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Chess-Niemann gone AWOL as Freestyle Paris Grand Slam underway
Hans Niemann, the chess grandmaster at the heart of an alleged cheating scandal, has yet to provide an explanation on his ...
Gukesh out! World champion falls in Paris Freestyle Chess prelims
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam preliminary stage wrapped up in Paris. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen led with 8.5 ...
Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Day 2 Highlights: World champion Gukesh eliminated; Erigaisi only Indian to qualify
Round 11 saw Ian Nepomniachtchi take the top spot with a clinical win over Gukesh. Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw by ...
Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Day 1 Highlights: Gukesh suffers four defeats; Erigaisi emerges as best among Indian GMs
Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov collected five wins from six matches while D Gukesh suffered four defeats. Arjun ...
Gukesh's positive attitude lauded as world champion returns to Freestyle Chess Tour: 'He just accepted bad results'
Chess world champion D Gukesh endured a poor outing in the first leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, finishing the tournament winless. However, this hasn’t dampened his appetite to ...
Freestyle chess: Gukesh leads Indian charge in Paris, Niemann pulls out
P Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidi Gujrathi are the other Indian GMs in the 12-player field for the second leg of the ...
No Carlsen vs Niemann at Paris leg of Freestyle Chess Tour as American Grandmaster makes surprise withdrawal
The much-anticipated clash between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann won’t happen at the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand ...