A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh ...

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

Its most recent instalment, The Shooting At Hawthorne Hill, tells the weird and wild story of attempted murder in the world ...

The teenager crushed Veselin Topalov 5-1 to become the youngest ever 2700-rated grandmaster, after which his coach said his future target was 2900 ...

T his is how the story of a great chess grandmaster usually begins. A parent or teacher discovers an exceptional mind: a ...

Magnus Carlsen has shifted his focus from the traditional format to faster time controls and freestyle chess. However, fans still want to see the World No. 1 back in classical chess.

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, a 14-year-old chess prodigy from Turkey, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by surpassing a 2,700 rating, unofficially earning the title of 'super grandmaster.' After an ...

Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov on Tuesday clinched victory in the Candidates Tournament with a round to spare, drawing with Dutchman Anish Giri to set up a World Championship match against ...

In the Netflix film, Magnus Carlsen does not say sorry for accusing Hans Niemann of cheating without any evidence ...

Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov won the Candidates on Tuesday with a round to spare, setting up a historic under-21 world title match against Gukesh Dommaraju ...

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 ...

Magnus Carlsen's best move may have been marrying his wife, Ella Victoria Carlsen. The renowned Norwegian chess grandmaster married Ella in January 2025. Before meeting Magnus, Ella's interest in ...