World number 1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen met the current FIDE World Champion D Gukesh on Friday ahead of a much-awaited clash between the two players on 8 February, The Guardian reported.

After his win in Singapore, chess great Magnus Carlsen had said that classical chess was perhaps the "worst way" to measure a player, adding that rapid chess was perhaps a more "pure" form of chess.

Indian GM D Gukesh faced tough matches, while Javokhir Sindarov shined, defeating Magnus Carlsen and securing 4.5/5 points. Fabiano Caruana also advanced, and Carlsen's qualification hangs in the ...

World Champion D Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage in the first event of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, despite losing to the world’s highest-rated player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway ...

The event, embroiled in controversy well before its start, features world number one Magnus Carlsen as well as world champion D Gukesh apart from eight other elite players. (More Chess News ...

Dommaraju Gukesh, reigning world champion and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen are all set to feature in the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour, beginning on February 7th in Weissenhaus ...

Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh set to feature to in the Freestyle Grand Chess Tour event in Weissenhaus, Germany. ESPN India The Grand Tour, which features five 'Grand Slams' in various locations ...

Significantly, the loss came against Magnus Carlsen, in the first meeting between the two players since Gukesh became world champion in December. That was the last match of the round robin stage ...