Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Buettner have announced the global 'Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour', inviting top players like Caruana, Nakamura, Abdusattorov, and others. The tour will consist of five tournaments per year on five continents, starting in India in November 2024.
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Do you all remember the first edition of Freestyle Chess? It happened in Weissenhaus, Germany in February and started with a prize fund of US$200,000. But now things are speeding up. Jan Buettner (the founder and main sponsor) along with Magnus Carlsen have announced that top… https://t.co/vFzB98zvi6
"Freestyle Chess" tournaments planned: November 10-17, 2024: India February 7-14, 2025: Germany 2025: New York USA, Cartagena, Colombia, Cape Town, South Africa 2026: Australia https://t.co/jBaZHMlUT8
Chess-Carlsen launches Freestyle tour, India first on list https://t.co/ugfOAcK0vu https://t.co/5xuOyD9AkL
Carlsen and German entrepreneur Buettner announcing the global "Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour", a series of five tournaments per year on five continents. All players rated above 2725 are invited, including Caruana, Nakamura, Abdusattorov, Ding, Firouzja, So, Nepo, Wei & Anand. https://t.co/uVtkJNgCTb
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Who will be the winner of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2024? The chess spectacle is set to take place in Toronto, Canada, from April 3 to 23 alongside the FIDE Candidates. Eight of the top female players will fight to determine the challenger to Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun!… https://t.co/qbqmD1iHYQ