Viswanathan Anand exits Freestyle Chess Grand Slam as Magnus Carlsen-FIDE dispute escalates
Legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand has withdrawn from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour amid the ongoing dispute between Magnus Carlsen and FIDE.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 ...
FIDE slams Magnus Carlsen for 'misleading' claims about threatening players: 'Conveniently forget to mention'
FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has called out Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura for spreading a ‘misleading’ narrative that the ...
Inside The Games6d
Uzbekistan to stage 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss
The Uzbek city of Samarkand is preparing to host one of the world's most important chess events from 3-15 September. The Women's Grand Swiss will ...
Variety6d
David Lynch Meets Abbas Kiarostami in Sundance Thriller ‘The Things You Kill,’ Says Director Alireza Khatami
Premiering out Sundance’s world dramatic competition ahead of subsequent play in Rotterdam, “The Things You Kill” marks Iranian auteur Alireza Khatami’s most personal and outré work to date.
The Indian Express5d
Random piece positions, 960 possible starts: What is freestyle chess, which led to Magnus Carlsen clashing with FIDE?
They will be joined by World No 2 Fabiano Caruana, No 3 Hikaru Nakamura, Uzbek prodigy Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, Levon Aronian, and Vincent Keymer. The 10th player will be selected from ...