CHESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

Emotions ran high at Round 6 of Norway Chess 2025, as Magnus Carlsen, the World No. 1, suffered a stunning defeat against reigning World Champion D Gukesh — and ...