bigger than the ...