Freestyle Chess: Gukesh remains winless; Carlsen loses thrice on Day 1

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 shined, defeating Magnus Carlsen and securing 4.5/5 points. Fabiano Caruana also advanced, and Carlsen's qualification hangs in the balance after three losses.

How much Gukesh took home despite winless run at Freestyle Chess

times of india - 15/Feb 04:27

World champion D Gukesh finished eighth at the German Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after losing to Alireza Firouzja. Despite a winless campaign, Gukesh...

Freestyle Chess: D Gukesh qualifies for knockout stage

times of india - 08/Feb 17:00

World Champion D Gukesh advanced to the knockout stage of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour despite losing to Magnus Carlsen in the final round. Gukesh...

Chess: Vincent Keymer knocks out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

theguardian.com - 14/Feb 08:00

The 20-year-old scored a career-best result by defeating the World No 1 in the Norwegian’s favourite format, and leads 1-0 against the US champion,...

World Champion D Gukesh Eliminated From Freestyle Grand Slam Chess Tournament After Quarterfinal Loss To American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana

free press journal - 11/Feb 05:06

How Magnus Carlsen's 'perfect tournament' came into being

times of india - 12/Feb 05:33

Freestyle Chess, created by German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner and endorsed by Magnus Carlsen, introduces excitement into chess with randomised...

The mating game: Chess couples in love soar up the Cupid Index

washingtontimes.com - 11/Feb 11:54

GM Magnus Carlsen pulled off an unexpected pre-Valentine's Day combination, as the Norwegian great took himself off the market as the most eligible...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he's selling them for charity

washingtontimes.com - 15:17

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens - for charity.

Magnus Carlsen puts 'forbidden jeans' up for auction

times of india - 12:04

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen auctioned off the jeans that led to his disqualification from a round in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess...

Freestyling in style, Keymer captures Chess960 inaugural event

washingtontimes.com - 18/Feb 12:23

German GM Martin Keymer was Freestyling in style, successively defeating the world's two highest-rated players to capture the inaugural event of the...

'Blitz games shouldn't decide classical titles': China No. 1 Wei Yi

times of india - 10/Feb 10:21

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's victory in the Tata Steel Masters highlights his exceptional talent. Grandmaster Wei Yi, impressed by the Indian prodigy,...

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