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 ...

But India's Arjun Erigaisi seems to have found a cheat code. In an interview with freestyle-chess.com, India No. 2 Erigaisi ...

India No. 6 Vidit Gujrathi won the qualifiers for the star-studded second leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour to be held ...

Ahead of the second event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris, where he will be joined by compatriots D Gukesh, R ...

Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World ...

Five-time world champion and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will play a one-off vote chess match in Freestyle format against the world, Chess.com, the online chess platform announced. Titled Magnus vs.

So effortless was Vidit’s win in the qualification tournament in leadup to his wedding month that he did not need a single ...

After Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, it’s Magnus Carlsen’s turn to face off against the world in what is one of the ...

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 ...

(More Sports News) With two distinct sets of chess enthusiasts emerging -- one supporting freestyle and the other the showing loyality to classical -- concerns have been raised about a potential ...

With two distinct sets of chess enthusiasts emerging — one supporting freestyle and the other the showing loyality to classical — concerns have been raised about a potential split in the sport.