The biggest (and quietest) sporting clash of the year is finally here. For the first time since 1990, the top two master strategists in the game will battle for the ultimate crown, outmaneuvering each ...
(Front Office Sports) – World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has both stoked and parlayed a boom in chess interest to turn his fame and dominance in the age-old game into a major business. Carlsen ...
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sports company PUMA has signed a long-term agreement with Norwegian Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and with the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Through the ...
Chess is brutal. Chess is now cool. Sitting barely a meter away from each other in a London amphitheater under the intense glare of spotlights and spectators are two twentysomethings who were once ...
At just 13, Magnus Carlsen faced former World Champion Garry Kasparov in a legendary chess match. While Kasparov, then at the peak of his career, focused intensely, young Magnus remained surprisingly ...
D Gukesh's recent Rapid performance saw him defeat Magnus Carlsen, in what was a sensational result for the reigning world champion. After topping the Rapid section at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz ...