Jan 29, 2025 · Jan Henric Buettner during Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. After nine years of renovation, and in part thanks to €7.5 million raised by crowdfunding, the private five-star luxury resort Weissenhaus could finally open in 2014. German media has estimated Buettner's fortune to be around €100 million.

Jan Henric Buettner (10 September 1964) [1] [2] is a German entrepreneur. Born in Hamburg , Buettner studied business management there and did an internship at a precursor of Vodafone , then started his career as a trainee at Axel Springer AG , where he worked on interactive media.

Jan 27, 2025 · —Jan Henric Buettner on FIDE's statement FIDE has assured players taking part in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in 2025 that they will not be penalized. However, they also said players who are competing in the 2025-2026 World Championship cycle will be requested to sign an additional contract.

2 days ago · The FIDE and Freestyle Chess, co-founded by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, have been at loggerheads for more than two months over the use of the term “World Championship”. The FIDE had initially agreed to include the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour as part of its 2025 calendar, but problems between the two parties arose after FIDE ...

2 days ago · Jan Henric Buettner, the man behind the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. (PHOTO: Freestyle Chess/Maria Emilianova) Buettner alleged in his letter that while the talks were on, FIDE had continued pressuring players to fall in line. “It is unfortunate that FIDE has resorted to coercion, applying pressure on players to force their compliance.”

Jan Henric Buettner is the man behind the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge in Weissenhaus, which starts on Friday and sets new standards in terms of the line-up and the presentation of a chess tournament.

Feb 9, 2024 · Jan Henric Buettner’s chess journey began only a few months ago. Now, millions are poised to witness the escalation, including specifically those previously unfamiliar with the game. The aim is to make chess more approachable, tangible, vibrant.

Mar 15, 2024 · Only a few weeks after the successful inaugural edition of the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge in Weissenhaus (Germany), Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner are opening up a new chapter in the history of chess.

Jan Henric Buettner, an entrepreneur from Hamburg, is a kind of deus ex machina for German chess. Apart from a small decline produced by the tense financial situation in the German Chess Federation, German chess is actually doing quite well.

The man behind the Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge: Jan Henric Buettner Magnus Carlsen was challenged, and he won what he called his "dream tournament." The world number one rated player was crowned the winner of the inaugural Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge on Friday afternoon at the closing ceremony, held in the playing hall half an hour ...