Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus Standings: Gukesh tied on 2 points with Carlsen, Nakamura; Sindarov in joint-lead
World Champion D Gukesh was off to a disappointing start in the opening event of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, ...
Why Praggnanandhaa isn't part of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour despite recent victory in Tata Steel Chess Masters
Tata Steel Chess champion R Praggnanandhaa won't be competing in Germany for the first round of the Freestyle Tour.
Freestyle Chess 2025: D Gukesh remains winless; Magnus Carlsen loses thrice as Javokhir Sindarov shines on Day 1
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam began at Weissenhaus, Germany, featuring a rapid event to decide eight knockout contenders. Indian ...
World No 2 Hikaru Nakamura heaps praise on India's chess ecosystem: 'Everything is the way it should be'
Japanese-American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura added that the Indian chess ecosystem, which is given rise to superstars such ...
Modern battlefields, ancient strategies
One might think the days of wars and battles are over but every day we fight, sometimes within ourselves, sometimes in public ...
D Gukesh meets Magnus Carlsen ahead of high-stakes Freestyle Chess 2025 clash today
Magnus Carlsen questioned the validity of classical chess as a measure of skill, favoring rapid chess. Gukesh acknowledged the quality of their championship match, while Carlsen ruled out a title ...
Magnus Carlsen says he’s looking forward to playing Gukesh in Freestyle Chess
Talking about the bitter battle between FIDE and Freestyle Chess, Carlsen said: “Right now it is very hard to have a ...