The world number-one has signed up for yet another new tournament, this time in Barcelona, as the MOVE Cup launches with a ...

World number one Magnus Carlsen says he is struggling to enjoy chess after suffering a second consecutive defeat to reigning world champion D Gukesh, who the Norwegian has described as a "weak" player ...

D Gukesh has defeated former world number one Magnus Carlsen in round six of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament.

The inaugural edition of the Move Cup, organised by Betby, will be held in Barcelona on January 19 and 20, with Magnus ...

Saxo Bank signed Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, chess player Magnus Carlsen and seven other athletes to front a campaign on ...

The 34-year-old became the first player to cross the milestone in the recently released freestyle chess rankings compiled by ...

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Magnus Carlsen says becoming a father has made him even more certain he will never return to the classical World Chess Championship.

Magnus Carlsen tops a proposed new world chess ranking system combining classical, rapid and blitz formats, while reigning ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, the world's No. 1-ranked player, suffered a major defeat on Sunday to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. After Dommaraju made his final move, Carlsen, ...

On the surface it hardly seemed like a fair fight. But after 46 days the online freestyle chess match between the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 enthusiasts from around the globe has ...

Indian chess prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh has become the youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen since he became world champion a decade ago. Gukesh is one of a number of young Indian chess stars who have ...