Magnus Carlsen on Friday during the 2021 World Chess Championship, with the chair of challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi again vacant. Jon Gambrell / AP This article is part of our 2021 World Chess ...

Carlsen claimed the World Classical Championship in November 2021, defeating grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi—including one win in a 136-move game, the longest ever played in world championship ...

Magnus Carlsen's abrupt departure from a much-anticipated match against Hans Niemann was understood to be another act of protest against the 19-year-old American.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes during the FIDE World Championship in in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 10, 2021. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption ...

Carlsen first won a World Chess Championship title in 2013 and won four more in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021. He's also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and a five-time World Blitz Chess Champion.

Carlsen had begun sowing doubts about his participation in the Championship in 2021, writing in a blog post that, “I found that the negative [of championships] has started to outweigh the ...

Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes during the FIDE World Championship at Dubai Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes during the FIDE World Championship in in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 10, 2021. Jon Gambrell / AP. Magnus Carlsen, who has been ranked the No. 1 chess ...

One game of the 2021 World Championship, played between Carlsen and the challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi, lasted nearly eight hours. But it wasn’t just the drawn-out games that Carlsen objected to.

US chess player Hans Niemann has rejected claims that he used a sex toy to beat Norweigan world champion Magnus Carlsen. The streak of 53 games during which Mr Carlsen, 31, remained unbeaten was ...

Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. ... That could be seen, says Nielsen, in the legendary sixth game of the 2021 World Championship Match.