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 ...

Faker joins Cristiano Ronaldo and Magnus Carlsen as the Esports Foundation's newest Game Ambassador through 2028.

BERLIN — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen ...

At the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas, Levon Aronian secured his first title, defeating Hans Niemann in the final and earning $200,000. A notable moment occurred when Magnus Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen was a child prodigy, though he didn't love chess at first. The Norway-born grandmaster told the ...

Magnus Carlsen, the top-ranked chess player in the world, was upset by Gukesh Dommaraju, one of the other top-ranked players in the world, at Norway Chess on Sunday. Dommaraju, who just turned ...

Magnus Carlsen remains the best player in the world even in classical chess despite rarely playing the traditional format ...

The chess world recently witnessed another captivating chapter featuring its undisputed titan, Magnus Carlsen, and the formidable rising Indian prodigy, D. Gukesh. Their intensifying rivalry has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen suddenly resigned after making just a single move Monday during his widely anticipated rematch against Hans Niemann, whom Carlsen hinted may have cheated ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...