Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against Daniil Dubov of Russia on January 16, 2020 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.Dean Mouhtaropoulos ...

By a quirk of fate, the first and last sentence of Magnus Carlsen’s press conference after becoming the World Rapid Champion looked to drive home the same point. He started off by letting the world ...

Magnus Carlsen flatly accused Hans Niemann of cheating in a lengthy statement Monday. Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, explained his decision to withdraw from the Sinquefield Cup ...

BERLIN — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen ...

Two weeks ago, at a press conference in London, after Round Five of the twelve-round world chess championship, the two competitors, Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen, were asked to name their ...

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is currently a more dangerous player than World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, according to veteran Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay. Pragg recently beat Carlsen twice en route to win ...

Bjarte Leer-Helgesen is a chess trainer in Norway, who worked as a coach in Magnus Carlsen’s first chess club. He knews Carlsen’s father, who would bring both his kids to the club. According to Bjarte ...

The world’s greatest player makes his Hong Kong debut alongside American star Fabiano Caruana, Mongolia’s 34th Prime Minister H.E. Mr Zandanshatar Gombojav, WR Chess founder Wadim Rosenstein, and spec ...

Magnus Carlsen, the highest-rated chess player in the world, suffered a devastating loss against Alireza Firouzja in the first round of Norway Chess 2026. The tournament takes place annually in ...

The World Chess Championship Match begins Saturday in Sochi, Russia. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian wunderkind, will take on Viswanathan Anand, the former champion from India. The ...

Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his world championship title next year against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi because he has no motivation to play the match. The Norwegian grandmaster successfully ...