In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, FIDE CEO and grandmaster Emil Sutovsky cleared the air on the recent controversy, and had a contrasting take on the so-called younger players. Among ...
Henric Buettner, co-founder of Freestyle Chess Operations, has revealed the reason behind Viswanathan Anand’s withdrawal from ...
Viswanathan Anand has pulled out from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. His new role as FIDE Vice President and tensions ...
The much-anticipated match between world champion Viswanathan Anand and his protege D Gukesh at the Freestyle Chess Grand ...
Legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand has withdrawn from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour amid the ongoing dispute between Magnus Carlsen and FIDE. Anand’s decision comes as tensions rise ...
The organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour had named Anand as one of the 10 players in the field at the ...
The confusion was regarding the world championship issue and FIDE had issued a waiver to players which stated that they weren’t allowed to participate in a non-recognised world championship. To ease ...
Freestyle Chess co-owner Jan Henric Buettner revealed the reasons behind Viswanathan Anand's withdrawal ahead of the German ...
Talking about the bitter battle between FIDE and Freestyle Chess, Carlsen said: “Right now it is very hard to have a ...
He quit the event in response, and then accused FIDE officials like Viswanathan Anand of not being qualified for their roles. Meanwhile, he even stated that the FIDE threatened Freestyle Grand ...
This isn't just another chess tournament though, with a public spat between Carlsen and the promoters of the FCGT with FIDE ...