Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...
Erigaisi finds new boards at eSports World Cup but remains focussed on Candidates
Arjun Erigaisi has been signed by Gen G eSports to compete for a $1.5 million prize pool at the 2025 eSports World Cup in ...
Magnus Carlsen reveals why he loves freestyle chess: 'Middlegame is where things really happen'
Magnus Carlsen has revealed the reason why he loves the freestyle chess format. Carlsen was speaking on the sidelines of the ...
Fischer Random is the future of chess: Arjun Erigaisi
India’s world No.4 in this interview says the Carlsen-backed format will grow in popularity in the coming years ...
Hikaru Nakamura explains Gukesh’s ‘biggest weakness’ as Indian GM struggles in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh has not won a single game in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Stage 1. His latest loss came ...
D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen put Freestyle Chess vs FIDE controversy to rest; players reach temporary agreement in meeting
D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen are currently participating at the first leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.
Freestyle Chess with unique innovations and top names draws global attention
The first major difference between freestyle chess and chess as we know is that the pieces on the back ranks are randomised.
Assam’s Viraj Sarawgi Clinches Silver at Bangkok Rapid Chess Championship
Assam’s rising chess talent, Viraj Sarawgi, a Grade 5 student at Royal Global School, Guwahati, delivered a stellar ...
Signee Analysis: Linebacker Dawson Merritt
I really like what Nebraska did in the transfer portal to address the departures of MJ Sherman (graduation) and Mikai Gbayor (transfer). Not only do their repla ...
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Chess kings and queens: WashU Chess Club’s semi-annual Rapid and Blitz Tournament draws several titled players
In collaboration with the St. Louis Chess Club, the WashU Chess Club hosted the WashU Rapid and Blitz tournaments on Feb. 8.
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Pewter Report 2025 7-Round Bucs Mock Draft 2.0
Bucs offseason is here and it’s time for Pewter Report’s 2025 7-Round Bucs Mock Draft 2.0 – presented by Walk-On’s Sports ...
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FIDE Vs Freestyle Chess: CEO Sutovsky Questions Scale, Defends Global Body's 'Ecosystem'
international chess federation (FIDE)'s chief executive officer Emil Sutovsky has rubbished Freestyle Chess co-owner Jan Henric Buettner's claim of wanting to "protect the young players" from FIDE.