Magnus Carlsen questioned the validity of classical chess as a measure of skill, favoring rapid chess. Gukesh acknowledged ...

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Indian World champion D Gukesh will try his hand at the event where positions of pieces on the back ranks randomised, and the ...

D Gukesh faces Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the opening round of the Weissenhaus event on Friday while Magnus Carlsen squares off ...

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 ...

Carlsen and Gukesh will face-off in round nine of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour at Weissenhaus in Germany on Saturday.