Magnus Carlsen, the World No 1 player, and the FIDE have been in a conflict over Freestyle chess tournament for a while now.

Chess legend Magnus ... and R Praggnanandhaa continued to share the lead on 4.5 points out of a possible six and Gukesh is ...

Taking to X, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand lavished praise on R Praggnanandhaa for his victory over D Gukesh.

D Gukesh’s performance at the ongoing 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters has been sensational! The defending champion has been utterly dominant in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, and has perfectly silenced some ...

The World No. 1 cited lack of motivation, and revealed he preferred tournaments over championship matches. Meanwhile, he also didn’t enter the cycle for the World Chess Championship 2024. After Gukesh ...

but Praggnanandhaa fought back in style to win the next two face-offs. Also Read: Viswanathan Anand's sudden wildcard U-turn dubbed 'not wise' by Freestyle Chess owner: 'If Magnus Carlsen ...

D Gukesh and Magnus ... Magnus Carlsen, who famously decided to not defend his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi at the 2023 C’ship. Also Read: D Gukesh gives ice-cold stare to Praggnanandhaa ...

D Gukesh has climbed to third position in the live Elo chess ratings, and is behind Hakaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen.