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Magnus Carlsen claims his 21st World Championship title after pulling rabbit out of hat in Game 3 of final vs Fabiano Caruana
February 17, 2026 8:50 am
Carlsen admitted that he knew the third game was over, and that defeat was inevitable, but kept fighting regardless. It turned out to be the prudent choice.
'A horror nightmare': How Arjun Erigaisi’s 'pawn war' crushed Magnus Carlsen in a wild Freestyle World Championship upset
February 14, 2026 8:13 am
“This is a position that you don’t even want to get in your nightmares,” chess legend Judit Polgar said on the official broadcast on YouTube as Arjun’s advantage over Carlsen started becoming significant.
Magnus Carlsen at a World Championship: Everything you need to know about first official Freestyle Chess World Championship
February 13, 2026 12:13 am
2022 World Fischer Random Champion, Hikaru Nakamura, was invited to compete, but he declined his invitation. But Arjun Erigaisi, Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Hans Niemann and Nodirbek Abdusattorov will compete for the title
Can Arjun Erigaisi beat Magnus Carlsen to become Freestyle World Champion?
February 12, 2026 10:12 pm
After missing the Candidates, Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi gets a shot at a world title in Germany this weekend
Jan Henric Buettner on FIDE Freestyle World Championship: 'We see ourselves as the Formula One of chess'
January 09, 2026 10:04 am
Jan Henric Buettner, the German billionaire entrepreneur behind the ambitious Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, revealed to this newspaper how the months-long feud with FIDE was finally resolved as the Freestyle Chess World Championship was announced.
Freestyle Chess organisers and FIDE bury hatchet to announce FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship
January 08, 2026 12:49 am
FIDE said that six players have already qualified for the eight-player event, based on their results during the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. This includes Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi. Freestyle Chess nominated Hans Niemann as a wildcard while FIDE's
After losing to streamer, Levon Aronian goes on unbeaten streak to claim South Africa leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
December 12, 2025 3:31 pm
Behind Aronian and Carlsen, Germany's Vincent Keymer claimed third place after defeating Javokhir Sindarov. Fabiano Caruana secured fifth place with a 1.5–0.5 victory over Arjun Erigaisi
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian in Freestyle Chess final even as Norwegian wraps up Grand Slam Tour title
December 11, 2025 11:56 am
India's Arjun Erigaisi will face Fabiano Caruana for the fifth place spot and Hans Niemann will face Parham Maghsoodloo in the match for seventh spot.
Levon Aronian, the soul of chess, and popular at 42, rediscovers his prime years again
August 19, 2025 5:37 pm
Both Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen are happy to see him win, and the Armenian remains the principled soul of the game, while staying flamboyant.
When Gukesh forced world's top chess streamer, Gotham Chess, to resign in just nine moves
August 11, 2025 12:12 am
Rozman (who goes by the name Gotham Chess) is an International Master, which is only one step below the grandmaster title. Rozman's peak rating has been 2421.
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