Following a $20 million fundraise, the inaugural U.S. tournament will also introduce a live audience along with “Chesstival” - featuring prominent NBA stars LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freestyle Chess ...

Jan Henric Buettner, the German billionaire entrepreneur behind the ambitious Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, revealed to this ...

Five-time World Champion and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, rising Indian star Aravindh Chithambaram and more join tour as Wild Card Contenders Grand Chess ...

Arjun Erigaisi will be up against some of the biggest names on the circuit as he aims to win the FIDE Freestyle Chess ...

“It feels great to win a Grand Chess Tour event,” said Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. “Last year, I came close but fell short in the tiebreak, so having a few hours to rest beforehand this time made a ...

2026 New Tour Schedule Announced with GCT Finals Set to be Held in Saint Louis Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana representing the United States captured the 2025 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Finals title in ...

Elite chess is experiencing a surge of "World Championships" with two major announcements: the Total Chess World Championship ...

New Delhi | The organisers of Norway Chess on Wednesday announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion ...

The organisers of Norway Chess announced the launch of the Total Chess World Championship Tour on Wednesday. It will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three ...

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...