The confusion was regarding the world championship issue and FIDE had issued a waiver to players which stated that they weren’t allowed to participate in a non-recognised world championship. To ease ...

The FCPC received official recognition from the international body just before 2024’s year-ending World Rapid and Blitz Championship. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky spoke on the Freestyle Chess controversy.

PARIS - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric ... to remain eligible for the official FIDE World Championship cycle. "We note that this document does not impose new requirements on ...

India’s world No.4 in this interview says the Carlsen-backed format will grow in popularity in the coming years ...

Dommaraju Gukesh, reigning world champion and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen are all set to feature in ... with expulsion from the FIDE Chess World Championship cycle should they ...

In Chess960/Freestyle chess, which was created by former ... to remain eligible for the official FIDE World Championship cycle. “We note that this document does not impose new requirements ...

PARIS – Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour boss Jan Henric ... Singapore time), to remain eligible for the official Fide World Championship cycle. It added: “This document does not impose new ...

The five-tournament series will unfold through the year, with Paris, New York, New Delhi and Cape Town being the other four ...

Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh set ... format of chess that many predict will be the one to reinvigorate the sport. FIDE have taken issue with the FCGT's positioning as a 'world championship' and ...

orld number one Magnus Carlsen has demanded that International Chess Federation ... for the official World Championship cycle. The Freestyle Tour reacted by lambasting FIDE but at the same time ...