Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun pushed into Freestyle Chess controversy by FIDE CEO: ‘Remember these little Indian boys…'
The ongoing FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy has created much furore lately. The first week of February saw FIDE release ...
FIDE Vs Freestyle Chess: CEO Sutovsky Questions Scale, Defends Global Body's 'Ecosystem'
Saying that it is "not too difficult to make an exceptional event for 10 people", FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky invoked the ...
FIDE CEO Sutovsky clears the air on D Gukesh, Freestyle Chess controversy; clarifies on Viswanathan Anand's withdrawal
The first week of February saw the chess world caught up in controversy as the Freestyle Chess Players Club failed to reach ...
World chess federation reacts to Carlsen's 'I am bigger than FIDE' reaction: 'It did not work for Fischer and Kasparov'
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has responded to Magnus Carlsen’s bold suggestion that he is bigger than the organization.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam players pick 'Freestyle Chess Champion' title, decide to form independent association
The 12 members of the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC) have decided against using term ‘world champion for the winner of ...
Chess-Freestyle tour boss, Carlsen call for FIDE president's resignation
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess ...
Freestyle Chess tour’s head claims FIDE demanded $5,00,000 annually to allow event to go ahead
Henric Buettner wrote: "FIDE's recent actions, such as threatening players with sanctions and demanding they sign agreements ...
D Gukesh makes feelings clear on FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy, drops huge verdict: ‘The Classical World C’ship…’
The confusion was regarding the world championship issue and FIDE had issued a waiver to players which stated that they weren ...
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We cannot have different rules for Magnus Carlsen, his behaviour not worthy of a great champion: FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky
But when Emil Sutovsky won the World junior title in 1996, it was more prestigious, and chess wasn’t this insanely young. Sutovsky went on to achieve a career-high ranking of No. 17 and was ...
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Five-time World Chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans
So honestly my patience with them was not very big to begin with," Carlsen said. FIDE’s CEO Emil Sutovsky responded to Carlsen's claims, calling them a "lie." "The only thing we insisted on ...