Jan 21, 2025 · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has criticized Freestyle Chess for branding its upcoming Grand Slam tour as a "World Championship," claiming the move threatens to divide the chess community and warning of potential legal action.

16 hours ago · The FIDE and Freestyle Chess, co-founded by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, have been at loggerheads over the use of the term “World Championship”. In 2024, Carlsen and Buettner launched the Freestyle Chess Players’ Club (FCPC) and also announced the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, which is set to be placed across continents this ...

1 day ago · READ MORE: As FIDE vs Freestyle Chess war intensifies, Magnus Carlsen, trainer share private text messages from FIDE president Despite the acrimony between the two parties, it was only last week that a ceasefire was appearing likely with German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, the brains and financial muscle behind the ambitious freestyle tour, and FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich having at ...

18 hours ago · The negotiations between Freestyle Chess, led by its founders Jan Henric Buettner and GM Magnus Carlsen, and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) have collapsed and escalated into a deadlocked conflict.Freestyle Chess has backed down and postponed its decision to crown a world champion, but FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich is …

17 hours ago · Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich to resign after talks ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The conflict between FIDE and Freestyle Chess, which has five high-level Chess960/Fischer-Random tournaments scheduled in 2025, is heating up. On Tuesday, the chess world governing body released a statement threatening legal action if the tour planned to crown a 'world champion' without FIDE's approval.

2 days ago · The ongoing feud between organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and FIDE, the global governing body of chess, is close to an amicable agreement.. In recent days, there have been one-on-one calls between Jan Henric Buettner, the brains and financial muscle behind the upcoming freestyle event, and FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich to reach a …

Jan 21, 2025 · With regard to the recent communications from the “Freestyle Chess Players Club” (“FCPC”), FIDE states the following: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is the only internationally recognized governing body of chess (in particular, by the International Olympic Committee), regulating all official international chess competitions.

2 days ago · The conflict between Freestyle Chess and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has intensified after Jan Henric Buettner, representing Freestyle Chess, released an open letter criticizing FIDE's approach to negotiations over the recognition of the Freestyle Chess Tour. The letter alleges player coercion and broken agreements. In response, FIDE issued a press release reaffirming its ...

3 days ago · The Freestyle Chess organisers offered to pay offered to pay FIDE $100,000 “as a gesture of goodwill and to avoid harassment”, but the FIDE even demanded $500,000. The controversy erupted even further after FIDE deputy president and legendary grandmaster Viswanathan Anand quit the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour .