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Magnus Carlsen remains undefeated at the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2025 at Karlsruhe Convention Centre in Germany, showcasing his skill through five matches. During the game against 53-year-old ...
At the Grenke Freestyle event, all players are playing two games in one day, which meant Carlsen found himself facing off ...
Tales of Magnus Carlsen’s memory have always been part of chess folklore. There is a popular anecdote of how, by the time he was six, he had memorised the flags and names of over 200 countries of the ...
Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new ...
Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Earlier this month, a handful of ...
Magnus Carlsen made history by winning the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2025 with a flawless score of 9/9, a remarkable achievement in chess. He secured €60,000 in prize money after defeating German ...
World number one Magnus Carlsen underlined his status as one of chess' most versatile and dominant figures, clinching victory at the inaugural Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. April 10 ...
Five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen wowed the crowd at the NEXT Summit when he defeated Malta’s chess champion Colin Pace despite playing blindfolded in an exhibition match at the ...
And it is doing so with an unexpected and powerful ally: Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian grandmaster who dominated classical chess for more than a decade and who now advocates reinventing the ...
Magnus Carlsen was proved right as D Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess struggles continued. The India No. 1 had a miserable showing in Paris, settling for joint-11th position with fellow Indian Vidit ...
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are set to face off in the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam final after winning their respective semifinal matches. Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana, while ...
Other than D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and Magnus Carlsen, the men’s Norway Chess lineup consists of Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wei Yi. Chess fans around the world are gearing up for D ...