Judit Polgar faced Magnus Carlsen in a casual game in Madrid and turned the position around with a sharp tactical sequence. After Carlsen played Rook C8, Polgar found Bishop B6, leaving his queen ...

Magnus Carlsen says becoming a father has made him even more certain he will never return to the classical World Chess ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against Daniil Dubov of Russia on January 16, 2020 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.Dean Mouhtaropoulos ...

Magnus Carlsen handed his Player of the Match award to Vidit Gujrathi after Alpine APL Pipers beat FYERS American Gambits 9-7. The gesture underlined Vidit's decisive 96-move win and drew a warm ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen has identified what he sees as Gukesh Dommaraju’s biggest weakness ahead of the world champion’s title defence ...

Two weeks ago, at a press conference in London, after Round Five of the twelve-round world chess championship, the two competitors, Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen, were asked to name their ...

Carlsen called Sindarov the favourite, but said he believes Gukesh's ability ceiling is on par or better than the Uzbek's.

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world ...

Magnus Carlsen may be the king when it comes to the chessboard but the Norwegian showed that he can handle himself well on the golf course. Carlsen was part of a golf outing in Bengaluru amidst the ...

The cheating controversy gripping the world of elite chess was already enigmatic — but it deepened even more this week, when world champion Magnus Carlsen abruptly resigned after making a single move ...

Magnus Carlsen now holds all three world chess championship titles after winning both the World Rapid and World Blitz titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this week, marking the third time Carlsen has held ...