Freestyle chess is now popular because of the abundance of knowledge about the standard starting position. It randomizes the opening and side-steps memorization by shuffling the pieces on the back ...

The International Chess Federation fined Carlsen USD 200 and then banned him from taking part in a round nine at the World ...

Magnus Carlsen managed to edge past Arjun Erigaisi and enter the Grand Final of the ongoing 2025 Chessable Masters.

Two months after being crowned the youngest world champion in chess history, D Gukesh failed to win a single game in the ...

German GM Martin Keymer was Freestyling in style, successively defeating the world’s two highest-rated players to capture the ...

D Gukesh was off to an underwhelming start in the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, failing to win a single game in the ...

What is white’s best move? The lesson this week is that chess is often about finding the right angles. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

When Gukesh became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, he shattered Garry Kasparov’s record by more than four years. The ...

World champion D Gukesh finished last after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their ...

Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, the 34-year-old Norwegian grand master and five-time world champion who ...

Gukesh thus concluded his forgettable campaign in the tournament at Weissenhaus resort without a single win. After a lost battle that ended in a draw on the first day, the ball was in Gukesh's court ...