How does one train for Freestyle Chess? Sometimes, you just don’t!
With over 960 possible opening positions and no second time control, Nakamura and Carlsen reckon the best preparation is no ...
Magnus Carlsen targets FIDE again despite truce with Freestyle Chess: ‘Doesn’t have players interest at heart’
FIDE and Freestyle Chess had reached a truce before the opening event of the latter’s inaugural Grand Slam Tour got underway ...
Fabiano Caruana says Gukesh's opening moves led to his loss in Freestyle tour: 'He was in a hopeless situation'
After defeating D Gukesh in Game 1 of the quarter-finals, Fabiano Caruana forced the Indian Grandmaster to resign in just 18 ...
Hikaru Nakamura reveals Gukesh’s ‘biggest weakness’ after beating world champion
Nakamura was also surprised that Gukesh was analysing positions with World No 2 Fabiano Caruana before games. "It can only be ...
Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Chess Masters in tie-breakers as Gukesh loses first game as world champion
After losses in Round 13, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a tie-breaker in the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Tour: Gukesh goes winless in five games on opening day
D Gukesh drew four and lost one of his five games on the opening day of the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour in Weissenhauss, ...
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Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
The Freestyle Chess World Championship will kick off next month in Germany with 10 of the top players in the world ... leading to sometimes dull openings, are meaningless. While the International ...