Gukesh loses to Firouzja, finishes last in Freestyle Chess

IMAGE: D Gukesh had a forgettable campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam without a single win. Photograph: Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025/Instagram World champion D Gukesh......

Gukesh at Freestyle Grand Slam: A new chess frontier

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour in Hamburg, Germany, with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new......

Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies...

IMAGE: Last month, Magnus Carlsen was disqualified from the rapid world championship in New York over an attire dispute and used an expletive in his post-competition comments targeting FIDE before......

Carlsen launches Freestyle tour, India first on list

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen’s new tour will kick off in India. Photograph: Aude Guerrucci/Reuters Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess tour as the variant of the game,......

Freestyle Chess: Dominant Gukesh beats Carlsen; placed joint second

IMAGE: D Gukesh ended the opening day placed joint second. Photograph: FIDE Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of......