Magnus Carlsen has ruled chess for more than a decade, having occupied the No 1 spot continuously since July 2011. Eight-time ...

World Champion D. Gukesh got the better of his 2026 World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov in their rapid game at ...

Garry Kasparov has backed the Grand Chess Tour 2026 after Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja decided to opt ...

Magnus Carlsen clinched the 2026 TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament title by defeating Arjun Erigaisi in a sudden-death playoff after they tied in both classical and blitz tiebreak games. Erigaisi had ...

USA retained the world 50+ title, while Germany-Lasker SGK won the 65+ equivalent, with England fourth in both events ...

He’s the king of snitches! The world’s top-ranked chess player happily posed for a selfie with an awe-struck teenage opponent before their match — just to quickly rat her out to a referee for having a ...

The eight-year-old prodigy battled power cut and a dying laptop to take down world No.7 Vincent Keymer ...

The chess world may be on the brink of a fascinating twist, with legendary former world champion Garry Kasparov hinting at a scenario that could potentially bring Magnus Carlsen back into the World ...

The Uzbek 20-year-old won first prize unbeaten but his girlfriend, Bibisara Assaubayeva, finished second to the lowest seed in the Women’s Candidates ...

Grandmaster R. Vaishali, having won the Women’s Candidates title, returned to Chennai on Sunday, and will now prepare for a World Championship clash against Ju Wenjun.

Battling a power cut and poor internet, the eight-year old boy played by candlelight and secured a remarkable victory.

Magnus Carlsen married his wife in 2025 and they welcomed a child later that year Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Magnus Carlsen's best move may have been marrying his wife, Ella Victoria Carlsen. The ...