The record-holding world chess champion, who lives in New York and is included on the Putin government’s list of ‘terrorists and extremists,’ maintains that the war must follow a ‘strategy that consists of Ukraine winning and Russia losing’
Buettner, the sponsor, predicts that the 960 (or freestyle) mode will coexist with the classic version, and he does not rule out the possibility of two parallel World Championships
Carlsen, Ding and six other players participate in an innovative Chess960 tournament held at a luxurious German resort
With 4.5 million subscribers on YouTube and subsidiaries on Twitch and TikTok, GothamChess, the channel run by this 28-year-old from Brooklyn, has become a virtual bible for amateur players
Unlike Sergey Karjakin, the world runner-up who was sanctioned for taking military equipment to the front, the grandmaster has not been punished by the International Chess Federation for his pro-war stance
Those around the second-best chess player in the world believe that the current champion, Magnus Carlsen, advised his rival, Ding Liren, before the World Championship
The Chinese grandmaster, ranked number three, made a play never seen in elite competition against Ian Nepomniachtchi to hand the Russian the edge in Astana
The Russian player, who is ranked No. 2, faces his Chinese rival, who is No. 3, in Kazakhstan for the world title after the Norwegian elected not to defend his title