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 ...

Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi recently appeared on a show and was asked about Magnus Carlsen's criticism of Viswanathan Anand.

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 ...

In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, FIDE CEO and grandmaster Emil Sutovsky cleared the air on the recent controversy, and had a contrasting take on the so-called younger players. Among ...

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 ...

In a chess world dominated by Russians, Chinese, and later, the great Magnus Carlsen of Norway, India’s Viswanathan Anand stood firm, fighting alone - yet commanding the board like a king.

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