Freestyle Chess: Magnus Carlsen, D Gukesh among elite chess stars to battle in Paris with $750,000 at stake
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 heads to Paris from April 7 to 14, featuring 12 top grandmasters competing for a ...
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Exclusive | 'Freestyle Chess definitely future of sport, but not in next 10 years': Arjun Erigaisi
The inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour got underway earlier this month with the first of five events taking place at the Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort located on Germany’s Baltic ...
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Why Gukesh’s winless run at Weissenhaus in Freestyle Chess is nothing to worry about
Freestyle chess might be referred to as a variant of the sport ... DEEP DIVE: Against Fabiano Caruana in the quarters, Gukesh was down to ONE SECOND on his clock at one point while in a completely ...
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F1 faces potential threat from billionaire plotting massive takeover
Tech billionaire Jan Henric Buettner and five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen have created a new Freestyle Chess league which they believe could rival Formula 1. F1 was taken over by Liberty ...
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Billionaire sets up F1 RIVAL with five-time world champion
Five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and billionaire Jan Henric Buettner's new 'Freestyle Chess' league is aiming boldly for the hyper-rich class. F1 was taken over by Liberty Media in 2017, ...
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Chess legend Magnus Carlsen puts ‘forbidden jeans’ up for auction
ALSO READ: Winless Gukesh finishes on bottom after losing to Firouzja in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025 The 34-year-old Norwegian put the now infamous pair of jeans up for auction on ...
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After coach, D Gukesh gets chess legend's support amid Freestyle Chess struggle: 'It's completely different'
D Gukesh was off to an underwhelming start in the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, failing to win a single game in the opening event in Weissenhaus, Germany and finishing 8th out of 10 players as ...
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Gukesh struggles in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam opener; coach defends young world champion
India’s teenage chess sensation, Gukesh Dommaraju, endured a tough outing in the opening event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Weissenhaus, Germany. The 18-year-old, who made history ...
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D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi’s participation confirmed for Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event
The upcoming Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event will see a strong three-member Indian contingent headlining the field along with the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. D Gukesh ...
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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 classical chess of FIDE. This battle could redefine chess's future, splitting focus ...
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Bored with chess, world’s top player wants to remake the game
So is the International Chess Federation, which sent a barrage of legal threats to Freestyle Chess before it launched this ... like Major League Baseball adding a pitch clock. “I think that if things ...
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Bored with chess, world’s top player wants to remake the game
So is the International Chess Federation, which sent a barrage of legal threats to Freestyle Chess before ... like Major League Baseball adding a pitch clock. “I think that if things are going ...