Courtesy of wikimedia commons There’s a new sort of chess. It’s flashy, it’s exciting. It’s called Freestyle Chess, or ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2, the ...

In a groundbreaking move, chess is making its first-ever appearance in the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025, solidifying its ...

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura advanced to the final of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event in Paris after defeating Fabiano Caruana and Vincent Keymer respectively in the semi-finals. Arjun ...

World number four Arjun Erigaisi was outplayed by Ian Nepomniachtchi in the opening game of the 5–9 place tiebreak at the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here. Young German Grandmaster Vincent ...

World number four Arjun Erigaisi was outplayed by Ian Nepomniachtchi in the opening game of the 5 9 place tiebreak at the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris. IMAGE: Kindly note that this ...

Results after Semifinal Day 1: Top Bracket: Fabiano Caruana 0.5-0.5 Magnus Carlsen Hikaru Nakamura 0.5-0.5 Vincent Keymer In the 5th-place bracket, Ian Nepomniachtchi capitalised on his spatial ...

Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile, trails Ian Nepomniachtchi in his 5th-8th classification match after losing Game 1 in 41 moves while R Praggnanandhaa holds Richard Rapport to a stalemate. Freestyle Chess ...

Anand, who teamed up with China’s Ding Liren for the challenge, recounted how the unlikely duo managed to cook their way to victory. “We were given some ingredients — it was to make Halibut ...