It was the fist slam heard 'round the chess world. Two of the titans of chess — one, the up-and-coming champion versus arguably the greatest player of all time — squared off over the weekend in a game ...

Carlsen admitted that he knew the third game was over, and that defeat was inevitable, but kept fighting regardless. It turned out to be the prudent choice.

Reigning world champion D Gukesh defeated Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of Grand Chess Tour, on Thurday. Facing each other in Zagreb, Gukesh has now taken the sole lead with 10 points after ...

The tense game saw Magnus Carlsen make a pawn blunder in the 23rd move, allowing his opponent to get the advantage.

BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game ...

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 ...

When Magnus Carlsen started playing chess at the age of eight, he grew up in “a hybrid generation,” mainly playing on the board, he tells Euronews Next in an interview. Fast forward 25 years and the ...

BERLIN (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...