Fischerandom chess takes centre stage as five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner announced in a joint statement on Friday that the first of five legs of a worldwide Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will be actually held in India in November 2024 for a money prize of $500,000. The format is the same of that of Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge: rapid prelims followed by a knockout with classical time control. “In 2025 the next stop will be Germany (Weissenhaus) from February 7–14. Further Grand Slams are currently planned for summer, fall and winter 2025 in New York, Cartagena/Colombia, and Cape Town/South Africa, as well as for Australia in 2026”, Buettner said, adding he was inspired by mainstream sports like Formula One and tennis.
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