(CNN) — Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen ...
Fresh from his World Chess Championship triumph, D Gukesh, the youngest-ever world chess champion, is taking a brief pause from the ongoing FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships. Gukesh, 18, has ...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and world number one Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on Wednesday both backed a new world championship concept that sets the stage ...
Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan won the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 today, beating China's Wei Yi in the final. With this ...
The FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated events in women’s chess history. This championship will see a fierce battle between the four-time ...
Magnus Carlsen defeated Viswanathan Anand on Friday to become the new world chess champion. (TIME100: The World’s Sexiest Chess Player) Over the course of ten games, Carlsen, a 22-year-old chess ...
Kazakhstan faced China in the battle for third place. Despite a competitive and tightly contested match, China edged out ...
Russian athletes beat the Azerbaijani team in the final of the World Team Chess Championship held in Spain. The final match ...