Star footballer Mo Salah has labelled the chess world No.1 Magnus Carlsen as the ‘best endgame player ever’. The Liverpool ...

The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

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Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion and one of the sport's most recognisable figures, but his career has not been without controversy.

World number one Carlsen and Russia's Nepomniachtchi shared the Blitz title after three sudden-death games failed to produce ...

For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The ...

Interference from his sport's governing body resulted in the world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, quitting in ...

“I’ve never prearranged a draw in my career,” he posted on X, adding: “I think the match itself showed two players playing high level chess, equally matched and both deserving of a win.

As if there wasn't enough drama in the world of chess through the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship, the most controversial moment was saved for very last of all. Magnus Calrsen made headlines after ...

Magnus Carlsen, the global No 1, will compete in today’s World Blitz Championship on Wall Street after all. The Norwegian, 34, was fined and defaulted during the Rapid on Friday for refusing to change ...