Freestyle Chess heading to Las Vegas instead of New York with new changes to format to speed up event

Freestyle Chess heading to Las Vegas instead of New York with new changes to format to speed up event

The next event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will have some radical changes in place, thanks to Magnus Carlsen and his father Henric Carlsen. Jan Henric Buettner, the man behind the Freestyle Chess tour, revealed on the official broadcast of Freestyle Chess Tour on Friday that the next event will see 45-minute games … Read more

Hans Niemann withdraws from Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event at last minute

Hans Niemann withdraws from Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event at last minute

Hans Niemann has withdrawn from the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event, the organisers of the event said late on Saturday night on their social media handles. No reason was given by either the player or the organiser. Nodirbek Abdusattarov was named as a replacement for the American grandmaster. The announcement … Read more

Gukesh salvages draw from lost position against Alireza Firouzja

Gukesh salvages draw from lost position against Alireza Firouzja

The playing hall burst into applause. Even Gukesh Dommaraju broke into a rare smile after shaking hands with his opponent Alireza Firouzja on Thursday in the first game of their classification match for 7th spot at the Weissenhaus leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. Gukesh had not managed to beat Alireza, but it … Read more

Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess woes continue as world champion loses game 1 of quarters to Fabiano Caruana

Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess woes continue as world champion loses game 1 of quarters to Fabiano Caruana

Gukesh Dommaraju’s wretched form at the Weissenhaus leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour continued as the world champion lost the first game of the quarter-final to Fabiano Caruana with white pieces on Sunday. Gukesh will have a chance to level on Monday when the two players play the second game of the quarter-final … Read more