In this exclusive interview, Vincent Keymer reflected on his rise from winning the Grenke Open at 13 to claiming the Grenke ...

Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Earlier this month, a handful of the ...

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 ...

PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, expanding the sport’s growing elite ...

PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - Hans Niemann, the chess grandmaster at the heart of an alleged cheating scandal, has yet to provide an explanation on his late withdrawal from the Freestyle Grand Slam in ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told a ...

Derrick Rose wants to make the game of chess more appealing to the general public. Derrick Rose is putting his love for chess on full display, hoping to inspire more people to value the game the way ...

Under the bright lights of Wynn Las Vegas’ Lafite Ballroom, eight grandmasters squared off Friday in a first-of-its-kind tournament shaking up the chess world. The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is ...

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and Freestyle Chess are expanding their partnership, with DAZN delivering global broadcast coverage (excluding Norway) of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this month, a handful of the world’s greatest chess players gathered in an event space located in the lush greenery of ...