Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Earlier this month, a handful of the ...

Reigning world champion Dommaraju Gukesh didn't have the best of days to open the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour in Weissenhauss, Germany, as he went through the opening day without a single win. Gukesh ...

World champion Dommaraju Gukesh saw his bid to win the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, Germany come to an end with a quarterfinal loss to Fabiano Caruna. Having lost game 1 of the ...

PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) - Finding chess boring? Try shuffling your pieces on the back rank and you get Chess960, or Freestyle chess, a variant of the game that favours creativity over preparation, ...

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas. The 19-year-old defeated the Norwegian in 39 moves in their Round 4 match. The game ...

Following a $20 million fundraise, the inaugural U.S. tournament will also introduce a live audience along with “Chesstival” - featuring prominent NBA stars LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freestyle Chess ...

She sits down with Alexandra Kosteniuk, a former Women’s World Chess Champion, during the Freestyle World Chess Championship and challenges her to a 3+2 freestyle game. With no normal opening theory ...

Carlsen secures title with semi-final entry in South Africa Finals Carlsen overcomes Caruana after initial loss, wins in tiebreaks Sindarov, Keymer, Aronian join Carlsen in semi-finals Dec 9 (Reuters) ...

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and Freestyle Chess are expanding their partnership, with DAZN delivering global broadcast coverage (excluding Norway) of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

ON FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s top players ...

Derrick Rose wants to make the game of chess more appealing to the general public. Derrick Rose is putting his love for chess on full display, hoping to inspire more people to value the game the way ...