Magnus Carlsen to meet Ding Liren in a format called ‘Freestyle Chess’. What’s that?
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen will face off against world champion Ding Liren across the chess board in a new, innovative tournament starting from Friday. It will be the first time the duo will command their miniature armies of carved pieces against each other since the Chinese GM sat down on the throne abdicated by Carlsen without a shot being fired.The duo will face off in a unique format with a twist — a format popularised by the American chess legend Bobby Fischer called freestyle chess. The format promotes creativity from players by having unique starting positions on the board rather than having pieces on the back ranks in the same positions.
Besides the reigning world champion Liren and the current world no 1, the invitational tournament — called the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challeng...