C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, Magnus Carlsen, the best chess player in the world, showed up at the World Rapid Championships, on Wall Street, in New York, wearing a blazer, dress shoes ...

Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion - but his career has not been without controversy. Carlsen, 34, is the world No.1 and has won the Blitz World Championship eight times.

Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen, 34, was drawing against Ian Nepomniachtchi, also known as Nepo, at the World Blitz Championships on Wednesday when he leaned over the board and offered ...

Magnus Carlsen — the ... “It felt good to be playing,” Carlsen told journalists after the Saturday game. “The team obviously didn’t have the best start to the season.

Israeli Grandmaster Emil Sutovsky is currently at war with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. The 47-year-old FIDE CEO caught everyone’s attention on X, formerly on Twitter, during the World Rapid ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world championship title with his rival. The 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster ...

Only a few days back, Magnus Carlsen was disqualified from the Rapid event for refusing to change into formal trousers. Magnus Carlsen, who shared the 2024 World Blitz Championship title in Wall ...