Freestyle Chess is another name for Fischer random chess, otherwise known as Chess960, a variant of chess where there are 958 different possible starting positions. A Freestyle Chess match Carlsen vs Caruana will take place as a preview and warmup for the World Chess Championship 2024. Games will happen 21-22 November in Singapore.
The Freestyle chess tournament is organized and sponsored by Jan Henric Buettner, with Magnus Carlsen as co-organizer. It was recently announced that Freestyle chess expands into a Grand Slam, including events in different cities in 2024 and 2025. Carlsen’s new Freestyle Chess startup, already backed by millions in venture capital money with 25 of the world’s top players committed to play on the tour, underscores his belief that the format can grip fans across the globe. “What we’re playing now is in many ways a purer, long-form game than normal classical chess,” says Carlsen. “You’re sitting down at the board, and you have to think from the very beginning, and it just feels fresh
Immediately after Freestyle chess starts the World Chess Championship 2024 – Gukesh vs Ding Liren. Live games from Gukesh – Ding match will be daily on Chessdom.com, with live video, games commentary, analysis and more.
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