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All you need to know as R Vaishali, Harikia Dronavalli and other Indians battle chess's best in the World Cup.
Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told ...
Can the World’s Greatest Chess Player Turn the Game Into Must-See TV? Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore ...
143,000 people teamed up to tie the world’s top chess player ‘Magnus vs. The World’ saw the living legend draw after 46 days and 32 moves. By Andrew Paul. Published May 21, 2025 3:14 PM EDT.