The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced this week that he is auctioning off the Italian luxury brand jeans that started a ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play ...

But what's the feud between FIDE, Freestyle Chess, and Carlsen? Read the full story HERE. Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi described Magnus Carlsen as both a “rebel” and someone who could ...

Freestyle Chess, created by German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner and endorsed by Magnus Carlsen, introduces excitement into chess with randomised starting positions and faster gameplay.

Niemann’s inclusion also comes as a surprise for many, considering that he was involved with Magnus Carlsen in a high-profile lawsuit. Hans Niemann will join Magnus Carlsen at the Paris ...

Vincent Keymer defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen to reach the Weissenhaus Freestyle Grand Slam final, where he will face Fabiano Caruana. Caruana won his semifinal against Javokhir Sindarov ...

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich ...

After his win in Singapore, chess great Magnus Carlsen had said that classical chess was perhaps the "worst way" to measure a player, adding that rapid chess was perhaps a more "pure" form of chess.

World number 1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen met the current FIDE World Champion D Gukesh on Friday ahead of a much-awaited clash between the two players on 8 February, The Guardian reported.

Vincent Keymer once again showed his pedigree on Wednesday as he defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at the semi-finals of the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, in Wangels (Germany).

Magnus Carlsen criticised FIDE after co-founding Freestyle Chess Players Club with Jan Henric Beuttner, which led to a dispute over the term "World Championship". Carlsen supports Beuttner's ...

Significantly, the loss came against Magnus Carlsen, in the first meeting between the two players since Gukesh became world champion in December. That was the last match of the round robin stage ...