Freestyle Chess' Jan Buettner accuses FIDE of demanding $500,000 amid dispute: 'Monetary gain is the primary driver'
In an open letter to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner has also questioned the chess governing ...
Exclusive: FIDE and freestyle chess organisers close to amicable agreement after 2-month-long dispute
Across three days, there have been three one-on-one phone calls between freestyle chess tour promoter Jan Henric Buettner and FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich ...
Freestyle Chess tour’s head claims FIDE demanded $5,00,000 annually to allow event to go ahead
Henric Buettner wrote: "FIDE's recent actions, such as threatening players with sanctions and demanding they sign agreements ...
D Gukesh, Anand, Praggnanandhaa’s ‘ridiculous’ February 3 FIDE deadline revealed: ‘Don’t think anyone will sign this’
Henric Buettner made a bombshell revelation about FIDE's demand from top players like D Gukesh and Viswanathan Anand.
FIDE CEO slams Magnus Carlsen, Freestyle Chess: ‘If you want a war – try us’
Freestyle Chess head Jan Henric Buettner recently gave interviews to Norwegian media calling FIDE "stupid" and saying they ...
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen drops three-word bombshell on FIDE after Freestyle Chess open letter
Magnus Carlsen criticised FIDE after co-founding Freestyle Chess Players Club with Jan Henric Beuttner, which led to a ...