Former world champion Magnus Carlsen has praised Viswanathan Anand, recalling a 2008 training camp where Anand’s dominance ...

Magnus Carlsen hasn’t been on best of terms with FIDE lately, having engaged in a war of words with the Lausanne-based ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said FIDE didn't want to disqualify Magnus Carlsen from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, but the Norwegian left them with no choice after ...

Carlsen competed in the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour opener in Weissenhaus, Germany, finishing third after a ...

Viswanathan Anand has pulled out from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. His new role as FIDE Vice President and tensions with Magnus Carlsen influe ...

Recently, the relationship between Magnus Carlsen, Norway's iconic chess player and FIDE, the world chess governing body, has ...

This decision comes amid tensions between FIDE and Freestyle Chess organisers ... Bengaluru: Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand during the felicitation ceremony of World Chess Champion ...

Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), has hit back at Magnus Carlsen for criticizing Indian legend Viswanathan Anand, who is also the deputy president of FIDE.

He also remarked that the younger players said that FIDE are threatening their future. Also Read: Viswanathan Anand's sudden wildcard U-turn dubbed 'not wise' by Freestyle Chess owner ...

Gukesh will be the lone Indian taking part, following Viswanathan Anand's withdrawal from the tournament. Anand, taking up a wild card invite spot from the organisers, chose to withdraw following ...

Viswanathan Anand has decided to pull out of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, amid the ongoing war between FCPC and FIDE. The FIDE is currently at war with the Freestyle Chess Players’ Club ...

From Ali to Carlsen, athletes have defied authorities, reshaping sport. Carlsen’s standoff with FIDE, however, blurs rebellion with ego.