After winning the inaugural chess competition at the Esports World Cup last year, Magnus Carlsen successfully defended his ...

Norway’s world No 1 outclassed the field and won the $250,000 first prize at the four-day event in France ...

Erling Haaland is among the soccer players who have invested in one of their favorite pastimes, chess. The game is booming ...

The world’s highest-ranked chess player, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, has hinted at a career move after a shock loss on his home ground. Carlsen went viral at the Norway Chess tournament after losing to ...

Magnus Carlsen has named his Mount Rushmore of chess, selecting Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and himself among the game's all-time greats.

Magnus Carlsen beats Denis Lazavik to defend his Esports World Cup Chess title and become the event’s first two-time champion ...

Hundreds of top players tried to qualify, but only 16 reached the chess portion of the Esports World Cup in Paris. The trip ...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world ...

Hans Niemann, the American teenager embroiled in chess’s cheating scandal, has accused world champion Magnus Carlsen of paying another grandmaster to heckle him during a tournament. Niemann alleges ...

Magnus Carlsen triumphs over Denis Lazavik, successfully defending his title at the Esports World Cup Chess and making history as the first player to win the championship twice.

Amritsar: The family of 15-year-old Delhi chess player Vandan Alankar Sawai, who beat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in a ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...