After his win in Singapore, chess great Magnus Carlsen had said that classical chess was perhaps the "worst way" to measure a player, adding that rapid chess was perhaps a more "pure" form of chess.

World number 1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen met the current FIDE World Champion D Gukesh on Friday ahead of a much-awaited clash between the two players on 8 February, The Guardian reported.

Indian GM D Gukesh faced tough matches, while Javokhir Sindarov shined, defeating Magnus Carlsen and securing 4.5/5 points. Fabiano Caruana also advanced, and Carlsen's qualification hangs in the ...

World Champion D Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage in the first event of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, despite losing to the world’s highest-rated player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway ...

The event, embroiled in controversy well before its start, features world number one Magnus Carlsen as well as world champion D Gukesh apart from eight other elite players. (More Chess News ...

Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh set to feature to in the Freestyle Grand Chess Tour event in Weissenhaus, Germany. ESPN India The Grand Tour, which features five 'Grand Slams' in various locations ...

Grand Master Magnus Carlsen lauded 18-year-old World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju but at the same time criticised the youngster for not being “brave” when it mattered the most. In the last game of the ...

Carlsen said that that Gukesh’s inexperience played a role in the outcome. Image: Instagram/freestyle-chess On Saturday, 18-year-old Indian grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh faced off against World No. 1 ...

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen had slammed his king after defeating Hans Niemann in the quarter-finals of the World Blitz Championship in New York City in December. Carlsen has not been on good terms with ...

After spending the past two months battling against the world governing body of chess, FIDE, Magnus Carlsen said he was looking forward to facing off against the current world champion Gukesh in the ...