Under the bright lights of Wynn Las Vegas’ Lafite Ballroom, eight grandmasters squared off Friday in a first-of-its-kind tournament shaking up the chess world. The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is ...

Tamizh Amudhan won the FIDE Commonwealth Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Under-10 Open title in Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

Following a $20 million fundraise, the inaugural U.S. tournament will also introduce a live audience along with “Chesstival” - featuring prominent NBA stars LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freestyle Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time. Inevitably, however, we are talking about jeans. “A lot of people want to see some kind of conspiracy behind things,” he ...

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 the ...

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich to ...

PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess, opens new tab tour as the variant of the game, also known as Chess960, is gaining in popularity, the world ...

NEW DELHI: Vincent Keymer was an International Master (IM) and barely 13 years old when he first stamped his authority on home soil by clinching the prestigious Grenke Chess Open title in 2018. Hosted ...

Picture of Tamizh Amudhan, sitting on floor in a dimly lit room while taking on Vincent Keymer, goes viral. Father Sathish says, “When I took that photo, I thought... I will use it to motivate others" ...