Levon Aronian beats Magnus Carlsen, stays unbeaten to clinch Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Final title; Arjun Erigaisi finishes sixth

Levon Aronian clinched the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam title in Grootbos. He defeated Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final.

Jan Henric Buettner on FIDE Freestyle World Championship: ‘We see ourselves as the Formula One of chess’

Jan Henric Buettner, the German billionaire entrepreneur behind the ambitious Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, revealed to this ...

Freestyle Chess organisers and FIDE bury hatchet to announce FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship

FIDE said that six players have already qualified for the eight-player event, based on their results during the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. This includes Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi. F ...
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Weissenhaus to host Freestyle Chess WCH

The International Chess Federation revealed on Wednesday the German city will welcome the inaugural championship of this ...

Why Hikaru Nakamura will not be participating in newly introduced FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship

FIDE had organised two Fischer Random World Championships in 2019 and 2022. Nakamura was the winner of the second tournament ...
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FIDE Launches First Official Freestyle Chess World Championship

The first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship will take place in Weissenhaus, Germany, adding a new title to the ...

Another world title up for grabs as Freestyle Chess and FIDE agree on $300,000 event

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

Exclusive: Why no Hikaru Nakamura? Inside story of how FIDE, Freestyle Chess agreed terms on World Championship

FIDE and Freestyle Chess ended a long-running dispute over world championship authority by agreeing to stage the first ...