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Leon Mendonca, the Goan chess whiz known for Hawaiian shirts, attacking chess and appetite for big scalps
The 19-year-old took Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2025 by storm, finishing 10th among 297 players, beating Ian Nepomniachtchi ...
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Dutch grandmaster shares crucial advice to cease Magnus Carlsen from ruining Grenke Freestyle Chess Open
A Dutch grandmaster warns Magnus Carlsen about his dominance in freestyle chess, suggesting his rapid mastery could harm the ...
Magnus Carlsen Creates History But 10-Year-Old Prodigy Says, 'I Can Beat Him, He is Not an Engine' At Grenke Freestyle Chess 2025
Magnus Carlsen made history by winning the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2025 with a flawless score of 9/9, a remarkable ...
Magnus Carlsen not surprised by D Gukesh's poor run in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: 'It’s not close'
Reigning Classical world champion D Gukesh is yet to make his mark in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, enduring a winless ...
D Gukesh blames Freestyle Chess woes on ‘intuition’ as Erigaisi performs better in Paris: ‘I’m not like Magnus Carlsen…’
D Gukesh had to settle for joint-11th position at the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam and Arjun Erigaisi came fifth. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen won the event.
Unmanned cameras, delayed broadcast, heart-rate monitors: The present and future of chess broadcast
India is enjoying a golden period with a dominant young generation, and how the game is shown to viewers is finally matching ...
Magnus Carlsen's D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi Freestyle Chess prediction proved right in brutal manner
Magnus Carlsen was proved right as D Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess struggles continued. The India No. 1 had a miserable showing in ...
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Chess trump cards: ‘Claim you own this stuff,’ Dutch GM Anish Giri taunts FIDE
British GM recently introduced a series of chess trump cards in connection with the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event in Paris ...
Can the World’s Greatest Chess Player Turn the Game Into Must-See TV?
Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore ...