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Chess titans to clash in South Africa for historic Grand Slam finale

South Africa makes chess history by hosting the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals, where the world's top players will ...
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German Internet Billionaire Teams Up With Magnus Carlsen To Bring Chess Grand Slam Tour To South Africa

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour hopes to to reinvent chess by uniting the world’s top 25 players, similar to a Formula ...
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German internet billionaire brings CHESS grandmasters to SA

South Africa is set to make chess history as it hosts the final leg of the prestigious Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.
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Internet billionaire who lives in a small South African town brings big event to Cape Town

Jan Henric Buettner, an ultra-wealthy German Internet entrepreneur now living in Wilderness, is bringing the high-profile ...

Not D Gukesh or R Praggnanandhaa! India pin Freestyle Chess Finals hopes on one star

India's Arjun Erigaisi will be the sole Indian representative at the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals in South ...

Praggnanandhaa hails Carlsen for setting benchmark for excellence in chess: 'Continues to inspire many players'

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa described world No 1 Magnus Carlsen as someone who continues to inspire players every ...

Magnus Carlsen backs controversial ‘Total Chess World Championship Tour’ amid backlash from top players: ‘Magnus Tour is back’

Magnus Carlsen has backed the new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which has sparked a storm in the chess world, with top grandmasters including Anish Giri and Susan Polgar questioning the ...

Garry Kasparov drops cryptic reaction for chess fans after defeating Viswanathan Anand: ‘Dishonesty can be profitable…’

After his win, Kasparov took to X and retweeted a post from ChessBase India, where he was spotted with his friends after beating Anand. 2025 has seen a surge in investment in chess, especially with ...