The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam began at Weissenhaus, Germany, featuring a rapid event to decide eight knockout contenders. Indian GM D Gukesh faced tough matches, while Javokhir Sindarov ...
It is an old, well-worn cliché in American football that the sport is simply chess played on a field, with its complex strategies used to unlock an opponent’s defense or stifle its offense.
The stage is set for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, which commences its first-ever tournament on February 7, 2025 in Weissenhaus, Germany. The event, embroiled in controversy well before its ...
World Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament.