Freestyle Chess' Jan Buettner accuses FIDE of demanding $500,000 amid dispute: 'Monetary gain is the primary driver'
In an open letter to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner has also questioned the chess governing ...
Gukesh's hopes of facing Carlsen and other stars at home during Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in danger: Report
Reigning world champion D Gukesh would have relished the prospect of taking on world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in front of home ...
Exclusive: FIDE and freestyle chess organisers close to ending dispute after 2-month-long feud
Across three days, there have been three one-on-one phone calls between freestyle chess tour promoter Jan Henric Buettner and ...
‘In communication with D Gukesh's father’: Freestyle Chess head allays fears of India No. 1 following Viswanathan Anand
Freestyle Chess co-owner Jan Henric Buettner informed fans that D Gukesh won’t be following Viswanathan Anand in withdrawing from the upcoming leg in Germany.
FIDE, Freestyle Chess close to amicable agreement, could end two-month dispute soon: Report
The conflict between the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the organisers of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam could ...
FIDE and freestyle chess organisers may end their feud soon: What was the dispute?
The feud saw FIDE on one side and prominent players such as Magnus Carlsen on the other. Why was the chess world in turmoil ...
Freestyle Chess tour’s head claims FIDE demanded $5,00,000 annually to allow event to go ahead
Henric Buettner wrote: "FIDE's recent actions, such as threatening players with sanctions and demanding they sign agreements ...
Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa's ‘ridiculous’ Feb 3 FIDE deadline revealed; Anand decides: ‘Don’t think anyone will sign this’
T he chess world has become like a reality television show since last month, with FIDE at war with Magnus Carlsen’s Freestyle ...
FIDE CEO slams Magnus Carlsen, Freestyle Chess: ‘If you want a war – try us’
Freestyle Chess head Jan Henric Buettner recently gave interviews to Norwegian media calling FIDE "stupid" and saying they ...
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen drops three-word bombshell on FIDE after Freestyle Chess open letter
Magnus Carlsen criticised FIDE after co-founding Freestyle Chess Players Club with Jan Henric Beuttner, which led to a ...