BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a ...

The Norwegian has suggested several times to make a change of modality. In an ancient sport like chess, where every move has ...

Before Magnus Carlsen amazed the world with his prodigious chess talent, he was just a kid lost in deep thoughts. His dad was even a little worried about him. "I was a bit concerned about the ...

How a defeat by Magnus Carlsen fueled LR Srihari’s journey to becoming India’s 86th chess grandmaster. Discover the untold ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world number one ... has helped him. In Lohia’s best Southend win, against a French master, he showed the power of a rook on the seventh rank.

Among the Indians, Arjun Erigaisi had the best performance, coming fifth in the standings. Magnus ... In the opening round, he defeated Caruana. Despite losing to Erigaisi, Carlsen ended up ...

Sitting across from him, Magnus Carlsen surveyed the board ... difficult and make for a level playing field in the absence of opening theory to fall back on. He stepped away from classical ...

Magnus Carlsen secured a 1-0 lead against Hikaru Nakamura in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam final in Paris, capitalising on a crucial error by Nakamura. Carlsen's ...