Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion and one of the sport's most recognisable figures, but his career has not been without controversy.

For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The Chess world is officially a joke,” opined chess’s 21-year-old chief ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...

The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...

Magnus Carlsen returned to compete in the Blitz World Championship this week after he withdrew from the Rapid tournament on ...

Host Scott Tong gets the latest on the seemingly bizarre story with big financial implications for all involved with John Hartmann, editor of Chess Life.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...

Facing a public relations checkmate, the International Chess Federation surrendered and allowed world champ Magnus Carlsen to ...

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen announced his return to play in this year’s final World Blitz Championship after the ...