The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 is set to begin on February 13 to 15 in Wangels, Germany. Here's everything you need to know.

Freestyle Chess, also known as Chess960 or FIDE Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant where the pieces start in a semi-random position, which means players cannot memorise openings and must decide ...

World Fischer Random Champion, Hikaru Nakamura, was invited to compete, but he declined his invitation. But Arjun Erigaisi, ...

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 will be held from February 13–15 in Germany, featuring Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi, and a $300,000 prize fund. Here's how to watch the event live ...

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 is all set to begin in Germany with Magnus Carlsen leading the field. Here’s ...

FIDE had organised two Fischer Random World Championships in 2019 and 2022. Nakamura was the winner of the second tournament ...

Earlier this month, a handful of the world’s greatest chess players gathered in an event space located in the lush greenery of Paris’ Bois de Vincennes. The spectacle was part of an ambitious vision ...

Sports streamer secures global rights excluding Norway to February 2026 tournament featuring Magnus Carlsen and seven more ...

When asked about the start of his newest project, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, Hamburg entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner only has one word: Mega! Buettner has been making a name for himself as ...

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 ...

After missing the Candidates, Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi gets a shot at a world title in Germany this weekend ...

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