2 days ago · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on Tuesday that the sport’s governing body feud with Freestyle Tour has ended. FIDE confirmed that the term ‘World Championship’ would be removed from Freestyle Tour’s regulations.

1 day ago · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has officially ended its dispute with the Freestyle Chess Tour after organisers agreed to remove the term “World Championship” from their regulations. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky confirmed the resolution on Tuesday, stating: “Today, February 04, the organisers of the ‘Freestyle Chess Tour’ fully …

3 days ago · The negotiations between Freestyle Chess, led by its founders Jan Henric Buettner and Magnus Carlsen, and FIDE collapsed on Monday. The conflict has now escalated into a deadlocked conflict.

3 days ago · International Chess Federation (FIDE) CEO Emil Sutovsky has said that Freestyle Chess has removed the term ‘World Championship’ from the Tour regulations. Freestyle Chess, however, are yet to respond to Emil’s post.

Jan 21, 2025 · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has criticized Freestyle Chess for branding its upcoming Grand Slam tour as a "World Championship," claiming the move threatens to divide the chess community and warning of potential legal action.

4 days ago · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) reiterated that no agreement between the sport’s global body and the Freestyle Chess Tour had been reached regarding the use of the ‘World Championship’ term.

Jan 27, 2025 · Jan Henric Buettner, the head of Freestyle Chess, has fired back at the FIDE's threats of legal action, labeling it as "pure blackmailing", alleging that they demanded $500,000

5 days ago · The ongoing feud between organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and FIDE, the global governing body of chess, is close to an amicable agreement. In recent days, there have been one-on-one calls between Jan Henric Buettner, the brains and financial muscle behind the upcoming freestyle ...

4 days ago · Despite intensive negotiations, the FIDE Council states that there is currently no agreement regarding the Freestyle Tour. This is due to the other party’s refusal to acknowledge FIDE's status as the sole regulator of World Chess Championships and its authority to award a World Championship title.

Jan 21, 2025 · With regard to the recent communications from the “Freestyle Chess Players Club” (“FCPC”), FIDE states the following: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is the only internationally recognized governing body of chess (in particular, by the International Olympic Committee), regulating all official international chess competitions.