The Economist1d
Magnus Carlsen on why the future of chess lies in freestyle
Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is among the greatest chess players of all time.
The Financial Times25d
Chess: Carlsen signs up with Saudis and Freestyle — then marries
The event is owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, and is part of a soft power strategy designed to ... Carlsen about his role in Freestyle Chess, where the positions of the back ...
Hindustan Times9d
Freestyle Chess: Fide slams Carlsen-led Freestyle Chess for causing ‘divisions in the chess world’
After he walked away from the classical Fide World Championship cycle in 2022, Carlsen has been a promoter of Freestyle Chess (chess960), backed by German entrepreneur Jan Buettner. Magnus Carlsen ...
The Financial Times1mon
Chess champion Magnus Carlsen leads gambit to capture ancient game
He and fellow competitors in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will compete under a version of the game that randomises the starting position of the kings, queens, bishops, knights and rooks so ...
Reuters10d
Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club ...