Reigning world champion D Gukesh would have relished the prospect of taking on world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in front of home ...
In an open letter to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner has also questioned the chess governing ...
The conflict between the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the organisers of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam could ...
Freestyle Chess co-owner Jan Henric Buettner informed fans that D Gukesh won’t be following Viswanathan Anand in withdrawing from the upcoming leg in Germany.
The feud saw FIDE on one side and prominent players such as Magnus Carlsen on the other. Why was the chess world in turmoil in recent weeks and what has changed now? We explain.
Across three days, there have been three one-on-one phone calls between freestyle chess tour promoter Jan Henric Buettner and FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich ...
Henric Buettner wrote: "FIDE's recent actions, such as threatening players with sanctions and demanding they sign agreements ...
Freestyle Chess head Jan Henric Buettner recently gave interviews to Norwegian media calling FIDE "stupid" and saying they ...
T he chess world has become like a reality television show since last month, with FIDE at war with Magnus Carlsen’s Freestyle ...
FCPC co-owner Jan Henric Buettner made a bombshell revelation about FIDE's demand from top players like D Gukesh. The chess world has become like a reality television show since last month ...