Impressions from Weissenhaus

by Arne Kaehler
2/12/2025 – Impressions from the semi-finals of the Weissenhaus Freestyle event: Vincent Keymer won against Magnus Carlsen. Anna Cramling vs. Alexandra Botez was the Freestyle evening event. Gukesh reunites with Frederic Friedel and the World Champion receives an unexpected gift. And finally, we see the perhaps most famous chess button in the world!

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Impressions from the first day of the semi-finals in Weissenhaus

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Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.