Carlsen's trainer, Peter Heine Nielsen, further stoked the flames by sharing excerpts of his conversations with FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, adding to the mounting evidence that FIDE had backtracked on its ...

In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, FIDE CEO and grandmaster Emil Sutovsky cleared the air on the recent controversy, and had a contrasting take on the so-called younger players. Among ...

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

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 ...

Firing a fresh salvo in their running feud with the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour organizers, international chess federation (FIDE)'s chief executive officer Emil Sutovsky has rubbished ...

The 12 members of the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC) have decided against using term ‘world champion for the winner of the Freestyle Chess Tour. The winner will be called ‘Freestyle Chess ...

They gave us great PR." Carlsen and Buettner, however, asked that Dvorkovich keep his promise even though the waiver "is not required anymore", FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Tuesday ...