Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated chess player since 2010, will take a seat in Weissenhaus, Germany, to compete in freestyle chess, previously known as Chess960 and Fischer Random. The starting ...

Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is among the greatest chess players of all time.

Freestyle as opposed to AI However, Keymer is very interested in a chess variant that was invented by the legendary US champion Bobby Fischer: In "Fischer Random," the starting position is drawn ...

Seventy-nine women, men and children participated in the Twin Cities Metro Area Chess Celebration at the Golden Valley Library on Aug. 19. They ranged from those who knew nothing about the game ...

A row is brewing in the world of chess – at the center of it are a disgruntled world federation and a chess variant – with millions on the line. When asked about the start of his newest ...

D Gukesh did not last long against Fabiano Caruana in a must-win tie with the American winning in a mere 18 moves.

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

World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana defeated D Gukesh in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour quarterfinals at Weissenhaus in Germany ...

World champion D Gukesh will take on Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the two-game quarter-final after the latter ...