The current world No. 1, Magnus Carlsen is considered by many to be the greatest chess player in history. But to the ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will not compete in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa, India. Citing motivational issues and a disinterest in long-format classical games, the five-time world champion ...

Oslo (AFP) – The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and world number one Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on Wednesday both backed a new world championship concept that sets ...

Hikaru Nakamura's controversial act of throwing Gukesh Dommaraju's king piece into the crowd during an exhibition match has divided the chess community. While some, like Magnus Carlsen's coach Peter ...

Five-time chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen, has entered a new phase of his life. Magnus and his wife, Ella Victoria, were blessed with their first child on September 27. Victoria broke the good ...

Chess icon Magnus Carlsen and wife Ella Victoria Carlsen welcomed their first child on September 27, drawing global congratulations. FIDE's unique social media post referenced "great genes" and subtly ...

Magnus Carlsen won't participate in the upcoming 2026 Candidates Tournament, and also won't challenge D Gukesh for the World Championship title. Magnus Carlsen relinquished his World Chess ...

"I had my earphones on," Carlsen said, smiling, in a video interview with Newsweek Sports this week, "but from what I've heard from others, it was definitely a good atmosphere." Loading twitter ...

"Part of me, honestly, when I had that loss, recently just felt it was so dumb and so unnecessary, and it made me feel so kind of washed and useless," he said on the podcast. "My thoughts for a few ...

June 6 (Reuters) - Chess great Magnus Carlsen recovered from his meltdown against world champion Gukesh Dommaraju last weekend to win the Norway Chess tournament on Friday. The Norwegian world number ...

Magnus Carlsen is one of the most recognizable players in the sport of chess, but he suffered a major upset in a classical matchup against Gukesh Dommaraju on Sunday. Video from the match showed ...

Back in February, the all-time chess great Magnus Carlsen appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to talk about his love of the game—as well as the high-pitched moments of chess-world drama, like his ...