FIDE CEO Sutovsky clears the air on D Gukesh, Freestyle Chess controversy; clarifies on Viswanathan Anand's withdrawal
The first week of February saw the chess world caught up in controversy as the Freestyle Chess Players Club failed to reach ...
Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry ...
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Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
He called on Dvorkovich to resign. Emil Sutovsky, CEO of FIDE, said the organization was open to working with Freestyle Chess but was “appalled” by Buettner’s letter and the decision to ...
Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun pushed into Freestyle Chess controversy by FIDE CEO: ‘Remember these little Indian boys…'
The ongoing FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy has created much furore lately. The first week of February saw FIDE release an official statement where it denied official recognition to a Freestyle ...
FIDE Vs Freestyle Chess: CEO Sutovsky Questions Scale, Defends Global Body's 'Ecosystem'
Saying that it is "not too difficult to make an exceptional event for 10 people", FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky invoked the ...
D Gukesh makes feelings clear on FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy, drops huge verdict: ‘The Classical World C’ship…’
The confusion was regarding the world championship issue and FIDE had issued a waiver to players which stated that they weren ...
World champion D Gukesh opens up on FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy: 'Don't see it taking over...'
World champion D Gukesh feels that while he is glad to experiment the Chess960 format, he doesn’t feel that it will take over ...
FIDE confirms feud with Freestyle Chess is over as Grand Slam Tour removes 'World Championship' from regulations
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on Tuesday that the sport’s governing body feud with Freestyle Tour has ended. FIDE confirmed that the term ‘World Championship’ would be removed ...
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We cannot have different rules for Magnus Carlsen, his behaviour not worthy of a great champion: FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky
But when Emil Sutovsky won the World junior title in 1996, it was more prestigious, and chess wasn’t this insanely young. Sutovsky went on to achieve a career-high ranking of No. 17 and was ...
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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
When contacted for comment, current FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky told CNN that Sosonko’s claims were “rather inaccurate.” While admitting that the Soviets did have a lot of influence, he pointed ...