Chess with Mustreader The TRUTH about FREESTYLE Chess | Jan Buettner PODCAST
Today I’m joined by Jan Henric Buettner — co-founder of Freestyle Chess, one of the boldest projects in the chess world. We talk about why chess, in its current form, may never truly become mainstream, what has to change, and what chess can learn from Formula 1. We also discuss the difference between classical chess and Freestyle Chess, and why Jan believes the future belongs to Freestyle. We dive into the FIDE vs Freestyle conflict and why Hikaru Nakamura, one of the biggest names in chess media, is not part of the project. Don’t miss it!
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00:00 — Intro
01:16 — Freestyle World Championship
03:14 — “It turned out very differently”
04:30 — How Freestyle Chess began
08:58 — What went wrong with Freestyle?
12:53 — What’s next for Freestyle?
17:48 — Why the Freestyle Tour struggled
21:01 — Chess is not interesting?
24:14 — Freestyle more interesting than classical?
26:43 — Freestyle struggles with funding
29:18 — What Freestyle achieved in 2.5 years
31:35 — Can chess be Formula 1?
35:55 — How to make chess watchable
39:52 — Why not rapid instead of Freestyle?
41:04 — Magnus’s choice
41:27 — Freestyle or rapid: same thing?
44:15 — Chess media is just getting started
45:58 — FIDE vs Freestyle
50:50 — World Championship without Hikaru
53:06 — Gukesh took Hikaru’s place
55:41 — World Championship qualification
57:23 — How can chess become profitable?
01:02:54 — ChessCom — the most successful chess company?
01:04:13 — Jan on his own chess level
My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.
On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).
I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 32 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.
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