A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh ...
NEW DELHI – In a dramatic turnaround at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, India’s teenage World Champion D Gukesh stunned the chess world by defeating former world number one Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 ...
STAVANGER, NORWAY (ANI) – Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen praised reigning world champion D Gukesh for his “fighting spirit” following the young Indian’s landmark victory in Round 6 of Norway ...
A Canadian journalist’s book analyses an ecosystem proliferated by genius, prodigies, oddballs and eccentrics, all of this ...
He’s the king of snitches! The world’s top-ranked chess player happily posed for a selfie with an awe-struck teenage opponent before their match — just to quickly rat her out to a referee for having a ...
Magnus Carlsen's best move may have been marrying his wife, Ella Victoria Carlsen. The renowned Norwegian chess grandmaster married Ella in January 2025. Before meeting Magnus, Ella's interest in ...
The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen ...
Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen was a child prodigy, though he didn't love chess at first. The Norway-born grandmaster told the ...
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped. The world’s No. 2 rated player, famous for his talents in speed chess, spent 67 ...