The late former world champion Bobby Fischer of the United States is regarded as the inventor of freestyle chess. As the opening positioning of the pieces are drawn at the start, the preparations ...

Arjun Erigaisi has won a hat-trick of Freestyle Friday online events featuring almost all the world’s best players, including ...

The Freestyle tournament was founded by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer and is currently promoted by Norwegian chess grandmaster and world champion Magnus Carlsen. The final of the freestyle ...

the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, that Carlsen co-founded. The twist: The tour randomizes the starting positions of the chess board’s most important pieces, so each game begins with the queen ...

With two distinct sets of chess enthusiasts emerging -- one supporting freestyle and the other the showing loyality to ...

Reigning world champion D Gukesh believes that despite the allure of freestyle chess, the classical version will continue to reign supreme due to its rich legacy. “Freestyle is exciting ...

Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical chess, with its ...

Fischer Random, or Freestyle Chess, as packaged in its latest glitzy ... Fischer Random, where starting positions of the back rank pieces are randomised to minimise opening theory, has seen ...

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, and Gukesh are among the top 12 GMs who have confirmed participation for the Paris leg boasting a ...

the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, that Carlsen co-founded. The twist: The tour randomizes the starting positions of the chess board’s most important pieces, so each game begins with the queen ...