Here are all the updates from June 24, 2025. Chess: Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and Aravindh Chithambaram are all in ...

Nicknamed ‘the Mozart of Chess’, the former world champion helped St Pauli to a 12th-placed finish in the 15-team standings.

Beyond conventional forms, Carlsen has been leading the way with Freestyle Chess (Chess960), co-establishing the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and Players Club with German business owner Jan Henric ...

LAS VEGAS, June 03, 2025--Freestyle Chess, the innovative chess league co-founded by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner that prioritizes creativity over memorization, will bring their Grand ...

But on Monday, after an online freestyle match spanning 46 days — billed as "Magnus Carlsen vs. The World" — he was forced into a draw when Team World checked his king for a third time.

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next few days ...

It’s called Freestyle Chess, or Chess960, or Fischer Random Chess, depending on who you ask. It was invented in 1996, by chess genius Bobby Fischer in order to prevent players from simply preparing ...

Freestyle chess, Henrik Carlsen believes, could be Magnus’s legacy for the game, lending it commercial success and attention. "Magnus really hopes that freestyle has a great future.” ...

Carlsen also happens to be a co-founder of Freestyle Chess, which is looking to engage both chess aficionados, as well as amateurs new to the game.

Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Earlier this month, a handful of ...

Since then, Carlsen has been aiming to spice up chess with the creation of the Freestyle Grand Slam and feels he has nothing to prove at the moment. While speaking to Reuters, the Norwegian said that ...