Chess is making its debut at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, with $1.5 million on the line. Ahead of the first pieces being moved around the board, 5-time world champion from Norway, ...

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri discusses Magnus Carlsen’s decision to stay away ...

Arjun Erigaisi stunned World No.1 Magnus Carlsen at the 2025 Freestyle Grand Slam Finals, climbing to 3rd place. The Indian ...

Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against Daniil Dubov of Russia on January 16, 2020 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Magnus Carlsen was 13 when he became a Grandmaster and ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game ...

Magnus Carlsen won the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour by securing a spot in the semi-finals at the South Africa Finals.

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current World No ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen was back competing in New York in the World Blitz Championship on Monday after he quit the Rapid World Championship over the weekend because of a dispute over a ...

Magnus Carlsen has secured the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour title, earning a $100,000 bonus after reaching the ...

Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian chess grandmaster and reigning World Chess Champion, won't defend or seek a sixth title in 2023. Carlsen, 31, revealed on his podcast, "The Magnus Effect" that he spent ...

Magnus Carlsen of Norway successfully defended his world chess championship title on Friday, extending an unbroken reign atop the game that began in 2013. He defeated his challenger, Ian ...

Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship in a soundproof glass box on Wednesday evening. Seconds after the final move, through the thick glass, he gave an exuberant double-fist pump to those of ...