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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...