Strange things happen in Hamburg all the time. On the second weekend in January, at the Brahms-Kontor building — an Art Deco marvel in the city centre — Germany’s highest level of competitive team ...

It could be the unpredictability of the starts in Chess 960, or just the fact that Carlsen needed to stamp his territory in a ...

Magnus Carlsen doesn't just play differently; he thinks differently. His interviews reveal a man who prioritizes "the feel" ...

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 ...

Carlsen told the AI bot that he thought it “played really well in the opening,” but ultimately “failed to follow it up ...

BERLIN — 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 Carlsen ...

BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen confirmed his return to the World Blitz Championship on Monday, after FIDE agreed to relax a dress code that had previously led to him being fined and excluded ...

Chess is making its debut at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, with $1.5 million on the line. Ahead of the first pieces being moved around the board, 5-time world champion from Norway, ...

Magnus Carlsen is the most influential figure in the world of chess and it is thus significant when he uses his star power to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus ...