Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. For 40 years, the chess world has been debating why ...
Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...
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Magnus Carlsen braces for secret GM showdown at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
Magnus Carlsen readies for a cryptic GM duel at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. Dive into the high-stakes drama behind ...
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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: D Gukesh finishes eighth in Weissenhaus
Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju's nightmare at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, Germany came to an end with an eighth-place finish on Friday. Gukesh, the reigning world champion ...