The advertisement, a hilarious take on generational banter, portrays Gukesh in a 'Gen Alpha' avatar, ... Gukesh, who is a big fan of Magnus Carlsen, idolises Viswanathan Anand.

The banter continues as Georg Meier strolls in. Meier, bespectacled and soft-spoken, is the one to face Carlsen. Here at the Chess Olympiad, Saturday's game would have been almost routine for Meier.

Nicknamed ‘the Mozart of Chess’, the former world champion helped St Pauli to a 12th-placed finish in the 15-team standings.

BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game.

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Skip to content.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

See Carlsen's reaction. Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, suffered a defeat to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX ...

Billed as "Magnus Carlsen vs. The World," the online match began April 4 on Chess.com, the world's largest chess website, and was the first-ever online freestyle game to feature a world champion.

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Skip to content.