The World Chess Championship Match begins Saturday in Sochi, Russia. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian wunderkind, will take on Viswanathan Anand, the former champion from India. The ...

One by one, the pieces came off the chess board, until only the two kings and a lone bishop remained. It was a draw, but Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, shook Ding Liren’s hand with a look of ...

Magnus Carlsen's stunning comeback performance amid a struggling tournament highlights his enduring chess mastery.

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s Magnus Carlsen at last year’s Tata Steel, in a pose fit for this year’s Tata Steel. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos (Getty Images) A championship on the line. A move so cold and calculated it has to ...

Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian chess grandmaster and reigning World Chess Champion, won't defend or seek a sixth title in 2023. Carlsen, 31, revealed on his podcast, "The Magnus Effect" that he spent ...

It was supposed to be a showdown between a speed demon and probably the greatest-ever Grandmaster in chess history. But it turned out to be a complete whitewash as Magnus Carlsen thrashed Nihal Sarin ...

The Philippine senator lasted 41 moves against an app programmed to simulate a 10-year-old version of Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. The charity match was broadcast on Friday during ...

For 137 years, being crowned world champion has long been the pinnacle of chess. However, this year’s World Chess Championship is somewhat different following reigning champion and five-time winner ...