Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new set of rules and is engaged in an ongoing battle with the World Chess ...

CHENNAI: Few events in the chess calendar have risen to prominence like Norway Chess. First started in 2013, the annual ...

City lad four-year-old Anish Sarkar after becoming world's youngest-rated player by earning his first FIDE rating is a pride for the state and also the nation.

Magnus Carlsen triumphed at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris, securing the title by defeating Hikaru Nakamura 1.5–0.5 in the final. Carlsen's dominant performance earned him the $200,000 ...

Results after Semifinal Day 1: Top Bracket: Fabiano Caruana 0.5-0.5 Magnus Carlsen Hikaru Nakamura 0.5-0.5 Vincent Keymer In the 5th-place bracket, Ian Nepomniachtchi capitalised on his spatial ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2 ...

In Paris, the most romantic city in the world, Magnus Carlsen has fallen in love again. With chess. Carlsen declared so himself. Right after he had defeated one-time arch-nemesis Hikaru Nakamura in ...

Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura in a blockbuster final in Paris to be crowned champion after falling short in Weissenhaus while Arjun Erigaisi impresses on debut, finishing fourth at the end ...