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Magnus Carlsen starts the World Chess Championship with a bang - but game 1 ends with a draw
The idea in the Tromp is to create on the black kingside a position similar to what you'd see on bl…
Matthew DeBord
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Magnus Carlsen will defend his World Chess Championship crown next week in New York City
Caruana brought it right down to the wire, losing a must-win match against Karjakin and in the proc…
Matthew DeBord
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Game 12 of the World Chess Championship was nothing like what chess fans were hoping for from Magnus Carlsen
But Karjakin is a slightly scary combination of risk-averse player and skilled calculator. Over and…
Matthew DeBord
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This is what happens when Magnus Carlsen takes on his closest rival in chess
Second, Carlsen's closest challenger, the American-born Italian GM Fabiano Caruana, squared off aga…
Matthew DeBord
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An Almost Unbeatable Magnus Carlsen Defends His Title As World Chess Champion
Anand initially looked to be aiming for a draw with black in Game 11, setting up a decisive showdow…
Matthew DeBord
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Magnus Carlsen Crushes His Challenger In Game 2 Of The World Chess Championship
A lot of people think Magnus is a boring player who just likes to get to tough endgames and grind h…
Matthew DeBord
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Magnus Carlsen Is In Great Shape After Game 1 Of The World Chess Championship
The first moves set up what's called the "opening" - the critical initial 10-15 moves of the game. …
Matthew DeBord
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These Two Photos Tell You Everything About How The Biggest Chess Match In Years Is Going
We're in the middle of Game 8 of the best-of-12 World Chess Championship between current champion V…
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Here's Garry Kasparov's Prediction For The Most Anticipated Chess Match In Quite Some Time
We spoke with Kasparov in September, when he expanded upon why he felt that a win for the young, ch…
Brett LoGiurato
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Watch 24-year-old chess champ Magnus Carlsen destroy three players simultaneously - while blindfolded
Carlsen's challengers included Wall Street financier J. Christopher Flowers, the chairman…
Julia La Roche
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Vishy Anand Strikes Back To Crush Magnus Carlsen And Win Game 3 Of The World Chess Championship
Just a quick personal note. I spent several months two years ago trying to get used to playing 1. d…
Matthew DeBord
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Chess champion Magnus Carlsen told us how he decides to make a move, and it's not what we expected
Perhaps I imagined this because it's how I play chess (badly). Every time I'm about to make a move,…
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If World #1 Magnus Carlsen Gets Bored Of Chess, He'll Try To Master Something Else
"For me, it's about playing as long as I'm motivated, as long as it's fun, as long as it's interest…
Gus Lubin
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Bill Gates Made A Disastrous Third Move In His Match Against Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
Now to understand why this move is so awful, we've made a diagram explaining what a strategic disas…
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A Chinese-chess champion was stripped of his title after being accused of pooping in a hotel bathtub
The Chinese-chess sporting body said Yan Chenglong "damaged hotel property, violated public order a…
Nathan Rennolds
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World Cup chess: Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, meets Carlsen in final
In the final beginning on Tuesday, Praggnanandhaa will take on five-times title winner Carlsen,…
PTI
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Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov hails Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa for reaching FIDE WC final
Former World Chess Champion and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated Indian grand…
ANI
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World No. 1 chess Grandmaster entered a high-stakes poker game and lost a $17,095 pot with the worst starting hand
Chess' World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen made a move with 7-2 off-suit — the worst starting poker hand — a…
Alan Dawson
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How a top US chess player became the victim of a bizarre rumor that he used a sex toy to beat a world champion
The chess players, grandmaster Hans Niemann and world champion Magnus Carlsen are due to meet again…
Alia Shoaib
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A teen chess grandmaster admitted he cheated to get more people to 'follow and subscribe' to his livestreams, major chess site reveals
US prodigy Hans Niemann likely cheated in over 100 games, according to a chess.com investigation, i…