Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: World Champion Gukesh Ends Winless Campaign With Loss To Firouzja
Gukesh thus concluded his forgettable campaign in the tournament at Weissenhaus resort without a single win. After a lost battle that ended in a draw on the first day, the ball was in Gukesh's court ...
A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound world
Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, challenging FIDE's classical format. This shift draws support due to the heavy ...
Vidit Gujrathi Explains Why Magnus Carlsen Targets FIDE, Viswanathan Anand – Here’s What He Said
Carlsen competed in the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour opener in Weissenhaus, Germany, finishing third after a ...
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Dubai inmates' team honoured by FIDE for winning international chess tournament
The inmates’ team beat 115 other chess squads from 51 countries at the tournament organised by the Cook County Office in Chicago, and held online ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Weissenhaus 2025: Winless Gukesh finishes on bottom after losing to Firouzja; Keymer beats Caruana to clinch top spot
D. Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their ...
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MGD1 recently secured a $1.5 million sponsorship deal for India No. #1 GM Arjun Erigaisi.
MGD1 co-founder Manu Gurtu explains how the pandemic and the Online Chess Olympiad led to the birth of a new chess-centric ...
Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry ...
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This CRPF officer is first to marry at Rashtrapati Bhavan #ManifestIT
CRPF Assistant Commandant Poonam Gupta is set to marry fellow officer Avnish Kumar at Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking a historic first. Known for her outstanding service and leadership, she gained ...