The win also made him the third youngest ever to qualify for the Candidates' tournament behind Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen ... the lanky teenager, whose poker face while playing is the ...

Magnus Carlsen secured his spot with a draw, while Fabiano Caruana also progressed. Other matches saw draws, leading to tie-breaks, and the battles for lower rankings resulted in draws as well.

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 may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No1, made a cameo appearance via video in last Monday’s third episode of BBC2’s Chess Masters: The Endgame, challenging contestants to memorise a position from a ...

PARIS – Magnus Carlsen feels he is still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship. The world No. 1 ...

If ever there was doubt that Magnus Carlsen is built differently, it was put to rest during a round-robin stage match of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 in Paris. The five-time world champion ...

He also said that the idea was floated by former world champion Magnus Carlsen and his father, Henrik Carlsen. Buettner confirmed that the next Freestyle event will feature 45-minute games with a ...

The world’s top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is currently duelling with one lakh opponents at the same time in an online chess match called Magnus Vs The World. The World No 1 played 1.e4 to ...

But Gukesh, Niemann, Vincent, Maxime… Vidit on paper is going to struggle a bit,” Carlsen had remarked. In round 11, when Magnus defeated Gukesh, the duo shook hands. After that, Gukesh seemingly ...

World No.1 Magnus Carlsen has ruled out a return to the classical world championship, claiming that he is better than the current generation of chess players. Carlsen stated that none of the current ...