Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts.

Chess Olympian Sandipan Chanda supports Freestyle chess, highlighting its appeal for top players by removing opening ...

Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new ...

Magnus Carlsen showed no mercy as he spotted his opponent Victor Mikhalevski wearing a wristwatch during their match at the ...

Magnus Carlsen’s nine-game winning streak at the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open 2025 is being compared to the great Bobby ...

Courtesy of wikimedia commons There’s a new sort of chess. It’s flashy, it’s exciting. It’s called Freestyle Chess, or ...

Magnus Carlsen was proved right as D Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess struggles continued. The India No. 1 had a miserable showing in ...

PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - Hans Niemann, the chess grandmaster at the heart of an alleged cheating scandal, has yet to provide an explanation on his late withdrawal from the Freestyle Grand Slam ...

Chess: The Freestyle Chess Paris event continues, with the second day of round robin action, to decide the top eight who will play in the knockouts. ISL: Mohun Bagan beat Jamshedpur to reach the ...

World number four Arjun Erigaisi was outplayed by Ian Nepomniachtchi in the opening game of the 5-9 place tiebreaker at the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.

The spectacle was part of an ambitious vision to make chess into more of a spectator sport, a new tournament called Freestyle Chess, which is holding Grand Slam events around the world ...