Magnus Carlsen flatly accused Hans Niemann of cheating in a lengthy statement Monday. Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, explained his decision to withdraw from the Sinquefield Cup ...

After Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgar has now said that the faster formats are the future of chess. She spoke exclusive to ...

The Total Chess World Championship Tour has been officially launched by Norway Chess and has also received official endorsement from FIDE. The tour will name an entirely new FIDE World Combined ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game ...

BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus ...

The controversial US grandmaster scored the biggest success of his career at the Grand Chess Tour Rapid & Blitz and is close to the world top 10 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against Daniil Dubov of Russia on January 16, 2020 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.Dean Mouhtaropoulos ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game ...

Chess titan Magnus Carlsen quit a pair of tournaments in New York Friday after the sport’s governing body told him he couldn’t wear jeans while participating in his matches. The International Chess ...

Over his last 24 regulation games at a world championship, Magnus Carlsen has won only one of them. But no matter: his ability to stay afloat during regulation and pounce in fast tie-breaking games ...

Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen was a child prodigy, though he didn't love chess at first. The Norway-born grandmaster told the ...