Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann: ‘I’m a soldier at war’
The American grandmaster Hans Niemann had not left his apartment for four days before our lunch on a cold afternoon in the ...
The Economist8d
Can Magnus Carlsen convince people to watch chess?
C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent ...
The New York Times25d
Why superstar Magnus Carlsen is playing chess for St. Pauli
The Schachbundesliga has never known such a clamour. Advertisement Magnus Carlsen — the most famous current chess player in the world and the game’s number one — made his debut for St. Pauli ...
ERR News9d
Estonian gets once-in-a-lifetime chance to play Magnus Carlsen
The other player Carlsen was simultaneously battling with, being a strong chess player, also helped. "I think my key to victory wasn't even about what I did or what Magnus Carlsen did, but rather that ...
Hindustan Times6d
‘I noticed D Gukesh… He was 12 then…’: Magnus Carlsen spills the beans on discovering India No. 1 for the first time
Magnus Carlsen revealed when he first met Indian GM D Gukesh. Gukesh is currently in action at the Tata Steel Masters. D Gukesh is still in the sole lead at the ongoing 2025 Tata Steel Chess ...
Hindustan Times28d
‘Ding Liren’s blunder vs D Gukesh didn’t…’: Viswanathan Anand brutally silences Magnus Carlsen, chess legend
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who is also D Gukesh’s former coach, criticised the World Championship match. After his World Chess Championship victory in ...
The Economist9d
Magnus Carlsen on why the future of chess lies in freestyle
ON FEBRUARY 7th the inaugural tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will begin on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. My anticipation is immense. At the Weissenhaus Resort, the world’s top ...
Mint23d
India’s Arjun Erigaisi defeats Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana to win online chess event
(File)(PTI) Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Tuesday won the early Titled Tuesday weekly blitz competition conducted by Chess.com, reported First Post, beating the World No 1 Magnus Carlsen ...
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Arjun Erigaisi keeps alive Indian Bull run in Chess by beating Magnus Carlsen
It’s an online competition played in the blitz format. Among the participants were World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, No. 2 Fabiano Caruana and No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura. Arjun is no outsider in such elite ...
The Indian Express23d
Magnus Carlsen makes winning return after marriage
Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen made a winning return after his marriage in 2024-25 Chess Bundesliga season. Magnus Carlsen defeated Max Warmerdam in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday in his first classical ...
The Indian Express22d
‘Magnus Carlsen’s words after jeans incident were too much… he acknowledged it’: FIDE chief Arkady Dvorkovich
FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich has spoken out about the fallout from the Magnus Carlsen jeans incident which saw the world’s greatest active player pull out from the World Rapid Championship. After ...