A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound world
Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, ...
Freestyle Chess Tour Highlights: Gukesh holds Firouzja to 91-move draw; Keymer, Carlsen, Hikaru win
D Gukesh fights back from the brink of a defeat to hold Alireza Firouzja to a 91-move draw in Game 1 of the seventh-place ...
Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Highlights: Hikaru defeats Gukesh in rapid tie-breaks; Keymer faces Caruana in final
Vincent Keymer, meanwhile, completes a fairytale victory over Magnus Carlsen by holding the world No 1 to a draw in Game 2 of ...
Freestyling in style, Keymer captures Chess960 inaugural event
German GM Martin Keymer was Freestyling in style, successively defeating the world’s two highest-rated players to capture the ...
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Bored with chess, world’s top player wants to remake the game
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 ...
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Magnus Carlsen braces for secret GM showdown at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
Magnus Carlsen readies for a cryptic GM duel at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. Dive into the high-stakes drama behind ...
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A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound world
The world of chess has gotten caught in a major tug-of-war between the freestyle chess of Magnus Carlsen and the ... For instance, instead of two rooks standing guard at each corner of the board, you ...