T he ongoing FIDE vs Freestyle Chess controversy has created much furore lately. The first week of February saw FIDE release ...

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has responded to Magnus Carlsen’s bold suggestion that he is bigger than the organization.

After a war of words with world No 1 Magnus Carlsen, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky had taken aim at American Grandmaster and popular streamer Hikaru Nakamura in a long post on X. Nakamura, though hit back at ...

Freestyle Chess head Jan Henric Buettner recently gave interviews to Norwegian media calling FIDE "stupid" and saying they ...

Freestyle Chess co-owner Jan Henric Buettner made a ‘rape’ comparison while talking about the ongoing controversy with FIDE.

Henric Buettner wrote: "FIDE's recent actions, such as threatening players with sanctions and demanding they sign agreements ...

FIDE CEO discusses World Junior Chess Championship, Magnus Carlsen controversy, India's chess progress, and chess in the digital space.

Calling the collaboration between Freestyle Chess and Fide “increasingly strained”, Buettner claimed that Fide president ...

This isn't just another chess tournament though, with a public spat between Carlsen and the promoters of the FCGT with FIDE ...

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess ...

So honestly my patience with them was not very big to begin with," Carlsen said. FIDE’s CEO Emil Sutovsky responded to Carlsen's claims, calling them a "lie." "The only thing we insisted on ...