Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that ...

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen recently reflected on his 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour victory over the reigning World Champion D Gukesh of India. In a thrilling clash that has added ...

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 ...

Magnus Carlsen strolls across the parking lot of Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg as the journalists scurry into hiding. As if the superstar of the chess world were a skittish doe that would take ...

NEW YORK (dpa): Defending champion Magnus Carlsen has caused a scandal at the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York over his choice of trousers. After being punished by the world federation ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 20-year-old German knew it was over. Sitting across from him, Magnus Carlsen surveyed the board, content with his spoils. Keymer resigned, the spectators’ arena erupted in applause ...

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 ...