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2018 is going to be a very big year in chess as Magnus Carlsen goes for a World Championship 4-peat
For American chess fans, there will once again be a chance to root for the first US World Champ sin…
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World Chess Champ Magnus Carlsen Lost An Amazing Game
Meanwhile, Carlsen's main rival these days, Italy's Fabiano Caruana (actually, an American who now …
Matthew DeBord  Â
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  Â
Carlsen And Anand Are Doing Amazing Stuff At The World Chess Championship
This is the most aggressive reply black has to 1. e4. It's called the "Sicilian Defense," and it ha…
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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…
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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  Â
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  Â
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  Â
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  Â
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  Â
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…
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  Â
Carlsen And Anand Play A Titanic 122-Move Game 7 At The World Chess Championship
But then again, there was a good chance that, with the white pieces, Carlsen would win at least one…
Matthew DeBord  Â
Carlsen And Anand Could Be Digging In For A Battle After Game 5 Of The World Chess Championship
For quite some time, I often played an Indian opening as white - the King's Indian Attack (KIA) - b…
Matthew DeBord  Â
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  Â
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  Â
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,…
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  Â
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…
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…