Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. For 40 years, the chess world has been debating why ...
Chess and the dispute over 'freestyle'
A row is brewing in the world of chess– at the center of it are a disgruntled world federation and a chess variant– with millions on the line.When asked about the start of his newest project, the ...
The birth of Freestyle Chess: How Magnus Carlsen's 'perfect tournament' came into being
Freestyle Chess, created by German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner and endorsed by Magnus Carlsen, introduces excitement ...